Below is a brief description of the most often requested topics. The length of each speech, presentation, staff development or activity may vary depending on the agreed upon goal, objectives and expected outcomes.
STUDENTS
CREATING SAFE, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL LIFESTYLES
This interactive motivational speech is a must for every middle, junior high and high school student population. This speech will definitely increase students’ awareness and understanding regarding the need, benefits and rewards to actively participating in creating and experiencing a safe, healthy, supportive and successful day and school environment. This high energy speech will help improve students’ decision-making and problem-solving skills. This speech also will inform students about positive, appropriate and effective ways to maintain positive and healthy peer and adult relationships. Equally as important, this speech or presentation will challenge students’ knowledge about drugs and other illegal substances by giving them the opportunity to win $1,500 or more by stating the correct answer to one specific question. By the end of this speech or presentation students will know what they need to do to be an active learner, achieve academically, and remain free of negative influences.
WHEN GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION: WHAT’S NEXT?
This educational/motivational speech is specifically designed for students who are struggling academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally. This highly engaging speech will educate students about the benefits of not giving up. Equally as important, this speech/presentation will share some possible results when students choose to give up and not secure a formal, structured education. This motivational speech will help students understand what attitudes and behaviors are needed to never give up, but to always do their best while attending school. This interactive speech/presentation will inform students about the major differences between doing what is right and doing what is best. When students take the active position to not give up on themselves and to not give up academically, what’s next? This speech/presentation will provide the right answer, useful recommendations and helpful solutions.
SOAR BEYOND THE LIMITATIONS
This presentation will give students insight and strategies that will help them move beyond where they are to a place where they want to be. This speech is about helping students confront their your challenges, overcoming their obstacles and then invest in improving their school performance. It is during this speech students will come together and collectively perform a task they have never experience before while attending their present school. This speech is about helping every student take the necessary steps to change for the better and soar beyond their present limitations. This motivational/educational speech will explain ways students can move beyond where they are to where they can and should be as positive, productive and successful student and citizen.
THE DIFFERENCE BEGINS WITH YOU
This speech/presentation deals with real issues students are facing in a very real way. This speech will help students understand the benefits and rewards when they choose to take control of their preparation, learning and achieving academically and socially. Students will leave this presentation better prepared to take the required steps to maximize their learning and academic experience. This speech also will educate students about some of the short and long-term consequences when they intentionally choose to waist time, abuse resources and ignore opportunities to be a productive and successful student. Rather than waiting for someone to give them learning opportunities, passing grades or a third or fourth chance, students will be empowered to take advantage of every opportunity to learn, achieve and succeed the first time. Students also will fully understand that every time or every day they enter into their school building, it is another opportunity to move closer to achieving their goals and transforming their dream into a reality.
FACULTY & STAFF
AVOIDING THE AVOIDABLE
Workplace etiquette is quickly becoming a major concern for both employers and employees. This interactive, engaging presentation/staff development will focus on examining professionalism from various perspectives. This staff development, training or workshop also will examine attitudes and behaviors that are appropriate and acceptable when serving as a professional. Attendees will leave this staff development or training with a clear profile and strategies to maintaining integrity, self-discipline, self-respect, and remaining focus and committed to doing what is right. You will learn techniques to avoid unhealthy and non-productive situations.
BUILDING A WINNING TEAM: WHEN ALL BECOMES ONE
Building and maintaining a winning team is never easy, but is necessary for overall staff and school progress, productivity and success. With a positive attitude, appropriate understanding and willingness to sacrifice for the welfare of the school’s mission and co-workers, staff will be able to create and maintain a winning team, regardless of challenges or obstacles. This training will engage employees in a series of interactive experiences that will increase their knowledge, involvement, skills, and commitment to establishing and maintaining a winning division, department or school. The training also will educate employees about some essential qualities when serving on a positive, healthy and productive team.
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES THAT WORK
Would you like to learn some strategies that really work with students in the classroom? This training/staff development will provide proven classroom strategies that will definitely make a positive difference in your classroom. In this training/staff development you will learn strategies and techniques to create a classroom setting that is both goal-centered and outcome-driven. Equally as important, this training/staff development will provide a plethora of techniques that will aid your efforts to reach and teach each student. This training/staff development will identify, explore, and offer recommendations related to the varied learning preferences of the modern student.
CREATING A SCHOOL CLIMATE AND CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS COME FIRST
This interactive training or workshop is designed to increase employees’ knowledge and understanding regarding realistic and effective strategies and techniques to creating a school climate and culture where students come first. This training or workshop will highlight key components for employees remaining focused and committed to delivering the most appropriate services to all students. Employees will engage in interactive exercises that will examine what really matters and how best to create and maintain a school environment where mutual respect, collaboration, teamwork, honesty and commitment is a normal part of the school climate and culture.
DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WORKS
The goal of this activity is to share with employees the steps and strategies to developing, implementing and evaluating a strategic plan that works. Prior to the end of the activity, attendees will develop and present a proposed strategic plan for consideration, implementation, and evaluation.
