America's Student Leadership Trainer™

Dave's programs help your student leaders grow from novice freshmen to knowledgeable graduates armed with powerful leadership skills.

Gonzo’s Leadership University Training and Retreats provide first-rate training for:

Student Volunteer Organizations

Campus Community Service Programs

Student Orientation Volunteers and Coordinators

ALL Student-led Organizations

Student Government Associations

Campus Activities Departments

Leadership Programs

Greek Organizations

Recreational Clubs and Organizations

Academic Clubs and Organizations

Business Clubs and Organizations

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GONZO'S LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY

Keynotes, Workshops and Retreats
for the serious student leaders of today and tomorrow

The core of Gonzo’s Leadership University by Dave ‘Gonzo’ Kelly is a series of focused training programs that range in length from 3 hours to 2-day retreats. Dave has developed these leadership intensives based on over 20 years of experience serving in leadership roles and training student leaders.

In addition to each of the individual programs below, Dave can create customized and extended programs or retreats using any combination of his powerful leadership topics. Dave works with you to create your own custom agenda to meet the unique needs of your campus leaders.

Building Leaders Through Service: From ‘Going Green’ to ‘Implementing Change’ - Put your community service project into overdrive with an experienced volunteer leader! Your student leaders will learn and experience: developing a local and global impact statement that defines who’ll benefit from your community service project and how; organized methods for brainstorming, strategic planning and community service project implementation; how to use team building, communication and conflict resolution skills to manage volunteers, coworkers and team members; the budgeting process and assessing risk management for their project; managing time and delegating duties among their team; and more.

Orientation Leaders Training Workshop - This workshop will prepare your Student Orientation Leaders to do the best job they can. As America’s Student Leadership Trainer Dave Kelly knows that the best leaders are developed from day one. You’ll arm your current leaders with new skills and teach them to identify potential new leaders through the orientation process.

Campus Organization Leadership Training (COLT) - As America’s Student Leadership Trainer, Dave Kelly has developed this comprehensive retreat as his premier student leadership training program. As the name implies, the program combines seven of Dave’s most powerful student leadership modules into the definitive program for student leaders. This program is perfect for any campus club or organization, but is most effective when all of the leaders and advisors for your campus’ club and organizations attend so that every organization on campus will be on the same page. They all have the same understanding of how to run the organization effectively, they’ll reduce the number of complaints about ineffective methods, and they’ll all have written guidelines instead of relying on someone’s opinion or the classic “that’s how it’s  always been run!”

Student Leaders’ Roles and Responsibilities: Get Back To Basics  - You’ll get your organizations running smoothly, they’ll get their goals accomplished and your officers and individual clubs will start working together for maximum results. It’s a dream come true... everyone will actually know what their job is, which is the first step to actually getting them done! They’ll not only learn what their responsibilities are but those of the other leaders in the organization as well. They’ll know who to look to for help and how the organization should function as a whole. This is another one of Dave’s programs that works well for one campus organization but has its maximum impact when all of the leaders and advisors from all of your student-led organizations attend together.

Recruitment Techniques for Student Organizations - The first step in the success of any campus organization is recruiting and involving dedicated members.  Dave ‘Gonzo” Kelly, America’s Student Leadership Trainer, has participated in over 100 student club days and activities fairs over the past 10 years and still participates in 6-8 recruitment tables per year.  Dave will show your students how to make this their best recruiting year ever! Dave will demonstrate – step-by-step – the most effective way to manage the recruitment process from recruitment table to the informational meeting to retaining the members who joined. His proven techniques have been taught on college campuses throughout the U.S. and student participation has dramatically increased at those schools.

Member Retention: How to keep ‘em after you get ‘em - Once you’ve effectively recruited enough members to your campus club or organization, the next step in success is to GET them involved and KEEP them involved. This hands-on workshop from Gonzo’s Leadership University covers the A to Z of member retention. After working with hundreds of clubs and organizations Dave has encountered all of the reasons students choose not to stay involved. This workshop will ‘head them off at the pass’ before your students can make the same mistakes. Already making these mistakes? Dave is here to save the day!

Fun and Exciting Meetings! - “We’re always meeting but nothing’s getting done!” Sound familiar? If your campus clubs and student organizations seem to be spinning their wheels or can’t get members to show up for and participate in your meetings, then this is the session for you. Your clubs and organizations can run great meetings and your students will leave this session confident of that fact! Especially after seeing Dave model how it’s done! Your student leaders will learn to run their meetings in a way that is efficient, enjoyable, energizes the group, and makes everyone want to keep coming back.

Playing Well With Others: Dealing With Conflict in Student Organizations - When conflict arises between your student leaders of members of student clubs and organizations – and they will – you’ll want to prevent things from exploding and keep your organization from imploding. Most of us were graded on our ability to ‘play well with others’ in kindergarten or grade school, but Dave’s leadership experience on campuses, in organizations and in the business world lets him know that it’s a life-long process to get it right. Dave has trained and mentored thousands of college students and student leaders as both a leadership expert and the most honored District Administrator in the history of Circle K International (the student arm of Kiwanis International). There isn’t a source of conflict or type of problem that Dave hasn’t seen.

