Public Speaking

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Sam often gets asked to visit schools to talk about how to start a business, Skype call interstate schools or give presentations to business networking groups, AGMs, etc. This page lists some of those events.

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2022 ENGAGEMENTS

2022 monthly meetings

Commissioner for Youth and Young People Advisory Panel

Each month I meet with the Commissioner for Youth and Young

People to discuss issues relating to my generation

26 and 27 October

Parafield Gardens High School Presentation

Presentation to 5 year 8 classes with a powerpoint

presentation followed by questions from the students and

the Popcorn Apprentice game.

28 July

Adelaide Airport Probus Club Presentation

I gave a presentation to the members of the Adelaide Airport Probus club

12 July

SERU (Special Education Resource Unit) Expo Presentation

I was invited to give a presentation at the annual SERU

Expo held in Hindmarsh

06 May

Banksia Park International High School Presentation

I was invited to give a presentation to the entrepreneurial stream students.

28 April

Presentation at the City of Tea Tree Gully Council Young Entrepreneurs Workshop and Judging Panel Participation

I was invited to give a presentation to the workshop's attendees and then sat on a judging panel considering attendees entrepreneurial pitches.

2021 ENGAGEMENTS

19 November

Banksia Park International High School Entrepreneurial

Judging Panel Member

I was invited to sit as a guest judge on a panel who were

judging the presentations given by the finalists of the

year long entrepreneurial stream project teams.

11 November

Unley Primary School Presentation

Presentation to a class with a powerpoint presentation followed by

questions from the students and the Popcorn Apprentice game.

29 October

Banksia Park International High School Presentation

Presentation to second group of Entrepruneeurial stream

students of about 200 attended.

21 October

Banksia Park International High School Presentation

Presentation to Entrepruneeurial stream students of about 150 attended.

15 September

Tea Tree Gully Young Achievers Awards

Guest appearance to present awards and give a short speech

to attendees about community projects and my personal involvement.

10 September

Australian Association of Special Education (AASE)

Presentation at the national conference for AASE followed

by questions from the attendees. Unfortunately, the

conference was swapped from the Hilton hotel to a virtual

conference at the last minute. Although I really enjoyed

giving my presentation using a different format.

14 June

Tea Tree Gully Council Interview

Promotional interview with TTG Council to be used at public events.

18 May

Rotary Club of Kidman Park South Australia presentation

Presentation to the rotary club of Kidman Park SA with a

powerpoint presentation followed by questions from the

members and the Popcorn Apprentice game.

21 April

St Michael's Baulkham Hills (NSW)

Zoom presentation to year 6 classes with a powerpoint presentation followed by

questions from the students

23 March

Propel South Australia presentation

Presentation to the Propel SA networking group with a powerpoint

presentation followed by questions from the students and the Popcorn Apprentice game.

2020 ENGAGEMENTS

10 June

Unley Primary School presentation

Presentation to a class with a powerpoint presentation followed by

questions from the students and the Popcorn Apprentice game.

04 March

Adelaide Parks Roarty Club presentation

Presentation to the Adelaide Parks Rotary club and talk about

young peope starting a business

2019 ENGAGEMENTS

21 March

Glen Osmond Primary School (year 6 classes) presentation

Presentation to a class with a powerpoint presentation

followed by questions from the students and the Popcorn

Apprentice game.

20 May

Vale Park Primary School

Presentation to school about my Kids4Kids fundraising program and guest visit by Childhood Cancer Association and Elliot

22 June

Asia Pacific Autism Conference in Singapore Presentation

Presentation to an audience as an invited guest speaker at this years APAC conference in Singapore.

2 August

Prince Alfred College

Presentation to year 4, 5 and 6 students with a powerpoint

presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed

by questions from the students.

5 August

Mawson Lakes School

Presentation to year 5 and 6 students with a powerpoint presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed by questions from the students.

6 August

St Paul's College

Presentation to year 6 and 7 students with a powerpoint presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed by questions from the students.

9 August

East Adelaide Primary School

Presentation to school about my Kids4Kids fundraising

program and guest visit by Childhood Cancer Association

and Elliot

12 August

Stradbroke Primary School

Presentation to five year five classes with a powerpoint presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed by questions from the students.

13 September

Paralowie Primary School

Presentation to year 3, 4 and 5 students with a powerpoint presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed by questions from the students.

30 October

Fred Hollows Humanity Award Ceremony

As the 2018 Fred Hollows Humanity Award winner and South Australian Ambassador I was asked to give a short presentation to the 2019 Award nominees. Click on the video below to watch this presentation.

2018 ENGAGEMENTS

22 May

Pimpala Primary School SA (year 5 class) presentation

Presentation to a class with a powerpoint presentation followed by questions from the students.

29 May

St John’s Lutheran primary in Jindera NSW (year 3/4 class) presentation

Skype call to a class with a powerpoint presentation followed by questions from the class.

14 June

Lane Cove Public School NSW (year 5 class) presentation

Skype call to a class with a powerpoint presentation followed by questions from the class.

19 June

Meeting with Burnside City council

Meeting with Burnside City council regarding popcorn supply contract at the Regal Theatre.

27 July

Stradbroke primary school presentation to 150 year 5

students

Presentation to five year five classes with a powerpoint

presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game

followed by questions from the students.

14 August

EBEC interview, Facebook live interview and promotional video recording

Sit down interview with Eastside Business Enterprise Centre (EBEC) followed by a Facebook live Q&A interview then a promotional video recording.

22 August

EBEC business networking group presentation at ARC centre

Interview by Eastside Business Enterprise Centre (EBEC) in a Q&A format in front of audience followed by networking and then I compered a popcorn apprentice game.

30 August

Mawson Lakes School presentation on Grandparents day

(1500 people)

Presentation with a powerpoint presentation followed by

questions from the audience and networking.

12 September

WCAA presentation before the annual AGM

Window coverings association of Australia (WCAA) presentation to AGM audience, with networking before and afterwards at Damien on Fisher function room and then I compered a popcorn apprentice game.

04 October

Metro business group networking presentation at Adelaide Royal

Coach Hotel

Presentation to business owners followed by networking before

and afterwards.

18 October

Mawson Lakes School presentation to year 7 students

Presentation to five year five classes with a powerpoint presentation, compere the popcorn apprentice game followed by questions from the students.

27 October

Interview with a Journalist Student

Interview and discussion with a journalist student from University of South Australia.

01 November