DEVELOPING “WIN-WIN” RELATIONSHIPS
This training or workshop will increase employees’ awareness of the various levels, sta¬ges and steps to developing and maintaining win-win relationships. This training or workshop also will explore shared understanding and decisions that can enhance the implementation of the school’s mission, goals and strategies. Employees will learn effective and appropriate interpersonal communication skills, listening skills and a realistic problem-solving process when establishing and maintaining win-win relationships.
INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
The educator is not only responsible for teaching students, but also for organizing information, materials, and documents. This training/staff development will provide attendees with strategies and techniques that focus on keeping up with the endless demand of daily paperwork and deadlines. Attend this training/staff development and learn the top ten steps to staying ahead of the game.
LEADERS WHO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE
This training or workshop will increase leaders’ knowledge and understanding regarding specific attitudes, emotions, behaviors, and skills that are essential when serving as a responsible and effective leader. This training or staff development also will identify and examine some characteristics and qualities that are required when serving as a positive role model and competent leader. Strategies to improving one’s character, decision making, problem solving, communication and listening skills will be explored in this training or staff development.
MEETING MANAGEMENT
This training/staff development/workshop will increase employees knowledge, understanding and skills associated with planning, organizing, facilitating and evaluating a meeting. Employees will learn six factors that can influence the success of a meeting. Equally as important, this training/staff development/workshop will examine various attitudes and behaviors that can help or hinder one’s effectiveness when planning and managing a meeting.
PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS: A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Before a parent meets their child’s teacher, frequently the teacher has already been introduced by word of mouth. More often than not, parents receive their first impressions about teachers from their children. Relationship building is vital for the success of the teacher and the student. The educator must strive to establish positive and supportive relationships with their students and the students’ parents or primary caretaker. This presentation/staff development will share some of the pitfalls when trying to establish meaningful relationships with students and parents. It will also help attendees learn appropriate and effective interpersonal communication and negotiation skills that will help build and maintain the right interactions and relationships between educator and student and between school and community.
THE A, B, C’S OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Believe it or not, there is a science to classroom management. This staff development /presentation will describe the major components of an effective and proactive classroom environment. This staff development/presentation also will share the key elements to maintaining structure, focus, and consistency. Attendees will not only leave with the basics but will also know how to shape and mold the techniques to fit their learning objectives and classroom culture. Every person responsible for teaching students in a classroom should attend this training.
THE DIFFERENCE BEGINS WITH YOU
Every employee responsible for working with or interacts with students should hear this powerful, thought provoking motivational speech. This speech or presentation will help every employee better understand the value and significance of their commitment and contributions to the productivity and success of every student. Every school and school district will benefit from this speech/presentation. Every employee will appreciate learning what is needed, required and a must for all students to maximize their school experience.
VALUING DIVERSITY
What does diversity look like or feel like in an ever changing school and classroom? What are the qualities and characteristics of a school or classroom that understands and values diversity? This interactive staff development/training will explore with attendees various ways to use diversity as an appropriate and supportive learning tool in the classroom. This staff development/training also will increase attendees’ knowledge related to understanding and appreciating classroom diversity.
WHEN GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION, WHAT’S NEXT?
When placed in a position to help or work with students, giving up on them should never be an option. This motivational speech/presentation will help attendees recommit themselves to putting forth the required effort to never give up and to do whatever is needed to make available the time and resources to be of help to every student and co-worker. This motivational speech/presentation will educate attendees about the four D’s to never giving up and characteristics of individuals who choose not to give up. Experience this speech/presentation and learn new levels of understanding, energy, dedication and commitment.
** All requested services can be tailored to meet all agreed upon goals and expected outcomes.
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Motivational Speeches
Students
* Character Counts
* Creating Safe, Healthy and Successful Lifestyles
* Maximizing Your Minimum
* Soar Beyond Your Limitations
* The Difference Begins With You
* Transforming Possibilities Into Realities
* When Giving Up Is Not An Option: What’s Next?
Faculty/Staff/Teachers
* Creating a School Climate and Culture Where Students Come First
* No Child Left Behind – Never, Ever
* Soar Beyond Your Limitations
* The Difference Begins With You
* Transforming Possibilities Into Realities
* Transforming Principles into Practices
* When Giving Up Is Not An Option: What’s Next?
* Where Amazing Really Happens!
Staff Development/Training
Students
* Creating Safe, Healthy and Successful Lifestyles
* Maximizing Your Minimum
* Soar Beyond Your Limitations
* The Difference Begins With You
* Transforming Possibilities Into Realities
* When Giving Up Is Not An Option: What’s Next?
Staff/Teachers
* Avoiding the Avoidable
* Building a Winning Team: When All Become One
* Creating a School Climate and Culture Where Students Come First
* Developing a Strategic Action Plan that Works
* Developing Win-Win Relationships
* Information at a Glance
* Leaders Who Make the Positive Difference
* Meeting Management
* Parent-Teacher Relationships: A Collaborative Partnership
* The A, B, C’s of Classroom Management
* The Difference Begins With You
* Valuing Diversity
* When Giving Up Is Not An Option: What’s Next?
Professional Consultants:
Katrina Hines, M.Ed.
Barbara Pitts, M.P.A.
Adriene Stephenson, M.A.
Derius D. Swinton, M.S.W.
Karen White, Ph.D.
Michael Worsley, M.Div.
