Other than all the practical logistics of being involved in the core team that coordinated the whole campaign (that small thing), I also dove head-first into the world of public speaking – not something I took to easily, but managed to get through it thanks to a lot of peer support and endless preparation. I hadn’t spoken much in public before, at all. All I can say is that it gets easier (and even enjoyable) over time – and I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity for a lot of practice over the past two years.

Here’s (more or less) all the things I’ve spoken at to date in relation to #WakingTheFeminists – from small groups of students in seminar rooms, to 1500+ people in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. There are probably a few I’ve missed, but you get the idea.

And that doesn’t count radio, TV or print media interviews. But that’s a whole other story…

Photo by Kate Horgan

• #WakingTheFeminists public meeting, Abbey Theatre 2015
• Theatre Upstairs post show discussion 2015
• Trinity Drama & Theatre studies Contemporary Irish Theatre in Context seminars 2015 & 16
• NUI Galway seminars 2015 & 16
• Theatre of Change Symposium presentation, Abbey Theatre 2016
• UCD Arts Administration seminar 2016
• Lir Academy seminar 2016
• Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards acceptance speech, National Concert Hall 2016
• IETM plenary meetings, Amsterdam, Valencia, Bucharest 2015-17
• #WakingTheFeminists Spring Forward public event, Liberty Hall 2016
• TCD Law Society panel discussion 2016
• F Festival panel discussion, Back Loft 2016
• Luoghi Comuni Festival panel discussion, Milan 2016
• Dublin Junior Chamber International awards 2016
• Offset panel discussion, Bord Gais Energy Theatre 2016
• Drogheda Arts Festival ‘Dissenters’ event 2016
• Gaiety School of Acting seminar 2016
• Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival presentation 2016
• All Ireland Performing Arts Conference panel discussion, Town Hall Theatre Galway 2016
• Body and Soul Festival, panel discussion 2016
• Visual Arts Workers Forum presentation, Gluksman Gallery, 2016
• Cork Midsummer Festival presentation, Triskel 2016
• Inspirefest presentation, Bord Gais Energy Theatre 2016
• UC Berkeley seminar Dublin 2016
• Culture Night panel discussion for RTE Arena, Dublin Castle 2016
• University of Limerick seminar 2016
• Creative Minds series panel discussion, US Ambassador’s residence 2016
• #WakingTheFeminists One Thing More event, Abbey Theatre 2016
• Sibeal Conference in conversation, NUI Galway 2016
• TCD Philosophical Society presentation 2017
• Creative Ireland Gender Policy workshop 2017
• Women of the World festival presentation & panel discussion, Hull 2017
• Rough Magic’s ‘The Train’ panel discussion, Abbey Theatre 2017
• Circus & Gender conference presentation, Mercat de los Flores Barcelona 2017
• Arts Council’s Future Retrospectives panel discussion, Science Gallery 2017
• UCD theatre studies seminar 2017
• Sandymount Study Group & Curious Dolls Study Group presentations 2017
• Sugarglass Theatre post show discussion 2017
• Pori Theatre Festival in conversation, Finland 2017

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