Thomas Mayo, a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man and a driving force behind the Voice to Parliament, took time to speak with local Canberrans on Tuesday as part of a comprehensive national tour.

Mr Mayo attended a local 'Voice Yarn' at a central café, speaking on the ground and engaging in one-on-one discussions before addressing a receptive audience at Old Parliament House, hosted by the University of Canberra.

The events kicked off with a Welcome to Country undertaken by Ngunnawal Traditional Owner Aunty Mary Atkinson, joined by her nephew Noah Allan who acknowledged country in Ngunnawal language.

Mr Mayo took the crowd through First Nations history and delivered an extended history of the Statement of the Heart, before discussing contemporary views and opinions.

Mr Allan told National Indigenous Times that when Mr Mayo recited the Uluru Statement from the Heart ..."You could hear a pin drop. It gave goosebumps and it brought tears to your eyes."

He also added a personal highlight was hearing Shane Howard from popular Australian rock band Goanna deliver his reasons on why he endorses the Voice to Parliament accompanied by a "deadly performance of Solid Rock".

The University of Canberra's Pro-Vice Chancellor of Indigenous Leadership, Maree Meredith, a proud Bidjara woman said: "There were more than 150 on attendance and strong support from the crowd, particularly when Thomas recited the Uluru Statement and Shane was asked to put the Statement to music."

Mr Mayo told National Indigenous Times: "we need a voice because we make greater progress when we have one."

With regard to the Voice he said: "It's not Albo's idea, it's an invitation by Aboriginal people."

He said he is keeping his eyes on the goal.

"I try to ignore it (negative media) and keep focussing on what this is about and the ultimate hope that we will have our people recognised in the constitution."

On the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Australia) featuring a comedian named Rodney Marks mocking Acknowledgement of Country before delivering racist "jokes", Mr Mayo said: "It is really quite disgusting to see what happened at the CPAC conference on the weekend, and I think that there's a lot of questions that need to be answered about the relations between that extremist views and the 'No Campaign'."

Choosing to focus on the positive aspects, Mr Mayo said the 'YES Campaign' has 25,000 volunteers with 1000 new volunteers soon to be recruited.

He said Australia is about to see "The biggest campaign that the country has ever seen before."

"Some will try and make it seem like a divisive thing, but this will be a unifying moment.

"For anyone that feels that they don't know enough, let me answer that question - what we are voting on is yes or no on recognition and being listened to."

On the subject of how members of the Voice would be elected, Mr Mayo referred to the design principals which are available on the National Indigenous Australian's Agency's website.

It states: Members of the Voice would be selected by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, not appointed by the Executive Government; Members would serve on the Voice for a fixed period of time, to ensure regular accountability to their communities; and To ensure cultural legitimacy, the way that members of the Voice are chosen would suit the wishes of local communities and would be determined through the post-referendum process.

He said that there will be accountability, transparency and that selection will be independent from government before adding

"We aren't voting on the design. We are voting on recognition."

To clarify the process for those who have concerns, Mr Mayo said if the referendum were to be successful these will be the next steps: Successful referendum; Indigenous community engagement and consultations; A Bill will go to Parliament; It then goes to a Joint Selection Committee who will ask the public for submissions; and It then goes to Parliament and it is then debated and a decision is made.

"Our own advocacy will continue to try and improve how we are represented. Our advocacy will always be to improve how the voice works," he said.

"It's recognition and a voice, so we can be heard."

For those keen to have a yarn with Mr Mayo his campaign schedule continues with appearances at community events in Sydney, Armindale, Grafton, Maclean, Woolgooga, Yamba and Melbourne.