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SPEAKING & HOSTING

I know how to hold a room. Live, national, and unscripted.

Keynotes, event hosting, and on-stage conversations from a two-time Emmy-winning journalist who spent two decades making people feel something on camera.

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Jillian Mele Communications

It's time for a FRESH PERSPECTIVE from someone who has been  

ENGAGING AUDIENCES for years. 

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Live, every day

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Composure when the stakes are high isn't a tip I read in a book.  It's how I spent two decades on television.

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WHY JILLIAN

Most speakers talk about pressure. I performed under it.

An interviewer by trade

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I've spent a career drawing people out. I make panels and fireside chats actually go somewhere.

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A story they'll remember

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Leaving a 20-year career to start over, and what that really takes, lands with any audience facing change.

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ON STAGE

Seeing is believing.

KEYNOTE

Women of the Channel 2025

The keynote address to nearly 1,500 women in New York City about living the story you want to tell and stepping into growth.

La Salle University Graduate Commencement 2024

COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE

The commencement address to La Salle University's graduating class, on starting your next chapter with nerve.

Keynote 01

Live the Story You Want to Tell

For twenty years I told other people's stories. Then I walked away to tell my own. This is the talk about the moment you stop reacting to the story you were handed and start writing the next chapter by choice. Part personal story, part permission slip, for anyone standing at the edge of a change they are afraid to make.

WALK AWAY WITH

The mindset, and the nerve, to take control of your own narrative.

SIGNATURE TALKS

What I speak about.

Keynote 02

Confidence Is Built, Not Born

I believe confidence is not necessarily a trait you are born with. It is a skill you build. Drawing on two decades in front of a live camera and my ARC method, Act, Reflect, Celebrate, I show audiences how real confidence is earned in the doing, not waited for. Practical, honest, and made for anyone who freezes before the big moment.

WALK AWAY WITH

The ARC method to build genuine confidence, one rep at a time.

WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER

Formats

WHO I SPEAK TO

Audiences

Keynote Speaker: Signature talks, tailored to your theme.

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Event Host & Emcee: Keeping your day sharp and on time.

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Panel Moderator & Fireside: Real conversations, not stiff Q&A.

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Custom Corporate Sessions: Built around your team's moment.

Corporate & leadership          teams   

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 Women's events & retreats

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 Conferences & associations

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 Brand, media & sales kickoffs

Like the story? Let's make the next one.

Speaking inquiries, collaborations, or coaching services, I'd love to hear from you.

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WHAT THEY SAY

Don't take my word for it.

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