Presentation: Standing in Your Power: Leading with Strength, Focus, and Immersive Interest (for Youth & Young Adult Leaders)

Audience Fit

This session is designed for youth and young adults stepping into leadership roles for the first time, including student leaders, young entrepreneurs, team leads, volunteers, and emerging professionals who want to lead confidently while staying true to who they are.

Purpose of the Session

Young leaders often feel pressure to lead like someone else—louder, older, more confident, or more experienced. At the same time, they are balancing identity development, relationships, responsibilities, and expectations. This session helps youth and young adults understand that leadership does not require pretending or overpowering others. Instead, it focuses on recognizing personal strengths, understanding how focus works, and using Immersive Interest to guide leadership decisions, projects, and teamwork.

Abstract

Leadership for youth and young adults is often learned through trial and error. Many capable young leaders struggle with confidence, decision-making, and managing different personalities—especially when they care deeply about fairness and belonging. This session introduces Immersive Interest as a practical leadership approach that helps young leaders understand what energizes them, where they focus best, and how to use those strengths to guide others. Rather than forcing leadership styles or copying models that don’t fit, participants learn how curiosity, deep engagement, and natural interest can shape effective leadership. The session explores how to balance personalities, guide group work, and lead projects with clarity and follow-through—while staying authentic.

Key Topics Covered

• What it means to stand in your power as a young leader

• Understanding strengths, interests, and focus

• Balancing personalities in groups and teams

• Using Immersive Interest to lead projects and shared work

Learning Outcomes

• Identify personal strengths and interests that support leadership

• Build confidence in an authentic leadership style

• Guide peers with clarity, respect, and purpose

• Use Immersive Interest to improve focus and teamwork

• Apply leadership tools immediately in school, work, or community settings

Session Format

Length: 60 minutes (adaptable to 45 or 90 minutes)Format: Interactive presentation with relatable examples, guided reflection, and small-group discussion Audience: Youth leaders, student leaders, young adults, emerging professionals, and community volunteers

This presentation is given in two options: Adult Learners and Youth Learners

Standing in Your Power: Lead your way—using your strengths, focus, and curiosity.