Leading For Life - Jill Esplin

If you are looking for your next school assembly speaker, conference keynote, workshop presenter or a student leadership retreat facilitator, Jill Esplin is the ideal speaker for you. Jill’s programs are interactive, educational and memorable. She mixes her enthusiasm with group activities and motivational stories to deliver high-content messages that “Inspire Teens to Achieve Beyond the Ordinary!”

Each program can be customized to fit into your specific needs. Jill will learn about your organization and work closely with you to find the ideal fit.

Keynotes | Workshops/Retreats | Educator Programs

Does it ever seem like everyone (including maybe even you) is obsessed with being popular? Well, perhaps it is more important to be kind and inclusive than it is to be popular. Jill challenges students to “own up” to their beliefs, actions and behaviors and think twice about how they are treating themselves and others.

This motivational message encourages you to think about your daily actions, thoughts and behaviors. Jill brings you to a place of discovery where you can find out if you are simply “willing” or “eager” to make a difference in your community and in the lives of others. Learn how to become empowered with the ability to create meaningful relationships and to live your life with purpose and passion.

What is life all about? What makes you happy? What is your dream?

Being able to dream is one thing. Going after your dream and leading yourself to your destiny is what life is all about. Jill will share the “how to’s” of reaching your dreams by taking your thoughts and turning them into real life - your life. This message takes you from contemplating life after high school to taking action and immediately going after your dream.

This interactive and high-energy message transforms your teens from timid and unsure students to energetic, risk-taking individuals. Through audience participation and on-stage volunteers, the class comes together as one and begins to create school spirit and pride. The focus of this message is on the power of choice and attitude, and how the decisions made now can lead to an amazing and fulfilling future.

Experiential learning is one of the most powerful ways for people to learn.

Rather than just TALKING about leadership, EXPERIENCE leadership first-hand and understand what it takes to truly be a leader. This program focuses on a variety of interactive activities that leave memorable lessons that last a lifetime.

Activities and topics may include:

Teambuilding
Goal setting
Communication
Self-discovery
Scholarship programs
Memory tools
Anti-clique activities

In order to build the most effective team, you need to understand yourself and others. This interactive workshop will allow you to discover your own personality and leadership style. By taking a short personality assessment quiz, you can gain a better idea of who you are and who you work best with.

Learn how to be authentic and real while communicating with your family, friends, peers and advisors. An interactive and educational workshop designed to improve personal and group communication skills. By learning the secret to open communication, you can enhance relationships in your life and have less “misunderstanding” and more connections.

By working as a team, you can make any dream come true. Whether your dream is to plan the best activities, have the most unified team or make a difference in your community or school, the key is to know how to work as an effective team. This interactive and hands-on workshop teaches you the principles of team work and how to achieve high team success.

Find out if you are part of the problem or part of the solution to school cliques and school bullies. Learn how to be a S.T.A.R. (smile, talk, action, respond) and use your leadership power in a positive and proactive way to reduce school violence and increase school spirit!

Are you a leader? What is leadership and why do we want students to become leaders? All of these questions, and many more, are answered in this hands-on workshop. Jill teaches you how to run 10-minute leadership lessons with your students and how language can empower students to see themselves as leaders. Be ready to participate - each activity is experienced first-hand and then debriefed as a group.

This program teaches you how to facilitate “quick” leadership activities that leave memorable lessons to last a lifetime. Learn easy-to-run activities that you can facilitate right when you get back to school. Be ready to participate – each activity is experienced first-hand and then debriefed as a group. Jill believes experiential learning is one of the most powerful ways for people to learn. Rather than just TALKING about leadership, EXPERIENCE leadership first-hand and understand what it takes to truly be a leader!

Activities & leadership lessons taught:

“Get to Know You” Volleyball (comfort zone)
Partner Handshake (win-win)
Leadership Symbol Creation (brainstorming)
Warp Zone (creativity)
Candy Game (anti-clique message)
Tower Building (overcoming obstacles)
Improv: What Are You Doing and ABC (listening skills)
Electricity (team roles)