SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS
Practical talks and workshops about adult friendship, real connection, and the social side of growth.
Montrey Jones brings a grounded, direct approach to a familiar problem: life gets fuller, and the people who matter get pushed to later. Sessions pair honest conversation with clear examples and an action participants can put into practice.
Invite Montrey to speakFOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Workplaces and professional communities. Libraries and book groups. Community organizations, faith communities, and conferences exploring the social side of growth.
For podcasts, television, and radio, Montrey brings a clear topic and everyday examples your audience can recognize. Every conversation starts with who you’re trying to reach.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Choose a focus.
Shape it around your audience.
Move from a vague good intention to an invitation someone can actually answer. Work through familiar examples and practice making a plan without putting pressure on the other person.
INTERVIEWS &
INTERACTIVE CONVERSATIONS
Careers, responsibilities, and full calendars can crowd out personal relationships. Identify where connection is getting pushed aside and build a realistic way to make room for people.
WORKPLACES &
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES
Meeting someone is a beginning, not a relationship. Explore familiar places, consistent contact, and the small follow-through that gives a new connection room to grow.
LIBRARIES, BOOK GROUPS
& COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
WAYS TO BRING IT TO YOUR AUDIENCE
A focused interview, moderated discussion, or audience Q&A built around a question people recognize from their own lives.
A clear, author-led presentation with relatable examples and room for questions. Well suited to a lunch-and-learn or community gathering.
A 45–60-minute session with guided reflection, invitation practice, and a personal next-step plan. The focus and materials are tailored with your host.
Session length, availability, fees, travel or virtual arrangements, and accessibility needs are confirmed before booking.
LET’S PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR
Share who’s coming, the conversation you want to create, and your preferred timing. We’ll work out the right focus and format from there.
Check speaking availabilityPutting together a proposal? Request an event-specific overview, or get the media one-sheet.
Participant materials and group-use permissions are arranged with the host. Use of materials.