Mission:
Presentation Sample
Share Emotions, Emotions Matter
Where is your focus?
You can change your story...
If you can laugh at it, it is not scary
PRESENTATIONS:
He has provided stories to many different audiences ranging from school assemblies, traumatic event responses, corporate events, churches, and retirement homes– to name a few. His stories bring a new perspective for anyone looking to improve their mental and emotional health.
If you are looking for a keynote speaker that appeals to all age groups and provides relevant stories, John Paul Derryberry is it. Learn more about what type of stories he can tell to help you and your groups navigate life’s journey.
I Don't Fit The Mold
Everyone believes they have a path to follow, but life throws us curve balls. John Paul Derryberry is a prime example. With happily married parents and a stable home, he was never supposed to be an at-risk youth. Then in his teenage years, a couple of traumatic events happened that changed the direction of his life and led him down a path of depression and suicidal thoughts. With this talk, he highlights that you can take whatever curveball life throws at you (and/or label you may have) and turn it around for the better.
Who needs to hear this talk?
Grief support groups
School Assemblies
At-Risk Youth
Mental Health Professionals
People Experiencing Mental Health Problems
Corporate Teams
When you want to work with a mental health advocate and have an inspirational guest speaker, John Paul Derryberry is the best keynote storyteller for your school, business, or community center.
Turn Down The Heat-
A 3-to-4-hour session on why people behave the way they do, how we can better interact, communication styles and research and evidence-based interventions that produce a better culture. Over the sessions we de-jargon the behavior world into everyday terms, actions, and build capacity to take a new look at our environment, our interactions, and our goals. We drive positive interactions and turn down the number of negative interactions. Starting with understanding before we can help adjust or change behaviors, we must first understand where they come from. Next we learn how just about everything we do is a social interaction. Finally, we build a toolbox for staff to understand there are numerous paths to a safer, more resilient building, classroom, or program. We engage in teaching how authentic and fact based interventions are the best way to connect with students or clients in a way that produces better results. Most importantly we empower staff to realize there is a way forward to achieve numerous goals and outcomes along the way.
Who should hear this talk?
School Administrators
Educators
Social work staff and programs
Guidance Counselors
AT RISK Of Being Awesome!
Often, we view the label “at-risk youth” as a negative. However, some of the best people John Paul Derryberry has met include abused children and at-risk kids that need a little help navigating life’s journey. Giving these children a voice and having them teach us that they have just as much, if not more, to offer the world will help us all change to make the world a better place. Through this talk, any at-risk individual will be able to see the importance of their lives and that they, too, can heal from their trauma and negative experiences to make the most out of their journey through life.
Who needs to hear this talk?
At-risk kids and teens
Trauma Survivors
Young Adults
Social Workers
Guidance Counselors
Support Groups
When your school assembly, after-school program, or organization needs a speaker that is experienced with (and has experienced being an) at-risk youth, it’s time to call John Paul Derryberry and have your group hear this story.
Culture, Environment, Emotions
The workplace is full of measurable outcomes, but the most difficult things to measure are what impact our employees and co-workers the most: culture, work environment, and employees’ emotions. During this talk, John Paul Derryberry shows the audience what he has learned as a behavioral interventionalist and Executive Director of a non-profit to help improve your workplace's culture, environment, and emotions at work.
Who needs to hear this talk?
Small businesses
Family-owned businesses
Attendees of leadership conventions
Fortune 500 companies
If you are looking for an experienced professional speaker who can help your employees’ experience at work, contact John Paul Derryberry for his Culture, Environment, and Emotions talk.
You Looking At Me?
It is often expressed that you focus on how you perceive everything else in your life. It’s no different for your mental health and personality development. By learning what six different individuals noticed about his personality, he could identify the positives and grow those features while the less-than-desirable personality traits shrank. By hearing this story, individuals will understand how to shift their focus from the negative to the positive and find ways to cope with negative thoughts.
Who needs to hear this talk?
Church groups
Students and teachers
Guidance counselors
Mentors
Social workers
Mental health advocates
Co-workers
Do you want to work with an honest and realistic speaker to help improve your team's attitude and performance? Call John Paul Derryberry and ask about the ‘You Looking at Me?’ talk.
Not sure what talk is best for you?
John Paul Derryberry has a unique process for deciding which motivational talk is best for your individual needs. When you reach out, he will connect with you to determine which talk works for your large or small group.
“John has overcome challenges in his life and is always willing to help others through their tough times. John has the inner resources to inspire anyone.”
“What Impressed me most was John’s ability to relate to the abuse and suffering children we serve. John showed they can rise out of darkness.”
“John’s a delight to listen to. He grabbed our attention and connected with our kids with an honest demeanor. They to opened up.”