Motivational & Informational Speaker

I’m Angela Giles Klocke, a speaker, writer, and advocate dedicated to empowering survivors of domestic violence and trauma. Through storytelling, I help audiences reframe survival as strength, turn pain into purpose, and reclaim their voices. My TEDx Talk, Ask Me About My Tiara, and my upcoming TEDx Talk, The Survivor’s Resume, challenge the shame survivors carry and highlight the resilience they build. Whether speaking to organizations, educators, or survivors themselves, I bring a trauma-informed, hope-filled message that inspires healing, growth, and change. I’ll go first—so others know they’re not alone.

“Angela’s presentation was so well received by both students and staff. The teachers mentioned that the kids were very engaged and that the message she shared was powerful, timely and thought-provoking.”
–Wanda Eppes, Baby Think It Over

Experience

Upcoming: The Storyteller’s Porch — June 21, 2025
2/22/25: TEDxManitouSprings, BREAK FREE
U nbroken by HardBeaut y, Co-Presenting with Program Founder, Tiffany Kuhwede — COVA Conference 2024
Unbroken by HardBeauty Educational Facilitation – Ongoing
Podcast Host, Returning Soon: Scars and Tiaras
Speaker Coach, TEDxManitouSprings — 2021, 2022
Stories at the Edge — June 15, 2018
The Networking Diva Hour
The Story Project – KRCC 91.5FM
Be The Talk With Nathan Eckel (Podcast)
The Human Library — 2018, 2019 — Pikes Peak Library District
TEDxColoradoSprings 2017
Colorado Springs Addiction Seminar – 2017
Baby Think It Over, Guest Speaker – Cripple Creek, Colorado — March 2016, November 2016, November 2017, April 2018
Teen Violence Awareness Month Event – Woodland Park, Colorado — March 2014
Career Day, Photography – Woodland Park Middle School, Colorado — 2011
CHOICES Gala — 2009
Teen Summit – Rome, Georgia
Teen Leadership Team, Weekend Event – Cartersville, Georgia
Various Schools/Churches – Georgia

Toastmasters

September 2015 – Present
Member of Colorado Orators League, Colorado Springs
July 2017 – June 2019, June 2021 – Present
Vice President of Education of Colorado Orators League, Colorado Springs
July 2016 – June 2017
Secretary of Colorado Orators League, Colorado Springs