How to Choose a High School Assembly Speaker: The Radical Transparency Guide
Most school assemblies are just 45 minutes of performative hype that evaporates before the final bell rings. You’ve seen it happen. A speaker walks…
Best High School Assembly Speakers in 2026: A Radical Guide to Student Impact
Did you know that more than half of students report they tune out during standard school assemblies? It is a gut-punching reality for every educator…
How to Book a School Speaker in 2026: The Ultimate High-Impact Guide
What if the next person you bring to your stage didn’t just fill an hour, but actually saved a life? When you decide to book a school speaker, you…
2026 Best Social Emotional Learning Speakers for High School: A Real-Talk Guide
What if the reason your students are rolling their eyes at your SEL curriculum isn’t because they don’t care, but because they’re starving for…
High School Assemblies: Transforming Campus Culture with Radical Transparency
If 34% of your students are sitting in the bleachers feeling completely bored while nearly 40% are drowning in persistent feelings of sadness, a…
Life Changing Conversation with Teens
Jeff Yalden Inspired by Conversation with Teens Recently, I visited Sequim High School in Washington State. Sequim is a beautiful place along the Dungeness River near the Olympic Mountains – and whenever I am in a spot like this, I feel grateful for the opportunity to take it all in. The Sequim school community was […]
Youth Speaker Electrifies Matignon High School
The Best Teen Motivational Speaker Pulls No Punches in Boston By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker Students Against Destructive Decisions, or SADD, was formed in Massachusetts 1981 and has since grown into a youth health and safety organization with chapters across the United States and the globe. Originally called Students Against Driving […]
Upward Bound at Texas Tech University
Upward Bound Youth Program – Texas Tech University On Saturday, February 3, 2017 the Upward Bound Program engaged the services of youth motivational speaker, Jeff Yalden to inspire and motivate their teens. The event was held at The Campus of Texas Tech University and Jeff is a big fan of Texas Tech for the time […]