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NewsLetter
March 2023
Day 2 Speaker: James Robilotta
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Wednesday March 29th 2023
Student Union Theater 7pm
THIS WILL COUNT FOR AN EOE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, IF YOU HAVE 75% OF YOU ORGANIZATION ATTEND AND FILL OUT A REFLECTION FOR THE PROGRAM
In a world of short attention spans and lack of engagement, my background in improv and stand-up comedy are essential for building rapport with students. With comedy woven throughout my presentations, audiences stay engaged from beginning to end as we explore thoughtful, relevant, and influential topics.
It’ s easy for me to speak with students about overcommitment, mental health, and environmental stressors because I was there. While in college, I was a lonely first-year student that evolved into an over-involved student leader. I was a Resident Assistant, brother of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., performed with the improv team, a member of the Residence Hall Association sang in the university and gospel choirs, sat on university committees, and was involved in many other organizations that greatly affected my sleep schedule. Heck, I loved college so much that I took a victory lap and then decided to work for one! In total I worked in residence life and advised student governments for over 12 years. During this time I grew a lot from my mistakes as well as my successes.
My presentations are filled with stories and experiences that serve as a platform for students to become more self-aware and tackle the barriers that exist in their worlds. I’ ve been living this work for 15+ years and wrote a book about it. Before I was a full time speaker, I spent years building, training, supervising, and evaluating teams. When I speak to audiences I share the lessons I’ ve learned and the successes I’ ve had in using my authentic leadership approach. These personal stories always hit home for audience members – because they’ re real. I don’t show up with other people’ s stories, when I show up you get me. Unapologetically me.
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