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HIGH SCHOOL DIGITAL WELLNESS & SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY SPEAKER

What They Do Online Now Follows Them for Life.

An evidence-based, magic-integrated assembly for grades 9–12 — tackling screens, mental health, AI, and online reputation, and giving students tools they’ll actually use in college, careers, and life.

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High Schoolers Aren’t Just Online. Their Wellness and Future Is Being Built on What They Post, Search, and Scroll.

 
By high school, students have spent most of their lives on a screen, and the stakes are higher than they were in middle school. College admissions officers, scholarship committees, coaches, and future employers now look at a student’s digital footprint before they ever meet them in person. The platforms driving that footprint were engineered to maximize time on screen, not student wellbeing. Social media anxiety, phone addiction, AI-generated deepfakes and misinformation, financial sextortion scams, cyberbullying, viral online challenges, and the long-term consequences of one bad post aren’t future problems for this age group. They’re showing up in counselors’ offices, parent inboxes, and school board meetings right now.
A lecture won’t reach them. Neither will another scare-tactic assembly they’ve already tuned out. High school students have heard the warnings before, which is exactly why the delivery matters as much as the content. They respond to real stories, sharp humor, and moments of genuine surprise: the kind of experience that makes a message impossible to dismiss as “just another assembly.”

Our Dynamic Full Program Approach

More than an assembly, you’re getting a full program.

Dynamic Assembly that Edutains.

Robert infuses research-backed, evidence-based content with magic, illusions, humor, and real stories. The presentation is calibrated to hold the attention of 9th through 12th graders, an audience that has seen it all and tunes out fast.

One assembly doesn’t create lasting change. Reinforcement does.

Every booking includes 1-year access to our curriculum through our online portal, so the lessons keep working long after Robert leaves the building: through the rest of the school year and into the next.

Parent Resources.

The message needs to reach beyond the school walls, especially with an age group parents often feel locked out of. Every booking includes a recorded version of the presentation (passcode-protected) along with additional parenting resources. Schools can also add a live in-person or virtual parent presentation as part of the flat day rate.

Flexible Flat Day Rate.

This makes the program affordable for large districts and smaller schools with tight budgets alike. One flat rate covers up to 4 presentations within 24 hours, which can cover multiple grades, topics, or buildings in a single visit. Cost can also be split within a district or with nearby schools, making the program accessible for budget-constrained schools, PTAs, and prevention coalitions, without the 25% markup of a speaker bureau. Additional multi-day discounts are available.

Robert also offers staff development / teacher professional-development sessions on digital wellness and social media, bookable as one of the up-to-4 presentations within the flat day rate. See FAQ below.

Not a Motivational Speaker.
A Dynamic Edutainer.

 
Robert Hackenson Jr. (NSA Professional Member, MBA, CAOL) is a trained professional magician who uses illusion and mentalism as the primary delivery mechanism for evidence-based prevention content. Not as a novelty, but as a tool designed to make research-backed messages stick.
  • 3,000+ presentations.
  • 49 states.
  • International engagements including Canada, Switzerland, and Australia.
  • BBB A+.
  • 20+ years.

The magic opens the door. The research-backed content walks through it.

What High Schoolers Learn and Actually Remember

Every topic below is age-calibrated for 9th through 12th grade and woven into magic, stories, and live audience interaction, so students are never just sitting and listening:

How algorithms are engineered to affect mood, sleep, and self-esteem, and what students can do to take back control before graduation.

Recognizing unhealthy patterns before they follow students into college dorm rooms and their first jobs.

De-escalating drama and callout culture; how tone disappears in text and what to do about it.

Spotting it, stopping it, and choosing to be an upstander, including how group chats and anonymous apps change the equation in high school.

Recognizing grooming and catfishing red flags, and knowing exactly what to do and who to tell.

The real risks, the legal consequences (even between minors), and the sharp rise in financial sextortion scams targeting teens, addressed directly, not danced around.
How one post can follow a student into college admissions, scholarship committees, and job offers, and what a permanent digital record actually means for their future.

Deepfakes, AI-generated content, chatbot manipulation, and academic-integrity risks, plus how to think critically about what’s real online.

The real risks of a distracted teen driver, delivered to an audience that is getting behind the wheel for the first time.

A practical, memorable framework for responsible digital citizenship students can apply the moment they pick up their phone, on campus and after graduation.

Watch Video Clips From the Presentation

See real footage of Robert covering these exact topics with a live high school audience.

This presentation can be tailored for individual grade levels within high school and is ideal for single-school or district-wide initiatives.

Built for High Schoolers. Backed by Research.

Every topic in this presentation is grounded in current, credible research, so counselors and administrators have the citations they need to defend the booking to grant committees and school boards:

  • CDC data on adolescent social media use and mental health outcomes
  • U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health (2023)
  • FBI and NCMEC data on the rise of financial sextortion targeting teens
  • Peer-reviewed adolescent psychology research on screen addiction, digital footprint consequences, and cyberbullying prevention
This isn't a fluff motivational talk. It's evidence-based digital wellness education delivered in a format that actually reaches 9th through 12th graders and makes them think, not just clap.

