Public Speaking

Victoria uses storytelling, research, pop culture, current events, and audience interaction to create an edu-taining experience that prioritizes progress over perfection.

Victoria has spoken with over 120 organizations including companies, universities, advocacy organizations, conferences, podcasters, and K-12 schools.

Just a few of Victoria’s speaking clients include:

Virtual Course

Recognize. Challenge. Change.

Recognize. Challenge. Change. is an honest conversation about our increasingly interconnected and diverse world. Participants will challenge myths regarding the historical and present-day distributions of power, investigate the role of racism and anti-racism in social, professional, and educational spaces, and feel empowered to analyze their own social identities and positions within systems of power.​

Keynotes & Workshops:

Implicit Bias - What We Don’t Think We Think

Everyone has implicit biases. Implicit bias is part of how our brains are wired BUT that does not mean we can’t change for the better! Victoria uses research, data, and narrative to guide folks to recognize, challenge and change bias in the world around them and even deep within themselves. Even if it can be uncomfortable to admit we have a bias, we can’t solve a problem we won’t admit exists. Recognition is just the first step.

When I Liberate Myself, I Liberate Others

Miss Fannie Lou Hammer, a prominent Civil Rights activist, once said, “When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don’t speak out ain’t anybody going to speak out for you.” Victoria Alexander guides participants in collaboratively recognizing, challenging, and changing their biases, whether directed toward other communities or internalized within themselves. The emphasis of this program is on progress rather than perfection.


Pride Past, Present, and Future: A Brief LGBTQ History

In this interactive keynote, Victoria (a Black, Queer, Womanist) integrates a timeline of LGBTQ+ history with personal storytelling, empirical data, and audience participation to reveal how LGBTQ+ history impacts all of our collective past, present, and future. Queer and trans folks are, have always been, and will always be at the center of American culture, art, industry, politics, activism, and innovation.


Anti-Blackness - Beyond the Hashtag

This program focuses on personal reflection and growth opportunities to combat internalized anti-Blackness and its manifestations on various levels of the personal and professional experience. Victoria uses research, data, and narrative to guide folks to recognize, challenge and change anti-Black attitudes and behaviors in the world around them and even deep within themselves. It’s not about perfection. It’s about progress.


What Do We Mean “Values Based Organizations?” - Social Identity in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Fraternity and sorority life can be one of the most transformative experiences students can have. At the same time, we can’t tell the stories of our organizations, or fully understand our groups without a full picture of the history of social identity in fraternity and sorority life. Let’s move past the information on the website and in the new member education pamphlet.

Testimonials

  • I whole heartedly related to so much of what Victoria had to say, it felt like everything I've been trying to put into words but haven't been able to.

    Syracuse University Student

  • Victoria is a star. I have never had a DEl speaker who was able to connect with so many people from different backgrounds and beliefs and still get the point across and inspire change.

    Caitlin Steele, Blue Mountain Community College

  • Victoria was an incredible public speaker. She matched the tone of the event perfectly and it really felt like she listened to what we wanted out of the talk. 11/10!

    Hannah McCollum, Theta Tau

  • Victoria Alexander was amazing. Our students really enjoyed engaging with her and connecting with her on a more personal level through the luncheon. Victoria was also very empowering and relatable. Our students really resonated with the things she was sharing during the moderated discussion.

    Iliana Velez, Kent State University

  • Victoria had great examples, a high knowledge of subject, and is well organized in her presentation. She provides a burst of refreshing energy and reminds us there is ample opportunity for growth.

    Andrea Giachino, ACUI

  • Victoria was awesome! I appreciate how she honestly and directly addressed topics that folks often shy away from. Her passion about the topic radiated through and kept an audience of almost 400 students engaged via Zoom - no easy feat! 've been nervous over the past year to host large keynotes via Zoom because I worry about engagement, but Victoria was incredible and put all my worries at ease.

    Tommy Severin, Adelphi University