Presenter and consultant

Jayne Lehmann is an engaging communicator, able to educate, entertain and influence her audiences. With exceptional presentation skills, and a wealth of clinical knowledge gained from working with people with diabetes for over 40 years, theory is presented with clinical practice examples for effective outcomes. Weaving story telling throughout her presentations, Jayne is an engaging speaker who holds the attention of her audience and inspires them to put the information into practice.

Drawing on insights that come from a long clinical career, Jayne is able to present on a broad cross section of topics and is equally skilled as a Master of Ceremony, session chair or panel participant while also able to provide pre-recorded and live presentations. As a Keynote speaker, Jayne has the ablity to inspire her audience sharing her insights as a nursing leader, innovative Credentialled Diabetes Educator who founded and developed one of the early nursing businesses in Australia.

A passion for improving the health of people with intellectual disability and diabetes has seen Jayne share with her audiences the knowledge gained caring for her daughter, Sarah, who had Dravet Syndrome. Sarah had a severe intellectual disability, unstable epilepsy, limited verbal communication skills and oppositional behaviours. Combining the knowledge gained from suppporting Sarah with her professional knowledge and skills, Jayne is now a powerful human rights advocate. Sharing stories from Sarah’s life and examples from her work with people with a disability and diabetes, audiences comment on the profound impact of her presentations. Presenting at the Health Hearing of the Disability Royal Commission, two months after Sarah died, at the end of 2019, was a pivotal moment for Jayne’s advocacy for Australia to address the 27 year earlier age people with an intellectual disability die here in Australia.

Equally comfortable writing and editing articles, advertorials, patient handouts, copy for websites, expert reviews commentary, and development of online course material, Jayne’s writing is engaging and effective. Her confidence stretches to the social media channels where she explores its role in supporting people with diabetes, strategies for communication and education, including Twitter Chats and podcasts.