Melissa Doyle AM
Journalist, TV Presenter, Radio Host, Author, MC & Keynote Speaker
An accomplished and awarded journalist with more than 30 years experience, Melissa is one of the best-known and trusted voices and faces in Australian media.
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A graduate of Charles Sturt University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, Melissa began her career in Canberra in 1990, working as a reporter and presenter for WIN TV and Prime TV before joining the Seven Network in 1995. She went on to co-host Sunrise from 1997 to 2013, transforming it into Australia’s leading breakfast program and covering some of the world’s most significant events — from the Beaconsfield mine disaster and the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, to Olympic Games, natural disasters, and historic elections.
Melissa later anchored Seven News and Sunday Night, earning numerous accolades including a Walkley Award, a Logie, and three international Edward R. Murrow Awards for her team’s coverage of the Lindt Café siege. She has also hosted This Is Your Life, The House of Wellness, and Smooth FM’s weekend breakfast, winning multiple Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
An accomplished author of four books, including 15 Seconds of Brave and How to Age Against the Machine, Melissa was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for her significant service to the community and the broadcast media.
A passionate advocate for children’s and humanitarian causes, she serves as National Patron of Make-A-Wish Australia and as Ambassador for World Vision, The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and Adopt Change.
Above all, Melissa is a devoted wife and proud mother of Nick and Talia.
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Connections happen to us every day. From the way we buy our morning coffee to how we interact with our co-workers, the tools we use to ‘make a connection’ are critical.
Melissa Doyle has spent a lifetime making connections with people in order to tell their stories. Politicians, athletes, criminals, victims of crime – all these interactions start at the same point – with a connection. And for a television journalist there is one more invisible connection – the viewing audience.
So how does this professional skill translate into another arena and how can you apply this skill in your business every day? Melissa will talk about some of the connections she has made in her career and share her secrets to making a meaningful connection.
You can expect to learn many things from Melissa including these 3 key learnings:
- Why connecting with the people we meet is as important for us as it is them
- The people that impacted me and why
- How I recognised what I thought were my weaknesses were in fact my strengths