This Isn’t Just an Assembly. It’s a Complete Digital Wellness Program.

High School Assembly (50–60 min)  
A 50–60 minute, magic-integrated, research-backed assembly age-calibrated for 9th–12th grade: the core presentation included in every booking. See “Flat Day Rate & District Flexibility” below for pricing, multi-presentation, and multi-building details.
12-Month Curriculum Portal
After the assembly, teachers get 12 months of access to portal.dynamicinfluence.com, which consists of video clips, class discussion questions, and class activities that reinforce the lessons all year. The message doesn’t stop when Robert leaves.
Parent Presentation & Resources
Parents get access to a recorded version of the student presentation along with additional parent resources. Included automatically, at no extra cost, with every booking.
Parent/Community Night
(Live In-Person or Virtual)
Add a parent night the same evening as part of the flat day rate, so families hear the same core messages. Students and parents leave with the same language, the same framework, the same tools. Includes 60-day access to a recording of the parent presentation that can be shared with your wider school community.
Flat Day Rate &
District Flexibility
Up to 4 presentations in 24 hours: different topics, grade levels, or school buildings, at one flat rate. Smaller schools can team up with nearby schools, inside or outside their own district, to split the presentations and the cost.
WellHubs Wellness App
(Add-On)
A privacy-first school wellness hub (wellhubs.app), no student logins, no data collection. Gives students and parents 24/7 access to vetted resources your school controls.

What Administrators and Counselors Say

Sparta High’s Social Media Awareness Presentation Success!

High School Social Media Dangers Speaker Testimonial from Brewster Academy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Digital Wellness & Social Media Landmines assembly for high school students cover?
Robert’s high school program covers screens and mental health, miscommunication and conflict resolution in a digital age, digital silos (algorithmic echo chambers), AI dangers, hateful posting and what to do if you’re targeted, online predators, and digital reputation, including who’s actually looking at it: colleges, coaches, and future employers. It’s delivered as an honest, high-school-level conversation, not a lecture, and woven into magic, stories, and live interaction.
Robert is a trained professional magician who uses illusion and mentalism as the primary pedagogical delivery mechanism, not as a novelty. Every magic effect is designed to reinforce a specific lesson. The content is grounded in CDC, Surgeon General, and peer-reviewed research, so counselors and administrators have the citations they need. And unlike one-and-done assemblies, every booking includes 12 months of curriculum portal access so the awareness keeps reinforcing throughout the school year.
Schools looking for a high school social media safety speaker consistently point to three things: engagement, evidence, and staying power after the event. Robert Hackenson Jr. combines a professional magic and mentalism background with research grounded in CDC, Surgeon General, and peer-reviewed adolescent psychology data. Then he backs it with a 12-month curriculum portal so the message doesn’t end when the assembly does. Rave reviews for 3,000+ presentations across 49 states and international engagements support that track record.
Robert offers a single presentation rate or to make it even more affordable, he offers a flat day rate. The flat day covers up to 4 presentations in 24 hours for 1 flat rate that can be split: different topics, grade levels, or locations. Cross-district teaming and regional add-on discounts are also available for budget-constrained schools and prevention coalitions. To receive a no-obligation quote, fill out the form above or call 508-963-5555.

Yes. A parent/community night is available (typically on the evening before the student presentations) can be included in the flat day rate. This way families and students leave with the same core messages, the same language, and the same tools, which dramatically increases at-home reinforcement of the content.

Every booking includes 12 months of free access to portal.dynamicinfluence.com: a library of video clips, class discussion questions, and class activities built specifically to go along with the Digital Wellness & Social Media Landmines presentation. Teachers can use it throughout the school year to keep the awareness alive and give students repeated exposure to the key concepts.
Research cited by the CDC and the U.S. Surgeon General links heavy adolescent screen and social media use to higher rates of anxiety, disrupted sleep, and lower self-esteem, especially during high school, when academic and social pressure are already at their peak. Robert’s presentation translates that research into a format students actually engage with, then builds their awareness of the pattern instead of just telling them to put the phone down.
Schools rolling out phone-free or phone-restricted policies get the strongest buy-in when students understand the why, not just the rule. Robert’s assembly builds that awareness directly with students, and can be paired with a staff or parent session so the entire school community is working from the same information.
Yes. A staff development session on digital wellness and social media can be booked as one of the up-to-4 presentations included in the flat day rate, making it easy to pair a student assembly, a parent night, and a teacher PD session into a single visit.

Need Multiple Topics? One Visit Covers It All.

Robert’s flat day rate lets you schedule up to 4 presentations in 24 hours, with different topics, grade levels, or school buildings at a single flat rate. Schools regularly team up with nearby schools, inside or outside their own district, to split the cost and stretch grant dollars further.

Fill out the form above or call 508-963-5555 and Robert’s team will help you build the right combination for your school.

Middle School Assemblies

Same topics, content, and delivery calibrated for 6th–8th grade.

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Elementary School Assemblies

Age-appropriate bullying prevention and social media safety programs for K–5.

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One Vendor. Every Topic Your Middle School Needs.

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