Keynote Career Speech at Hall Park Academy

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Charlotte Blyth for 150 students at Hall Park Academy aged Age 12 - 18.

Event description

Inspire our students

45 minute Careers talks run through National Careers week during tutor time (10.45am – 11.05am). We are looking for a number of different careers to be represented and will be holding one talk a day at 3 different schools, to include The Redhill Academy, The Hall Park Academy (in Eastwood) and The Carlton Academy. Talks will be held in the school’s Hall and will have between 30 and 100 students present. We are happy for volunteers to use PowerPoint presentations or adlib, whichever is preferred. A successful business leader can inspire a group of students by talking in-depth about the journey they took from school through their career. This format usually includes one business leader talking for an extended period of time.

A business leader can ‘tell a story’ about their career journey:
• What inspired them to choose their career path
• Why they find it high impact
• What they enjoy most about their career
• What subjects did the study and what decisions did they make along the way
• What mistakes did they make and how did they learn from them
• What skills is their company currently looking for in their new hires

As the Keynote Career speech generally have less business leaders, the speakers can offer a more focussed, in-depth and comprehensive discussion. They will take students through their entire journey and reflect on their successes and failures in the world of employment. There will also be a Q&A session so that students can ask their own questions.

These meaningful encounters inspire students and have a positive impact on their future life choices.