1,000 presentations. One profession sharing podiatry with communities.
Open to podiatrists, students and new graduates across Scotland.
Real Glasgow Branch moments: speaking practice, conference conversations, audience interaction and people learning together.
Interactive speaking support for public-facing presentations.
Frameworks and resources to shape engaging local sessions.
Reach community groups, organisations and schools.
Log talks, celebrate milestones and share progress.
A Thousand Small Steps empowers podiatrists, students and new graduates to share their expertise with the public through one collective goal: delivering 1,000 presentations across communities.
Talks can happen in community groups, local organisations, schools and public settings. Each one helps raise awareness of podiatry as a profession and the extraordinary range of careers it makes possible.
Participants will be supported to plan, prepare and deliver presentations with confidence.
A second-career podiatrist, founder of Tomorrow's Podiatry, and former Vice President of the Royal College of Podiatry. Michael created A Thousand Small Steps because he knows from personal experience what happens when nobody tells you podiatry exists. He spent years as a ski instructor before discovering the profession - and he's spent every year since making sure others find it sooner.
Speaker coach and TEDx speaker Dave James will lead interactive workshops focused on public speaking confidence, presentation delivery and audience engagement.
Jill Woods, founder of Practice Momentum, will support participants to develop practical resources, strengthen networking skills and foster a collaborative professional community.
A practical route from good intent to confident local outreach.
Develop the confidence and delivery skills to speak clearly, calmly and helpfully.
Access repeatable ways to create engaging, informative presentations.
Learn how to approach local groups, organisations and schools.
Share ideas, feedback and experiences with peers working toward the same goal.
A dedicated strand will focus on outreach into schools, helping to inspire the next generation of podiatrists.
Students and newly qualified podiatrists will be supported to speak with young people about careers in podiatry - and the remarkable doors this qualification can open.
Join the student strand
The first in-person support days are planned for Stirling over the September weekend, with full-day sessions shaped around numbers and room capacity.
Friday is being explored as a student-focused strand, with practical support for speaking to schools and inspiring young people into podiatry.
Saturday and Sunday are planned as full-day Zest-style workshop days, 10am to 4pm, open to everyone who wants to take part. If demand is high, the branch can double capacity by running two rooms and rotating groups between the sessions.
Glasgow Branch plans to fund the workshops and cover lunch and refreshments, so there is no cost to members. Registration helps the team plan places, catering and room setup.
Every presentation delivered contributes to the shared goal.
The next build will connect this tracker to the talk logging form so the branch can see presentations delivered, people reached and stories gathered without creating a big admin job in the background.
Preview mode: totals update on this device when a sample talk is logged below. In the full build, these numbers will come from the campaign database.
Record each presentation quickly and easily.
See the collective total build over time.
Recognise individual and shared milestones.
Every presentation moves us closer. Step 1 starts here.
Launching in May, with initial workshops beginning in September, the programme will roll out across Scotland with the ambition to expand further.
Open the invitation to podiatrists, students and new graduates.
Begin supported speaking and resource development sessions.
Build local connections and deliver presentations across communities.
Share learning, celebrate momentum and grow the initiative further.
Join the first wave of podiatrists, students and new graduates going into communities to inspire the next generation of the profession.
Sign up for the first Stirling workshop weekend, register student interest for the Friday schools-focused strand, or ask to be kept in the loop if you cannot attend in person but still want to take part.
Every talk, every audience and every shared conversation helps bring podiatry closer to the communities it serves.
