Our Story

From humble beginnings in 1993, talkforce's mantra of putting people at the centre of everything remains true to this day. talkforce was established with a vision to deliver tailored training, facilitation and coaching solutions to meet your specific needs.

Since that time the business has focused on advancing the communication skills of people in the workplace through innovative, researched and progressive learning methodologies.

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You are the company you keep

talkforce has grown into a dynamic people development company, offering a range of Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Facilitation and Training services, supported with practical workbooks and thorough client feedback that sustains face-to-face learning and creates powerful learning and development outcomes for participants.

talkforce business partners and associates are accredited in a wide variety of learning and development instruments including: Human Synergistics – LSI, GSI, LI, OCI/OEI, DiSC®, TMS, MBTI, HBDI and HOGAN – HPI, HDS, MVPI.

Dynamic people equals unlocking potential

This is reflected by the loyalty of our many clients over the years, some of who are fast approaching twenty years of continued partnership with talkforce.

Our team led by Managing Director and Founder, Christopher Whitnall, is passionate and committed to our business.


Training and Coaching Solutions

Our government specialist business

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In 2018 talkforce group established its government specialist business through the acquisition of Training and Coaching Solutions – a public sector training company operating since 1991.

While talkforce has traditionally served the corporate sector from the most senior levels of Boards and Executive teams through to the first levels of management – the Training and Coaching Solutions business is a government and public sector specialist with its programs developed to meet those needs from the entry level through to senior management in government organisations.

The Training and Coaching Solutions team have developed and customised a comprehensive catalogue of training workshops to assist Government Agencies achieve optimum outcomes for their employees.
The Training & Coaching Solutions website can be found here.

The world we all aspire to live in

A significant strand of our talkforce DNA is being conscious of the bigger picture and greater world we all live in. This starts with our leaders at talkforce who donate significant chunks of their work and personal time to community partnerships which align to our values. Multicultural Australia, the Reach Foundation, WEAVE, Reach Out Australia and Sport NSW are all organisations in which our leaders play significant roles. Furthermore, our socially conscious behaviours permeate right through our people where our team are always thinking of the environment including our new talkforce reusable keep-cups for our daily coffees to always looking to minimise our office printing and waste.

At talkforce we’re very proud and excited to be on a journey of reconciliation to build relationships, respect and opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Australian. We’re working closely with Reconciliation Australia to have our Reconciliation Action Plan endorsed. This helps to give us a framework to play, all be it a small role, in the bigger picture of social change and economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

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Our Team


Christopher Whitnall Founder and Managing Director
cwhitnall@talkforce.com.au | Bio | LinkedIn
Christopher brings over 25 years of experience to public speaking, presentation, facilitation, coaching and pitch consulting. Chris is also heavily involved in designing talkforce's new and innovative training programs.

Tom Morrison
Business Development Manager
tmorrison@talkforce.com.au | Bio
Tom has developed a diverse and valuable set of skills, behaviours and capabilities through his experience in management, high performance teams, HR functions, teaching and sales.

Gail Bower
Associate
gbower@talkforce.com.au | Bio
Gail brings 20 years training, facilitating and coaching experience in various industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, IT, manufacturing, FMCG, gaming, retail, construction and engineering.

Shilpi Joshi
Associate
sjoshi@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Shilpi has 15 years’ experience in setting the strategic direction of organisational development within businesses including leadership and talent development, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, learning & development and performance management.

Paul KitchinPrincipal Consultant
pkitchin@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Paul brings over 25 years of business and commercial experience from a range of industries into his coaching and training facilitation. He specialises in executive coaching, leadership development, facilitation and strategic consulting.

Julie Holman
Associate
jholman@talkforce.com.au
 | Bio | LinkedIn
Julie is a dynamic specialist in negotiation, sales, presentation, leadership and management training. Julie’s in-depth knowledge of influencing and negotiating and natural rapport with people ensures she is a favourite with clients.

Andy Price
Associate
aprice@talkforce.com.au | Bio
Andy is an experienced executive coach, trainer, facilitator and leadership development advisor. He specialises in coaching, sales, workload management, leadership and presentation.

Nikki Burrows
Associate
talkforce@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Nikki Burrows has over 15 years of experience specialising in Training and Development. She specialises in Sales and Negotiation, Facilitation, Presentation Skills, Customer Relationship Management, Operations, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence.

Diana Cregan
Associate
dcregan@talkforce.com.au
 | Bio | LinkedIn
Diana is an executive coach with a focus on building awareness and performance. Diana brings a broad commercial background across sales, operations and general management.

Kat Thomas
Associate
kthomas@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Kat is a dynamic facilitator and an experienced business coach. She specialises in developing professionals in the area of business communication.

Theresa Miller
Associate
tmiller@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Theresa has 25 years’ experience in the media and television. She specialises in business writing and communications skills and is passionate about verbal and written communication.

Lorna O'Sullivan
Financial Controller
losullivan@talkforce.com.au | Bio
Lorna is an experienced financial controller and oversees the financial responsibilities at talkforce. This includes management & statutory reporting, financial planning & analysis, facilities & capital management, as well as a variety of human resources and operational functions.

Lauren StennerClient and Office Manager
lstenner@talkforce.com.au| Bio | LinkedIn
Lauren works with our consultant team and a suite of our clients to ensure the seamless delivery and execution of our services and solutions. She is a highly competent and action-oriented administrator with a results-driven mindset and oversees internal IT.

Angela Wesker
Accounts & Payroll Administrator
awesker@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Angela has bookkeeping experience across many different industries. She oversees our accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll functions.

Susie Whitnall
Administration Officer
swhitnall@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Susie provides administrative support across our consultants and business partners.

 
 
 

Susie Whitnall
Administration Officer
swhitnall@talkforce.com.au| Bio
Susie provides administrative support across our consultants and business partners. She is also one of our client hosts for bookings at The Dock.


People we work with

 
 


People we work with