Speaking

Shobha has over fifteen years of experience in skill development training in both local and global settings. When engaging youth and adults alike, she exhibits an expansive grasp of social issues, and an expertise in mediating situations incensed by historical marginalization, gender inequality, socio-economic factors, political conflict and more.

Shobha’s speaking areas include but are not limited to:

  • Engaging Your Passion to Influence Your Career Choice

    Helping students translate their passion into strength in the pursuit for their desired ‘place' in the world. How passion can inspire choices in career paths and propel you on an innovative orientation of the professional possibilities that exist in our world.

  • Youth Leadership and Empowerment

    Helping young people realize that they are leaders. Inspiring and motivating young people to harness their skills while utilizing even their inexperience to make a positive difference in their school, personal lives, local or even global community.

  • Building Community/Community Development

    Using knowledge from grassroots development and drawing on the social issues that have been raising concerns on headlines and social media, to captivate our younger generations to participate in informing their local and global community. From public speaking, to networking, to creating a team, working with young people to harness the power of working together towards community development.

  • Inspiring youth to become global citizens

    Understanding the positive and negative impacts of globalization and taking steps to alleviate our role in the global cycle of supply and demand. Encouraging discussion, provoking self-reflection and establishing areas of accountability and shared local and global responsibility.

  • An Indigenous Worldview

    Understanding the world view of Indigenous populations. From traditional storytelling to the importance of culture and land, informing the younger generation about the cultures that pre-existed our civilization. Harnessing the impact of traditional ways of knowing, environmental sustainability, frugality, and the importance of community in our dynamic and fast paced lives.

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