Dr. Twenge delivers talks across North America on today's young generation, based on her research and her book, Generation Me. 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 Assocation for Accounting Marketing, the Army, the FBI, the American Camp Association, Blood Centers of America, the United Methodist Church, the National Academic Advising Association, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, the California Interscholastic Federation, Colorado College, Winona State University, Occidental College, Wesleyan College in Georgia, Nichols College, Grossmont Community College, Glendale Community College, and Wayne/Finger Lakes New York BOCES (for public school teachers and administrators).
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Reviews of Dr. Twenge's presentation by past clients:
"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 speaking at our symposium. It got rave reviews: 'great information,' 'thought something was up,' 'excellent discussion.'"
-- Bill McLaughlin, California Interscholastic Federation (for high school athletics)
"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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