Liv Amado McGowan

WorkPortfolio

A range of rooms.

Corporate teams, managers, students and community groups. Each needed a different format, tone and approach.

01 · Workshop · PowerPoint

From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Difficult Decisions

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01 / 09
Context
A 10-minute session for people in the middle of big life and work transitions.
Intention
Make change feel normal, then give people a simple way to move from overwhelm to a decision.
Audience
Small to medium groups of adults facing uncertainty, from students to working professionals.
Methodology
Opens with a personal story to build trust, then guided reflection and a practical decision framework.
+ Why this felt special

I built this around my own story of facing a hard decision, so it was the most personal session I have run, and the room opened up because of it.

02 · Workshop · PowerPoint

Generation Z at Work: Values they hold. Value they bring.

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01 / 08
Context
Built at a VP's request as the company hired more Gen-Z employees.
Intention
Help leaders understand what Gen Z values, and what they bring to the workplace.
Audience
Managers and HR teams responsible for hiring, motivating and retaining young talent.
Methodology
Short, research-backed slides that end in concrete actions managers can use straight away.
+ Why this felt special

Researching my own generation pushed me to back every claim with data and turn it into actions managers could actually use.

03 · Training · PowerPoint, Canva

What the 20-Something-Year-Old Woman Should Know About Health

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01 / 18
Context
Created for a young women's organisation and still used three years later.
Intention
Make health topics easy and comfortable to talk about.
Audience
Women in their twenties, many hearing this information for the first time.
Methodology
Informal tone and a visual, web-style layout so members can revisit it on their own.
+ Why this felt special

It started as something I wished someone had told me, and turned into a resource friends kept sharing long after I made it.

04 · Infographic · Canva

Pride FAQs: Ally Edition

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Context
Shared ahead of Pride Montréal 2025.
Intention
Help allies show up respectfully, educating rather than blaming.
Audience
Allies attending Pride, often unsure what is and isn't appropriate.
Methodology
A one-page, scannable Q&A in plain, kind language that answers questions before they become mistakes.
+ Why this felt special

It let me turn a sensitive topic into something warm and easy to approach, so people felt invited rather than corrected.

ODStrategy

OD & training development loop.

From the first question to the last measure, then back again.

  1. 1. Needs Assessment

    Surveys, interviews and culture scans to find the real gap.

  2. 2. Diagnose

    Turn data into priorities, informed by Schein's Process Consultation.

  3. 3. Design

    Map objectives with ADDIE; choose formats that fit the people.

  4. 4. Deliver

    Facilitated sessions, micro-learning and engagement events.

  5. 5. Measure Results

    Ratings, retention, surveys and dashboards to track impact.

  6. 6. Refine

    Feed insights back into the next cycle.

Contagious learning

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Needs Assessment

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Diagnose

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Design

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Deliver

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Measure Results

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Refine