Kyla Duffy

Creative Volunteerism and Other Ways to Live the Best Life Ever

Speaking

I’m relatively new to the professional speaking circus (ehm, circuit, I mean), but since my background is in performing, my presentations definitely bring a room to life.

My philosophy (in poetic format):

I give this life my all;
Sometimes I stand; sometimes I fall.

On days when I fall,
I look up and reflect.

On days when I stand,
My life feels correct.

However I land,
On my feet or my back,

I go on with a smile
And some plan of attack.

Most important of all,
Though I stand and I fall,

I answer the call:
Do your best, give it all.

Examples of Topics:

  • Up For Pups: Don’t Kill Bill Show
    • Topic: Dog Adoption and Volunteering With Rescues
    • Live performance at The Dairy in Boulder, CO.
    • Audience size: 250
    • 2 aerial fabric performances and about an hour of speaking interspersed with stories from books I’ve published
  • University of Colorado 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
    • Topic: Entrepreneurship and Business Development
  • Boulder Small Business Development Center 2008, 2009, 2010
    • Business Planning for Entrepreneurs
  • BlogPaws 2011
    • Topic: Grammar and Usage for Bloggers
  • Wheat Ridge Optimists Club 2011
    • Topic: Animal Welfare: What YOU Can Do to Stop Puppy Mills
  • All Breed Rescue Network 2011
    • Topic: Finding and Maintaining Great Volunteers