Ashley offers a few different investment options, depending on how much impact you'd like to bring to your school or event. When you reach out, Ashley's team will provide these options along with recommendations.

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Presentation length is based on whether Ashley is offering an assembly, workshop, or staff training. Typically, a student presentation ranges from 45-60 minutes. Workshops and staff in-service trainings range range from 60-120 minutes. However, Ashley is able to customize every presentation to your time period.

Ashley has extensive experience offering virtual presentations. Expect the same top notch content, just delivered in a different format. Unlike some speakers, Ashley is committed to providing a professional, high-quality virtual experience. You will NOT get a talking head nor will Ashley wear headphones! Ashley guarantees clear and crisp audio, exceptional video quality, and ample lighting. She also uses fun, high quality software for a seamless presentation experience (no sloppy screen sharing or pauses). Ashley also will schedule a tech run-through for every event!

As a highly experienced teen dating violence speaker and youth motivational speaker, Ashley guarantees age-appropriate presentations for every audience. She has experience speaking to youth in K-12 and at the college level. This is often a mere matter of changing language, using different stories to demonstrate lessons, or presenting issues from a different angle or perspective, depending on the age group.

Ashley promises to include every student in her message. To do this, she incorporates themes of leadership, facing challenges, inspiration, motivation, and service into every presentation - regardless of the details of a student's life. These themes exist in Ashley's personal story as well as her actionable takeaways for audiences. With expertise presenting on dating violence, mental health, achievement, bystander intervention, allyship, and leadership development, she guarantees that no youth feel left out.

Organizers consistently compliment Ashley's ability to address difficult topics in a way that is light yet powerful. With over a decade and a half of experience as a teen dating violence speaker and youth speaker, Ashley introduces heavy issues in a way that is relatable, entertaining, and empowering. She does not go into extreme detail and does not provide any "prescriptive" ideas while sharing her personal story. Still, prior to Ashley's visit, she will provide ideas on ensuring staff is prepared to respond to any student disclosures.

Ashley is represented by Top Youth Speakers®. Both she and her team will support you through the planning process. You will receive PR materials to help you prepare, including a stage introduction, headshots, bio, promotional graphics, and other helpful preparation materials. Additionally, you will receive a simple list outlining Ashley's technical and presentation needs. For convenience, you can always find these items here.

Ashley loves to highlight the schools she is visiting. Prior to her arrival, Ashley will make every effort to announce your school/event on both her social media platforms and on her email newsletter.

During Ashley's visit, Ashley is available for any special interviews for your own web platforms or school newsletters. Following the event, Ashley will create follow-up event posts on both her social media accounts and blog.

If this is a conference or major event, Ashley will additionally live stream on her social media platforms. She will also incorporate strategies to get audience members to tag any of your unique event hashtags or accounts.

Ashley loves offering additional free resources for your audience. She will provide them with a link to a library of online resources to reinforce her presentation. Additionally, whenever available and appropriate, Ashley will bring free "swag" like buttons, pins, and stickers. Based on availability and your investment, Ashley will also bring t-shirts and other merchandise, both free and for purchase.