Di brings out the best in people. ‘She is someone who walks her talk and knows what she is talking about when it comes to confidence in presenting the best of you’.

Di brings to this site 30 years of experience and lessons learned in the communication field as a wedding MC, speaker, confidence coach and as a catalyst for change. She has invested years in researching the power of confidence and simple and effective tips on how to bounce back when life has thrown you a challenge… What could you achieve if you had the tools to overcome that occasional lack of confidence and create results in your life quickly and easily? Not only is CONFIDENCE an essential life skill, it is also one of the most basic business building tools in today's competitive market.

If you are looking for elegance, the attribute of being unusually effective, simple with substance, personal and professionalism, wisdom and worldliness, organisation and follow through then invite Di to help you create a perfect wedding and deliver your message with confidence.

What does Di love about her business?

• Having interaction with people on a happy occasion and making the day a success for the bride and groom, success to a conference or running an effective meeting.  
• She ‘loves’ the idea of taking something unwieldy and bringing it to order with simple techniques e.g. a wedding reception, Conference or an AGM.
• Coaching and training people especially when she see the results as they present themselves confidently and get the results they want.

Di Riddell’s business is ‘Colour Your Life with Confidence where she runs classes and does individual coaching.  Di is also a Wedding MC. One of her unique services is coaching Brides, Grooms and Wedding Party Speech Makers so they are confident, appropriate and elegant. She also chairs Annual General Meetings, MC’s conferences and runs a variety of Presentation and Meeting Skills programs.

Within her 33 year membership, Toastmasters have honoured Di with many awards local, national and International including a Presidential Citation for outstanding services to communication and leadership.  She is also a member of National Speakers and is the co-ordinator and MC for their Speaker’s Idol.

With a blend of practical strategies and a wealth of personal experience she engages with a no nonsense approach about what works and what doesn’t. She makes what can be hard and challenging much easier.

Di combines her meeting specialist skills with a masterful MC approach to run effective, outcome based time efficient meetings that work. She coaches in meeting and presentation skills. She draws on her nursing background and Toastmasters leadership skills to enhance her qualifications as a coach, mentor, trainer, team leader and presenter. She has overcome significant personal challenges. She delivers this potentially sensitive subject with a touch of humour, diplomacy and compassion, providing pathways to improve communications, productivity, confidence and self esteem. She speaks widely to audiences on confidence and resilience in presenting the best of you whether it is as an MC, meeting chairman, speaker, facilitator or coach.  Di is an author, worked for 30 years as a health professional, concurrently and recently she has 30 years experience of Committee and Board service

Di lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. She loves life, travel, eating, reading, craft. In line with her support of women she is in a trust bank for women in villages in Bali. She is passionate about helping others with their confidence.   

Contact Di  – 0409 638 248, email di@diriddell.com or www.diriddell.com