Motivational Speaking

Marayke’s extraordinary achievements and life philosophies have led her to become a renowned and sought after keynote speaker.

She has spoken to audiences ranging in size from ten to 2000 people, at venues as diverse as pre schools and parliament house.

Her story and message is about looking inside yourself, digging deep and never giving up, especially on yourself.

In business and in life, just like in sport, we all face obstacles, crossroads and change but we also all have choices. Marayke’s talks about finding the inner strength to keep going, create new goals and choosing to create the life you want through what can seem like insurmountable obstacles.

Marayke draws on her preparation for the Games in her presentation "Short Poppy Syndrome" to point out how winning people have winning attitudes and are not affraid to stand out and be the tall poppy who succeeds. In doing so, they encourage other people to do the same and a winning team begins to blossom.

There is no doubt team spirit drove the Australian Paralympic team to a record medal haul in Athens. Marayke's speeches reveal the secret behind the teams' success to help you create a winning team with a winning attitude in your workplace.

Marayke's tailors every speech, including powerpoint and video, to meet the specific theme of your conference. General topics include:

• Goal setting
• self belief
• Getting out of your comfort zone
• Motivation, dedication, commitment and perseverance.
• Creating your own support network
• Time management
• Stress management
• Personal priorities
• Work/ life balance
• Coping with change
• Exercise and nutrition
• Resting when you need it

Practical sessions
Marayke can also offer a 'taste of the Paralympics' in a practical session where participants simulate various disabilities to play the sports of goal ball (for vision impaired athletes), boccia and sitting volleyball.

This can be incorporated before or after her presentation and is very popular as a team building exercise at conferences and with school groups.

Clients

Banks

• Heritage building society (Queensland)
• Westpac
• Suncorp Metway Maroochydore Branch

Government

• Queensland Department of Education- international women’s day speech at Parliament house alongside Young Australian of the year Tanya Major.
• Premiers Department - Australia Day Ambassador every Australia day since 2005

Schools

• Palmwoods State School
• Chevallum State Primary school
• Beerwah State High School
• Sunshine Beach High School

Disability Sector

• Shared Visions Conference (Disabilities Services Queensland)
• Cerebral Palsy League National conference
• Celebration of Abilities (Spiral,Nambour)
• Maroochy Shire Council Interantional Day of People with Disabilities
• Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association
• Australian Paralympic Committe

Corporate Events

• USANA (nutritional supplements) Australia and New Zealand National Convention 1999
• USANA "Fun in the Sun" conference, Mudjimba 2005
• AusMeat National Conference
• Community Organisations
• Lions Club
• Rotary Club