Speaking to Educators with Chase Mielke

09/01/23 • 94 min

Why is teacher burnout sky-rocketing despite an increase in professional development for educators?

In Chase Mielke’s experience as both teacher and trainer, he’s found most pro-dev efforts designed to support educators miss the mark. Why? Because, ironically, they’re bogged down in how-tos, theories, and untested application. What’s actually needed, according to Chase, is more compassion, empathy, and tools that have been tested in the harsh conditions of real-world classrooms.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

The critical differences between keynote speaking and professional development (16:55)
What teachers really think about the content you’re delivering (21:08)
What “gradient” is in relation to your audience and how leveraging it will make you a better speaker/facilitator (25:48)
What to pitfalls to beware of in your presentations that could turn the audience off (49:00)
Online course creation tips and tricks (1:14:45)

Chase Mielke is an award-winning educator, writer, and speaker focused on preventing teacher burnout while increasing student engagement. His writing has been featured on Educational Leadership, WeAreTeachers, Huffpost, Edutopia, and EdPost. Chase’s viral blog and video, “What Students Really Need to Hear,” has been viewed millions of times worldwide. As an engaging, nationally recognized speaker, he’s traveled across the US and around the world to speak with students and educators about resilience, mindset, applied neuroscience, and positive psychology. Chase is also the best-selling author of The Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again.

Chase Mielke knows the value of healthy, engaged educators, and is on a mission to help teachers love teaching again. Learn how you, too, can better serve educators as you put Chase’s insights, experience, and humor into play through your own speaking and writing. Trust us, this episode is going to blow you away.

Enjoy!

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CONNECT WITH CHASE

Instagram & Twitter: @chasemielke

More about Chase’s speaking: https://topyouthspeakers.com/speakers-topics/chase-mielke

Chase’s website: affectiveliving.com

Chase's book: The Burnout Cure: Learn To Love Teaching Again

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Why is teacher burnout sky-rocketing despite an increase in professional development for educators?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

The critical differences between keynote speaking and professional development (16:55)
What teachers really think about the content you’re delivering (21:08)
What “gradient” is in relation to your audience and how leveraging it will make you a better speaker/facilitator (25:48)
What to pitfalls to beware of in your presentations that could turn the audience off (49:00)
Online course creation tips and tricks (1:14:45)

Enjoy!

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CONNECT WITH CHASE

Instagram & Twitter: @chasemielke

More about Chase’s speaking: https://topyouthspeakers.com/speakers-topics/chase-mielke

Chase’s website: affectiveliving.com

Chase's book: The Burnout Cure: Learn To Love Teaching Again

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Flourish by Londau

FREE Training: Learn how to grow your impact and income on stage, page, and screen at https://stagepagescreen.com!

Previous Episode

Mastering the Keynote with Jason Hewlett

What do Ricky Martin, Elton John, and the Chipmunks have in common?

No, it’s not that they’re all (arguably) past their prime. Rather, it’s that each one is deftly impersonated by Jason Hewlett, the Vegas performer turned Hall of Fame keynote speaker, and our guest this week on Stage, Page & Screen.

Jason had a successful career in Vegas with his long-running “One Man Show,” a performance that featured his impersonations, singing, and humor. It was a massive hit. But after more than a decade of performing, he felt burnt out, emotionally and physically. He was forced to reimagine his life and his work.

Jason decided to import the most engaging parts of his show into the format and formality of a corporate keynote. The combination was a hit (if you watch his videos you’ll understand why). It wasn’t long before calls started coming in, inviting him to bring his unique style of entertainment, inspiration, and education to audiences around the globe.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Using humor to bolster your message, not distract. (27:45)
How to personalize and simplify your slides for a stronger presentation. (33:38)
How to disrupt the norms (and even speak for free!) in order to get more gigs. (52:26)
How to balance what gets you excited with what organizations are buying. (57:20)
Pro tips on prepping your host for your audio needs. (1:02:54)
Jason’s thoughts on coaching & hiring coaches to help you grow (1:27:26)

Having delivered thousands of presentations over the last two decades, Jason Hewlett is the only speaker in the world teaching leadership skills, tools, and mindsets in such a powerfully unconventional way. With out-of-the-box performances of uncanny musical and comedy impressions of incredible stage legends, Jason’s keynote,The Promise, is a speech that feels like a show, entertainment that feels like enlightenment, and music that feels like a difference-maker.

We know you’re going to like this one, tiny dancer. So keep livin’ la vida loca and press PLAY right now!

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Connect with Jason

Instagram: @jasonhewlett
jasonhewlett.com

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Next Episode

Craft Viral Videos with Tyler Merritt

Our words matter.

The ones we choose to use and the ones we choose to leave out. The medium in which we share them. The tone with which they’re shared. Whether heard or read by millions, or spoken only in our minds (consider the health benefits of “positive self-talk”). Anytime and anywhere words are used, they have an impact. They matter.

Consider Tyler Merritt and his experience of becoming a viral media sensation by simply sharing a single page’s worth of thoughtfully-considered words.

Words he made up a couple hours before recording them on free video-recording software late one night at a friend’s house.

Words he then uploaded to YouTube at 2am to share with a few friends and family members.

Words he discovered (when he woke up a few hours later) had been heard by over a million people. Then 20 million. And now more than 100 million and counting.

One page worth of words that led to interviews with all the big news outlets, retweets and shares by A-list celebrities, appearances on late night talk shows, a huge book deal, and a positive, measurable impact on culture during a particularly challenging time in American history.

In other words (see what we did there?), Tyler Merritt knows the power of words chosen wisely. That’s why in our conversation with him, you’re going to learn:

00:00:00 // Tomfoolery & Banter
00:03:11 // Introducing Tyler Merritt
00:44:04 // How to approach a publisher with confidence
00:47:31 // Strategies for creating a buzz about your book
00:55:39 // Pro tips for writing and publishing a children’s book
01:10:12 // How to create impactful words through the power of observation

Tyler Merritt is an actor, author, comedian, musician, social commentator, and all around delight (as you’ll hear). He has numerous TV and film credits, and can even claim a place in the Marvel universe. His book, I Take My Coffee Black, chronicles his unique experience of racial tension and reconciliation, creating change through community, and doing it all with a smile.

We hope you enjoy the many inspiring, thought-provoking, and downright funny words that came out in our interview with Tyler!

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CONNECT WITH TYLER