Assembly Programs
ADVENTURES IN GOAL-SETTING: ASSEMBLY
Goal coach Jim Wiltens' expeditions have taken him to the furthest corners of the world. The stories he has brought back will hook your audience. Imagine diving with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa or being surrounded by headhunters on a remote river in the Amazon. What would it be like to be marooned on a deserted island off the coast of Canada or find yourself dangling 600 feet above a canyon floor in Nepal about to swing into a cave-city that no one has visited in centuries. Woven into these stories are powerful goal-setting techniques he uses to turn dreams into reality.
In this assembly students will:
Take the first step towards turning a goal into reality
Learn the goal-setting secret used by John Goddard, the man the L.A. Times calls the "real Indiana Jones"
Be inspired by stories of students coached by Jim who have become dream-makers
Discover how to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of a goal
Learn the psychological principle that makes goal-setters the most successful people in the world
“Both my brother and I were in your classes and were so inspired that we helped a small elementary school in Tanzania. As fourth and fifth graders we started a lemonade stand and bake sale to raise funds. We have not stopped fundraising and now the school has its own water pump, internet and computer access, and self sustaining garden to feed kids during breaks. The source of our involvement has a lot to do with your life lessons.”
ADVENTURES IN WRITING: ASSEMBLY
English classes were boring until the seventh grade—then Jim met Mrs. Fowler. She taught the true meaning of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Jim will hook your audience with stories of the inspiration and perspiration necessary to become a published adventure writer. What is it like to be buried alive? How do you apologize to a cobra? Would you go eyeball to eyeball with a sea monster? He will also introduce you to some of the characters he has met on assignments. There's the man who steers battleships to war–on a pond. Would you like to meet dinosaur bandits in the Gobi Desert? How do you interview a prospector while he is holding a gun to your head?
Things your students will learn:
Techniques used by great writers––which students can start using in elementary school
Where to put your best material in a story
How to hook readers so they won't be able to put your writing down
One of the least used, but most important techniques a writer can use to make a story interesting
How to use VAKing to bring a story to life
Why great writers are re-writers
What it takes to turn words into dollars
Why writing can be a heck of a lot of fun
Inspire your students with a unique look at English through the eyes of a professional writer.