Kelly White

Expect a warm, grounded, and engaging keynote or workshop shaped around your audience, goals, and event.

What Your Audience Will Experience

• Honest storytelling with purpose
Personal stories create connection. Insights from my work as a classroom behavior specialist and conversation specialist invite deeper reflection on behavior, relationships, communication, and the way we lead ourselves.

• A closer look at what may be happening beneath the surface
I invite audiences to move beyond immediate reactions and consider the needs, emotions, experiences, and patterns that may be influencing a difficult moment.

• A clear way to approach hard moments
Through our four-step approach, audiences explore how pausing, becoming more aware of their own responses, and seeking understanding can change what happens next. This is not a script or one right answer. It gives people a place to begin.

• Reflection and participation without pressure
Depending on the format, sessions may include reflection prompts, facilitated conversation, optional audience participation, and time for questions. No one is pressured to share personal experiences.

• Ideas that translate beyond one setting
These conversations are relevant across families, classrooms, teams, and communities wherever communication and connection feel difficult.

What Event Planners Can Expect

• Thoughtful customization
Before the event, I take time to understand who will be in the room, what matters most to them, and what you hope they will carry with them afterward.

• A flexible presentation format
Whether you are planning a keynote, workshop, parent night, professional development session, or community conversation, I shape the experience around your audience and available time.

• Clear communication and preparation
I take time to listen, understand what matters most to you, and prepare with care. I communicate clearly, remain flexible, and keep your goals and schedule in mind throughout the process.

The goal is not for audience members to leave believing they have every answer. It is for them to leave with greater understanding, more confidence in how they respond, and renewed hope that responding differently can change what happens next.

I am a keynote speaker, author, conversation specialist, and classroom behavior specialist. My work is shaped by years of supporting young people through challenging moments, along with my family’s experience navigating a mental health crisis and rebuilding connection.

I speak about what may be happening beneath behavior, how we lead ourselves when emotions are high, and how honest conversation can change what happens next. Through personal storytelling, reflection, and my Regulate, Reflect, Relate, Repair approach, I guide audiences to pause before reacting, seek understanding, and respond with greater clarity, confidence, and compassion.

My keynotes and workshops are adaptable for schools, educators, parents, women, community organizations, and leadership teams. Audiences leave better able to understand their own reactions and what others may be communicating beneath the surface, approach hard conversations with greater confidence, and strengthen the relationships that matter to them.

A microphone and sound system for audiences larger than 20.

• Presentations can be delivered with or without slides.
• If slides are included, the following will be needed:
• A projector and screen visible to the audience
• An HDMI or compatible connection for the presenter’s laptop
• A wireless presentation remote for advancing slides
• Access to power near the presentation area
• Connection to the venue’s sound system if the presentation includes audio or video
• Access to the space at least 30 minutes before the event for setup and an audiovisual check

• A small table or surface is helpful for water and presentation materials.

• Access to the presentation space at least 30 minutes before the event allows time for setup and a sound check.

• Any reflection materials or activity supplies included in the presentation will be discussed and confirmed in advance.