Speeches & Seminars
Caroline has given speeches throughout Japan and the UK, to a wide variety of audiences including school students, university students, women’s organizations, parents, entrepreneurs, foreign women, teachers, and HR managers. In December 2010 she also gave a TED Talk!
Topics have been diverse, including her adventures in Japan, the lives of foreign women, networking, self-publishing, entrepreneurship, making the most of life in Japan, and career development, among many others!
Her style is informal, inspiring, and from the heart, without relying on any technology. If you’re interested in Caroline speaking to your group, please get in touch. She’s especially keen to spend time with children and loves visiting schools in Japan.
UPCOMING SPEECHES & SEMINARS
4th Mar 2011 Women’s Information Network (WIN) Japan
Keynote speaker: Education in Japan. Details to be announced.
5th Mar 2011 Women Educators and Language Learners (WELL) annual retreat
Details to be announced.
16th Mar 2011 Exeter University Widen Your Options
Skyped speech on “unusual” career paths — and how skills Caroline developed during the founding of the Safe Sex Ball (now Exeter University’s flagship event of the year) stood her in great stead in her life as an adventurous entrepreneur.
23rd Apr 2011 Amity Yokohama
The adventures of a British woman living in Japan.
PAST EVENTS
3rd Feb 2011 Tokyo Union Church Women’s Group
Caroline’s adventures in Japan: coming to Tokyo, setting up Being A Broad, becoming an entrepreneurial publisher, surviving her strokes, redefining her work life, and Japanese men. Videos on each adventure now in production!
16th Dec 2010 American International Preschool Joy to the World
International school education in Japan, specifically for the Japanese parent.
9th Dec 2010 TEDxAoyama Women’s Spaces and Places “The Bedroom”
Caroline’s take on women’s relationships with their bedrooms and their bodies … you will never think of your bum in the same way again. Watch video here.
26th Nov 2010 marketing for international schools in Japan
How to market your international school to Japan and beyond. Aimed specifically at teachers, administrators, or school owners that find themselves wearing a million hats, one of which being marketing; also of interest to the marketing departments of larger schools.
5th Nov 2010 aspiring writers and publishers in Tokyo
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution. RSVP
29th Oct 2010 Summerhill International Preschool
School visit to read Halloween stories to the little ones!
16th Oct 2010 Funabashi English Club
Adventures in Japan, English language education in Japan, British culture, living in Japan as a British woman.
6th Oct 2010 Tokyo American Club’s Tokyo: Here & Now
Making the most of your life in Japan as a foreign woman.
3rd Oct 2010 Tokyo American Club Women’s Group Panel: Educating Your Child in Japan
What to expect from the international school system.
21st Sep 2010 Japan Association for Language Teaching Tokyo chapter
The concept behind the Ask Caroline series, technology in the language education classroom, developing material for English- language students, and issues related to gender in the acquisition of a new language.
18th Sep 2010 Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi
Appearance on Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi‘s in-store “talk show” event about the Ask Caroline series.
30th Jul 2010 aspiring writers and publishers in Tokyo
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
6th Jul 2010 Plymstock Comprehensive School Sixth Form girls
Adventures for women in Japan.
14th May 2010 aspiring writers and publishers in Tokyo
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
16th Apr 2010 aspiring entrepreneurs
Seminar tailored for the individuals attending and covering marketing, sales, PR material, managing clients, presentation of goods, taxes, business cards, sponsors, cash-flow, and investors.
12th Apr 2010 Summerhill International School students
Reading to four- and five-year-old students.
4th Mar 2010 American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s Kansai Branch Business Programs Committee
Experiences in starting, growing, and selling a business in Japan; insights on how to plan to deal with the worst if it happens; calling upon publishing experience to advise on how independent businesses can grow by using opportunities within print and online media.
1st Mar 2010 aspiring writers and publishers in Kansai
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
25th Jan 2010 Tokyo Mothers Group
Adventures in Japan, the schools guidebook, Being A Broad.
21st Jan 2010 Tokyo Children’s Academy
The life of a writer and publisher.
20th Jan 2010 aspiring writers and publishers in Tokyo
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
19th Jan 2010 American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Independent Business Committee
Setting up and growing her businesses, how they were affected by her strokes, how she ultimately emerged a better entrepreneur.
30th Oct 2009 Happy Days International Preschool parents
Caroline’s personal and professional adventures in Japan.
14th Oct 2009 American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s Nagoya Branch Independent Business Committee
Experiences in starting, growing, and selling a business in Japan; insights on how to plan to deal with the worst if it happens; calling upon publishing experience to advise on how independent businesses can grow by using opportunities within print and online media.
14th Oct 2009 Nagoya International School PTA
Her adventures in Japan, the creation of her books and publishing business, advice to women in Japan as relocating partners/trailing spouses, making the most of your time in Japan, dealing with cultural differences, the inspiration behind the “Ask Caroline” series.
13th Oct 2009 Foreign women in Nagoya
Her adventures in Japan.
