Enrchment Speakers

Jeremy Behrmann is a highly engaging speaker specialising in a number of topics relevant to school students, student leadership and teachers. His talks are a reflection for the passion that he has for personal development and they are congruent with the experiences that have shaped him as an individual. Jeremy offers the following enrichment talks:

• Internship to Ownership!- How to discover your niche through work experience.

This 45 minute presentation is designed for students who need to develop internships or go on work experience. The talk is designed to engage the youth in their vocational aspirations such that they can develop internship that help them to explore the applications of their passions,values and abilities. It gives students the confidence to go beyond the cliché work experience opportunities and develop a structured and objective driven strategy that creates powerful learning outcomes and valuable synergies between Intern & Employer.

• Say Yes to your vision and no to Drugs- Empowering young people to make empowered choices!

Jeremy Behrmann is a recovered addict and alcoholic who has the unique insight, credibility and experience to engage young people around their choices. His ability to speak passionately about his experiences, the learnings he gained and his understanding of adolescent psychology, means that he is able to build a rapport and trust with students. His core message is that drugs and alcohol are neither good nor bad, nor are people who use bad people!They are ultimately a choice and those choices have consequences that take an individual either closer to or further away from their personal vision of greatness and fulfilment. Students will leave the talk inspired by their personal capability and their ability to choose positive, healthy and sustainable vehicles to meet their core emotional needs.

• Journey to the Cradle of Mankind-How to discover one's unique purpose

One of most critical stages of adolescence is starting the journey to discover your individual purpose, authentic self and one's place in the world. Developing one's unique sense of self often puts us at risk of being rejected by our family, tribe or social circle. It is the classic juncture where one most go out to discover and explore our individual passions,values and abilities while embracing our authenticity. This talk is designed to engage youth in a very simple and fun narrative that engages listeners in the evolution of our societal value systems and how they impact the choices that we must make as individuals. Students will leave with a better understanding of what drives them at this critical stage while appreciating the vehicles and principles that will support them on this journey!

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