Speaking Engagements |
| Dr. Twenge delivers talks across North America on today's young generation, based on her research and her books, Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic. Her talks are geared towards a general audience and mix easily comprehensible scientific research with examples from popular culture and plenty of humor. Her generations work is based on a database of 2 million young people who filled out questionnaires between the 1930s and the present on self-esteem, narcissism, anxiety, depression, expectations for the future, and other traits, attitudes, and behaviors. Dr. Twenge also draws on her experience as a professor teaching this generation.
Dr. Twenge's past audiences have spanned business, nonprofit, government, and education groups. Clients have included Pepsi Co., Nielsen Business Media, the McGraw Hill Companies, the Assocation for Accounting Marketing, the Army, the Illinois State Police, the American Camp Association, Blood Centers of America, the United Methodist Church, The National Association of College and University Chaplains, the National Academic Advising Association, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, the California Interscholastic Federation, and faculty development and student life audiences at over 30 colleges and universities, including Colorado College, Northeastern Illinois University, Glendale Community College, Grossmont Community College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Jacksonville University, Nichols College, Occidental College, Southern Connecticut State University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, University of California at Riverside, University of California at San Diego, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Northern Arizona, Wesleyan College in Georgia, and Winona State University. |
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Reviews of Dr. Twenge's presentation by past clients:
"I wanted to write you a personal thank you for your efforts in making the recent Millennial Generation conference here at McGraw-Hill such a success. The audience appreciated both the data driven approach you brought to the subject and the levity and positive viewpoint you provided with the pros and cons on this rising group of talent. We have received extensive feedback on the conference and your presentation was especially well received. Your lively speaking style blends humor and researched conclusions well - it enabled our audience to remember several of your key points. Your message was on target and extremely well received by our senior executives. Many of them gave feedback saying that they were taking this topic much more seriously and urgently after your presentation." -- Jenna Hutchins, the McGraw Hill Companies "Thank you for coming to Glendale Community College to present on Generation Me. I cannot tell you how deeply you have touched our campus. Colleagues walk up to me to tell me they they bought your book or wanted to see the DVD of the talk. Others have shared classroom experiences or discussions with colleagues on how to most effectively respond to contemporary students. Every time I had the DVD ready to mail someone would approach me to borrow it. I finally ordered additional copies." -- Peggy Renner, Professor and Chair, History Department, Glendale Community College "Thank you for presenting to the Student Affairs staff at UC San Diego. Your presentation on Generation Me was both informative and engaging. I appreciate how you tailored the presentation to the needs of the staff and provided helpful information for staff who advise students, supervise student employees, and market services to students. I was pleasantly surprised that staff fielded questions to you for well over an hour after the presentation. That is a clear indication of the level of interest the presentation stimulated. Staff members continued to discuss the presentation with their colleagues well after they returned to their office. For many staff members the material was applicable both to their work responsibilities and their lives outside of work." -- Gary Ratcliff, Assistant Vice Chancellor - Student Life, UC San Diego "Thank you so much for presenting at the NACAS Central conference in Milwaukee. You were a big hit! Many people told me how much they enjoyed your presentation - "It was thought-provoking", "I can't wait to read her book", "We need to bring her to our national conference", etc." -- Jean Kwaterski, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh "Thanks again for being with us yesterday. I have heard very favorable responses, and the evaluations look stellar. Someone even suggested having you come back again after your next book is published! Hope you enjoyed being here as much as we enjoyed having you. Again, Jean, thanks for helping us get the academic year off to a great start.." -- Barbara Duncanson, Executive Director of Administration, Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, Indiana "Although I knew the current high school/college generation was very different from my own, I was not able to specifically articulate why. Now I know a fascinating wealth of research that describes this phenomenon ... It really gave me a deeper understanding of students today (and my own children) ... WOW -- I love how the data validates some of what we already knew. I am definitely changing what I say to my sons." -- attendees at the Wayne/Finger Lakes New York BOCES seminar for public school teachers and administrators |
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Dr. Twenge can speak on topics such as:
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To hire Dr. Twenge as a speaker, please contact her directly at jtwenge@mail.sdsu.edu |