Gonzo’s Leadership University Keynotes are perfect programming for:

Student Government Associations, Campus Activities Departments, Greek Organizations, Recreational Clubs and Organizations, Academic Clubs and Organizations

Leadership Programs and Retreats

Student Orientations, Welcome Week, First Year Experience Programs, Club Kick-offs and Orientations

Parents and Siblings Programs, Life Skills Programs, Convocation Programs, Graduation Programs

GONZO’S LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY KEYNOTES:

These interactive keynotes, mini-workshops and orientation programs range in length from 20 – 90 minutes based on your program format. Dave expertly tailors and/or combines any of these leadership-based messages to support the specific objectives of your event or program.

CATEGORIES: Keynotes, Motivational Speeches, Graduation & Commencement Programs, Leadership Skills, Student Leadership, Teambuilding

Attaining Success for College and University Students  - Help your students and student leaders make the most of their educational experience from day one. This session will show them how to create a step-by-step program to achieving their academic and collegiate goals.  Dave lays out a strategy for personal leadership that moves the incoming first year student smoothly into the academic flow and puts them well on their way to becoming a successful college graduate. Students leave this program with a refreshed idea of what they should expect out of the higher learning experience. They’ll learn to be focused, results oriented and exhibit personal leadership. You’ll see more student involvement on campus and an increased retention rate as more of your students will be prepared for success.

Confidence in Leadership - When your student leaders approach their roles and responsibilities with confidence, their chance for success multiplies immeasurably. Inspired and motivated student and organization leaders spell success for your campus organizations, your students and your institution. With this program Dave instills the confidence in your students that they can lead and lead successfully.  After Dave shares his keys to confidence in leadership roles and eight tips for achieving excellence they will come away knowing how to create a vision for themselves and their team and how to overcome the barriers and obstacles to success in leadership.

Everyday Leadership - While not everyone is a natural-born leader, core leadership skills can be cultivated. In this revealing session students will learn Dave’s five secrets to personal leadership that will serve them every day and for a lifetime.  Dave guides your students through such important areas as creating a vision, setting goals to make that vision a reality, using time effectively, effective communication skills, delegating authority to others, and keys to personal motivation. As an experienced speaker, he also shares his six keys to successful public speaking for the shy and nervous. Your students will love this session and come away feeling as though Dave is talking directly to them.  He’ll give them practical tools they can use right away in their personal lives, college experiences, and in planning for their professional careers. This “taste” of leadership could be just the thing to motivate many students to get more involved and increase their participation on campus.

Making The Most of Your 24/7 - Time management is one of the most important skills any leader can possess. In this session students will learn how to effectively use and schedule their time and to manage their many different responsibilities of classes, co-curricular activities and ‘having a life.’ Dave will share his easy to understand keys to establishing priorities and will help your students focus on what’s most important. Dave also engages the students in discussion about the distractions they encounter (socializing, the Internet, television, text messaging, dating, etc.) and how to either avoid or manage them. Instead of blowing through life like a leaf in the wind your students will know how to use time to their advantage and determine what direction their lives will take.

Play To Win: A Game Plan for Success - This program presents a step-by-step goal-setting approach for use by individuals as well as newly formed and established teams that will get your student leaders motivated and energized. By the end of this session, they’ll develop a realistic game plan that’s ready for implementation. Dave shares his story of moving beyond growing up in a trailer park on the side of an interstate highway to becoming one of the most in-demand speakers in the United States today.  He has done it by using what he teaches in this program:  a defined approach to pursuing dreams through concrete goals and plans.  This is a fun and energizing program that will guide students to success and satisfaction in their college life, careers, work, and family lives.

The Power of Boldness: How to Get What You Want - Will you do what you love or will you go for the big payday? Whatever you decide, fuel your own personal achievement with drive, desire and action. This program leads students to make effective career choices. Dave will show them how to succeed regardless of their background or circumstances, how to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and ways to ignite their passions and develop a winning mental attitude. This program is perfect for students who are looking to take bold steps forward in their collegiate experience, their organizational leadership positions and their future careers. They’ll develop a winning mental attitude and use it to energize their goals.

The Secrets of Motivation - In this session student leaders will learn the basics of encouraging and leading others to peak performance. Using Dave’s practical, easy-to-implement tips, they’ll find more success in working with others.  Dave walks students through an examination or the reasons why people join groups and organizations and discuss why we should motivate others in the first place. He’ll share seven tips to motivating others; lead students to discover eight keys to motivating others; and help them become skilled at recognizing the five indicators of motivational success. Participants will also learn how to use visualization to achieve personal and group objectives and about using rewards to inspire team members.

To book any program or speaker call 404.393.9792 or email Speakers@ProSpeakersBureau.com.

DAVE
FARROW

MARJA LEE
FREEMAN

JORDAN
GOODMAN

FELICIA
HARLOW

M. FRANCINE
JENNINGS, Ed.D

DAVE 'GONZO'
KELLY

EARL E.
PAUL, Ph.D

MILLICENT
ST. CLAIRE!

TROY
STENDE

STEVE
WALLACE

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