12th Oct 2009 aspiring writers and publishers in Nagoya
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
6th Oct 2009 Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo
Overcoming Adversity to Survive and Prosper: the scaling up and down of her business activities, how to handle a business when the unexpected occurs, how she overcame her health issues and wrote the Guide to International Schools in Japan.
4th Oct 2009 Tokyo American Club Women’s Group Educational Resources Panel
Key differences between international schools in Japan, and regular schools in our home countries.
1st Oct 2009 Saint Maur International School Grade 4
Being a writer and publisher.
1st Oct 2009 Saint Maur International School Parent Support Group
Her adventures in Japan.
4th Sept 2009 aspiring writers and publishers in Tokyo
Book and magazine publishing seminar: developing written material, working with illustrators or photographers, contacting publishers, finding a good editor, layout and design considerations, cover design concepts, printers, storage, financing, marketing, and distribution.
20th Jan 2009 Daito Bunka University
Her theory of work.
22nd Apr 2006 Foreign Executive Women’s Careers Strategies Seminar
Keynote speaker: her adventures in Japan, focusing on the theme of “feeling fear;” also her work and life philosophies.
16th Feb 2006 Atsugi Navy Base Officers’ Spouses’ Association
Her adventures in Japan; tips for surviving in Japan.
19th Nov 2004 ALT & JTL Mid-Year JET Conference
Building and maintaining relationships, overcoming cultural differences, working toward one goal, the importance of teamwork.
1st Sept 2004 Tokyo Professionals’ Association
What you need to effectively network in Tokyo.
23rd Jun 2004 English teachers
How to get out of English teaching in Japan.
13th, 14th, 17th, & 19th May 2004 Toyota Tsusho Corporation Female Activation Programme
Her adventures in Japan; work philosophies on women at work, people/products, life/work integration.
16th Apr 2004 Foreign Executive Women’s Careers Strategies Seminar
Her adventures in Japan, identifying strengths and weaknesses, work philosophies.
25th Nov 2003 Pink Cow Conspiracy
Her experiences starting and running her businesses.
20th Oct 2003 Tokyo American Club’s Women’s Group
Advice for the trailing spouse: cultural adaptation, creating networks, professional development, taking control of your life in Japan.
9th Sept 2003 Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo
Her business adventures, starting a business, theories of work, the life of an entrepreneur, hiring employees.
1st Sept 2003 Temple University Japan
Making the most of life in Japan, networking, professional development, internship opportunities.
27th Jun 2003 Plymstock Comprehensive School Sixth Form
Her adventures in Japan.
10th May 2003 Global Education and Training Consultants
Career development and studying abroad.
12th Feb 2003 International School of the Sacred Heart PTA
Making Japan home.
7th Feb 2003 Temple University Japan
The Being A Broad story, challenges facing foreign women in Japan, networking.
26th Jan 2003 Sophia University
Professional and personal cross-cultural encounters of foreign women in Japan.
24th–26th Jan 2003 Women in Education and Language Learners Retreat
Making the most of your life in Japan.
23rd Nov 2002 Foreign Executive Women’s Careers Strategies Seminar
Keynote speech on her adventures and making the most of life in Japan as a foreign woman.
11th Oct 2002 Plymstock Comprehensive School Sixth Form
Her adventures in Japan.
9th Oct 2002 Leeds University East Asian Research Society
Life as a foreigner working in Japan.
8th Oct 2002 King Henry VIII School Sixth Form Business Studies
Starting and running a business in Japan.
2nd Sept 2002 Tokyo English Life Line
Making the most of your life in Japan.
1st Jun 2002 JET Programme
Life after JET: whether you are leaving in Japan or wanting to stay.
24th May 2002 JET Programme
Making the most of life in Japan.
16th May 2002 Association of Women in Finance
Female entrepreneurship in Japan.
15th May 2002 Yokosuka Navy Base
The lives of foreign women in Japan, for the Ombudsman Advanced Training programme.
20th Apr 2002 Harvard Club of Japan
Publishing in Japan; the lives of foreign women in Japan.
16th Apr 2002 Foreign Women Lawyers’ Association
Women and the media.
30th Mar 2002 International Green Forum
Networking among foreign women in Japan.
28th Mar 2002 Foreign Executive Women Kansai
Her adventures in Japan, the Being A Broad story, writing and publishing, finding and going for your dreams.
26th Mar 2002 Tokyo Professionals’ Association
The art of true networking.
28th Feb 2002 Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators
Publishing for a niche market.
21st Feb 2002 Santa Fe Human Resource Networking Luncheon
Interpersonal relationships between HR and expatriates, the challenges of corporate life in Japan, the importance of orientation and spouses adaptability to Japan.
24th Jan 2002 JET Programme
Making Japan home, setting goals, dealing with culture shock, understanding Japan, life after JET.
17th Jan 2002 International Women in Communications
Publishing books and magazines in Japan.
9th Nov 2001 Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese Kansai
Her adventures in Japan, the Being A Broad story, networking, Western women in Japan.
12th Sept 2001 American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s Young Professional Group
Her adventures in Japan, Being A Broad story, networking, Western women working in Japan.