School assembly talks on personal development, and the environment
My most popular 15 minute secondary school assembly talks are detailed below but themes from any of my full geography talks can form the basis of an assembly talk, for example environmental ethics and sustainability, nature conservation, and adventure. Their images can act as a taster for other talks later in the day.
"Things I wish I could have told my teenage self"
This talk looks at how I developed my interests
and how along the way I learned things that I wish I could have gone back
in time to tell my teenage self. Life tips are sprinkled into
a talk about adventure and development.
There’s plenty of light-heartedness too, including why I felt smug in hospital after breaking both legs mountaineering, what goes through your mind when you think you’re just about to be killed by a volcano, persuading someone else to cross a glacial river first in a dodgy boat, and how newspapers can write stories about your adventures that you don’t recognise. It’s designed to be entertaining, engaging and inspiring but also provide some thoughtful insights into developing as a person.
"Earth First - Every day should be Earth Day"
A fast paced talk with three distinct sections. The first part sets some context by demonstrating our near 200 year understanding that human activities were
causing climate change and damaging the environment. The middle section looks at the growth of the environmental movement and how society's attitudes to the environment changed, and how it
was realised it needed protecting.
The final section looks at what we can do as individuals to make a difference.