Ontario Student Leadership Conference

Featured Presenters

Andy Thibodeau

Workshop Presenter

Andrew Thibodeau was a teenager in the 1980’s, so he admits to having a mullet haircut! Since 1992 Andy has delivered thousands of fun inspirational presentations to schools and conferences across North America. Two million people have seen him speak in all 10 Canadian provinces, the Yukon and 38 states. Over 50% of Ontario’s high schools have had him speak!

Andy teaches student leadership because he was always an active student leader: Student Council VP in Grade 8, Student Council President in high school, and Orientation Week coordinator at King’s College at the University of Western Ontario.

Andy lives in London with his best friends, his wife Elizabeth and his daughters Torry & Isla.

Andy attended elementary and high school with our conference coordinator, Stu Saunders! Andy & Stu were student council executives at Laurier Secondary School in London in 1988-1989. This was when Much Music named their high school the “Most Spirited School in Canada” in the MOGA (Most Outrageous Group Activity) contest.

Workshop Description for “The Look Bounces off me! Dealing with Negativity in Student Activities”
We have all seen it when we are in a leadership role ... someone gives us the “look” of disapproval and we feel our enthusiasm for leadership fade a little. In this hilarious and life-changing workshop, Andy gives you effective strategies on dealing with negative influences in your school.

Workshop Description for “Rallies that Rock, Assemblies that Amaze”
In 1988 to 1989, Stu Saunders & Andy Thibodeau organized a year of student activities, assemblies and pep rallies that had them named by Much Music as the most spirited school in Canada. Andy gives away the ideas and strategies behind the ten rallies and assemblies they organized, complimented by new lessons from the hundred’s of schools he has visited since 1992.

Workshop Description for “Let’s Talk”, Effective Communication Tools for Student Leaders”
As a student president in London, Ontario, Andy averaged a dance attendance of over 500 people at nine dances. Andy shares his promotional insights and public speaking tips that will help you more effectively promote your student activities.
You can reach Andy’s Impact Presentations by visiting his website