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In The RoomA signature talk for business owners who find it hard to switch off, with an optional practical session for teams who want to experience it firsthand.
Initially, this is for builders, construction business owners and industry groups, people who carry responsibility that doesn't clock off, and who've learned to postpone their own life in favour of the next job. If that's not you but it sounds familiar, you're welcome here too.
You carry responsibility that doesn't clock off. You're thinking about work even when you're not at work. You tell yourself you'll make time for your health, for the people who matter, for the life you're actually building toward, after this job, after this quarter, after things settle down. They don't settle down.
The optional practical session is designed for ordinary people, including those who feel awkward, self-conscious or convinced "this isn't their thing." That hesitation is part of the work.
Because confidence rarely arrives before we begin. It is often built by doing something unfamiliar, imperfectly, in a room where nobody is expected to perform.
SpeakingIn The RoomWe often treat stress, energy, confidence and human connection as separate workplace problems. They are usually addressed with separate strategies: another presentation, another policy, another app or another reminder to take care of ourselves.
But the brain and body do not experience work in separate compartments.
Movement changes posture.
Rhythm changes attention.
Shared activity changes the way people relate to each other.
Move Before You Burn Out brings those elements together in one practical, human experience.
Simple rhythm and coordination exercises
Movement designed to shift posture and energy
Structured partner and group activities
Practical reflection on stress, confidence and connection
Guided discussion without forced personal disclosure
Small challenges that encourage people to move before they feel completely ready
Practical resets teams can use after the session
No dance experience is required. No one is put on the spot. Participation can be adapted for different levels of mobility, confidence and comfort.
A practical way to protect two hours a week for movement, learning and connection, and the thinking behind why that matters more than another productivity hack.
Renewed energy and mental focus
Greater awareness of how stress shows up physically
A practical way to interrupt unhelpful mental loops
Stronger connection across the team
A shared experience people will actually remember
Greater confidence in trying something unfamiliar
Simple movement-based tools they can use during the working week
The core booking is the talk itself, a keynote for business owners and industry groups. An interactive practical session is available as an optional add-on, with every activity explained in advance, so organisers know exactly what they're booking.
A high-energy talk on the relationship between movement, attention, confidence and connection. The default booking, no interactive component required.
A 90-minute hands-on add-on to the talk, combining rhythm, movement, reflection and team connection. Activities are outlined upfront before you book.
A deeper session exploring energy, confidence, communication and the habits teams use under pressure.
A sequence of sessions designed to build familiarity, confidence and connection over time.
Using movement to shift posture, energy and self-expression. Ideal for teams navigating change, hesitation, low confidence or reduced momentum.
A team-building experience using rhythm, non-verbal communication and partner connection. Ideal for teams that work together but no longer feel particularly connected.
A keynote exploring what rhythm, coordination and social movement ask of the brain, and why that matters for attention, adaptability and human connection. Ideal for conferences, leadership events and workplace wellbeing programs.
Capable teams operating under sustained pressure
Organisations tired of passive wellbeing sessions
Teams navigating change, fatigue or disconnection
Leadership groups wanting a more human experience
Workplaces looking for something memorable without making people feel exposed
Conferences that need energy, participation and a meaningful message
Jacqueline Valk has spent years teaching people how to move before they feel ready.
Her work sits at the intersection of movement, confidence, rhythm and human connection. Drawing from decades of dance experience, teaching, competition and her research-led book 76 Percent, Jacqueline creates experiences that are practical, intelligent and deeply human.
She is not interested in turning your workplace into a dance studio. She is interested in what movement reveals about how people think, connect, hesitate and change.
This is not really about dance.
It is about what happens when capable adults stop trying to get everything right.
It is about moving before confidence arrives.
It is about noticing the people around you.
It is about getting out of your head long enough to remember that you have a body, energy and a place in the room.
And it is about giving teams an experience that feels alive, not another wellbeing message they will forget by Monday.
Give them an experience that changes the energy in the room. Tell me your team size, the pressure your people are under and what you want to change, and I'll recommend the right format.