Jami Kirkbride
Making the most of every opportunity and life experience.
Speaking
Personality Presentations
Putting the Pieces Together
Have you noticed that everyone around you is different? And have you noticed that your attempts at changing others have been unsuccessful? Discover the four personalities and how you can understand yourself and others better. This information can help you relate better with others as you begin to see the different strengths and weaknesses of each personality as well as why people do what they do. This session is the basic personality module and can be presented in 30-45 minutes.
Each of the following presentations can be better applied when The Personalities have been explained first. The first module (personality basics) can be added to any of the following modules or combination of modules. Time would vary depending on the information covered…30-40 minutes per module is needed.
Putting the Pieces Together—Teambuilding
Once you understand the basics about The Personalities, it can be helpful to apply them to teams. Whether your team functions in a business setting, student organization, community club, or church ministry, there is a group of differing people working together to accomplish a task or purpose. Find out how to communicate, delegate tasks, and motivate people according to their personalities. Working with your team’s strengths and understanding their weaknesses will make your team more effective, productive, and happy.
Putting the Pieces Together—Understanding Yourself and the One You Married
You fell in love with them and thought they complimented you. Now are you wondering why you can’t see eye to eye? Discover how The Personalities can help make sense of your marriage. Understanding the strengths, weaknesses, and needs of you and your spouse can help you relate better. Learn keys to communicating and motivating each other. Find out how different combinations of personalities play out in a marriage. Putting this information to use in your relationship will help you achieve a deeper level of love and acceptance and can bring about a life-changing effect.
Putting the Pieces Together—Parenting With Personality
Have you noticed that what works with one child doesn’t necessarily work with another child? Discover how the personalities are expressed in children. Learn how you can meet their unique needs, maximize their strengths, and tame their weaknesses. Understanding how your personality interacts with your child’s personality may bring about a whole new level of relating. Putting the information about the personalities to use in your home will help you not only parent your child with purpose but to enjoy the process too!
Putting the Pieces Together—Understanding Yourself and Your Spiritual Journey
Have you tired yourself on trying to live up to an ideal standard of spirituality? Discover how The Personalities can help you make sense of your spiritual journey. How will your strengths, weaknesses, and needs affect the way you view God, worship, and your personal walk? Do you have realistic expectations for your own spiritual journey or are you trying to follow in someone else’s shoes? Find out how understanding yourself and your view of God can help you set realistic spiritual goals. Spend more time relating to God as He created you to be and less time worrying about it!
Putting the Pieces Together—Capture Your Class
Have you noticed that one style does not fit all, when it comes to teaching? Have you observed that one student learns in a very different way than the next? Discover how The Personalities can be put to good use in your classroom. Learn how to get the most from your students when you can work within their strengths and understand their weaknesses. Recognizing the different needs of the personalities can help you structure lesson plans that can be effective and productive. Relate to your students at a deeper level when you can see why they do what they do. Capture your class in a whole new way!
Putting the Pieces Together—Compatible Communication
Do you struggle to understand and be understood? Do you wish that you could relate with others in a more meaningful way? When you understand your personal strengths and weaknesses, you can communicate more effectively. Learn some ways to minimize your personality weaknesses and practice more healthy communication. Find out how you can tailor your approach according to the needs of your listener. When you understand how the different personalities communicate, you can make the necessary adjustments to help your communication feel more compatible.
Putting the Pieces Together—The Personalities in Scripture
Are you wondering how The Personalities would fit within the Scriptures? You might find it interesting that the four Gospels were each written by a different personality. Find out some interesting facts about the four Gospels as we learn how the personalities “show through” in the different writing styles of each. This is a fascinating way to gain new information about both the personalities and God’s Word.
Other Presentations
Keys to Bringing Your Children’s Values to Life
Raising kids in today’s world can feel like managing a huge project. Not only do we have to deal with the problem areas, but we also need to be growing those areas of their lives that make their character strong. We will uncover three important keys to teaching children values and talk about unique and purposeful ways to bring our children’s values to life.
The Gift of Love
Do you sometimes feel like you are struggling to connect with a friend or spouse. Whether in friendships or relationships, it can be difficult to express love in a way that is understood or effective. We will talk about the five love languages and give some useful ideas about how to better connect. This simple approach will help you understand yourself and others better and has the potential to maximize your friendships and relationships.
A Night Light for the Dark Times
Have you or some one you cared about struggled with depression? It can feel like the darkness is never-ending. We will discuss some practical suggestions to help in navigating through these times. More importantly, we will uncover some hope that can offer a true light in the darkness.
Where Am I and Why Am I Here?
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself these questions about your life? If you haven’t maybe it’s time. We don’t want to just find out where we are in life and why, but uncover some truths about where God wants us to be and how to get there. Are you ready for the journey?
Piecing Together Shattered Dreams
Most likely, each of us will be affected by loss of some kind. It may be death divorce, loss of job, loss of dreams, or something else. How will you piece life back together? When will it feel better? We will discuss healthy ways to approach a loss and the life changing effects it may have. This discussion will either help you or enable you to help someone you care about.
A Winner In the End
Have you faced any challenges in your life? Are there things in your past that affect the way you view yourself? This topic allows us to see our experiences through God’s eyes. If you have ever struggled to see yourself worthy...this talk is for you. Find out how God can use us just as we are.
The Journey to Joy
Do you find yourself wishing and wanting for more? It is so easy to get caught in the race to have the best or get the most. But have you stopped to realize you are where God wants you. This topic will look at the differences in happiness and joy. A change in your mindset may create a whole new you!
Glimpses of God in the Every Day Things
Do you spend a great deal of your day with small company? Most mothers do. Do you ever giggle at the funny little things they say? This talk presents some life lessons through the eyes of a child. There really are glimpses of God in the every day things when we take the time to really listen.
These are a few presentations Jami has already given or is prepared to present. Some of the groups she has spoken for include MOPS, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Future Business Leaders of America.
Her master’s degree in counseling and work experience combine to offer an array of perspectives. Some of her work experience includes working as a preschool teacher, a victim’s advocate with a police department, an intern with PsychCare and Family Recovery, and a mental health therapist for juvenile delinquents. Her education, work experience, and life experiences allow her to speak on a wide variety of topics including teamwork, understanding personalities, goal setting, communication, pursuing your dreams, contentment, conflict, marriage, parenting, discipline and more. She is also willing to tackle the tough topics like depression, loss, divorce, single parenting, miscarriage, blended families, sex, domestic violence and sexual assault.
In her pursuit for quality education, Jami enjoyed a variety of coursework. She was able to glean a great deal from her collegiate experiences.