Workshops and Seminars:
I.M.P.A.C.T. - (I'm My Priority At College Today)
A very fun but, SERIOUS interactive workshop on the main reasons why the
drop out rate is so high. Interactive is the operative word here, as the group
goes through: Academic challenges, Pregnancy, Alcohol/Usage, Drug Abuse, Homesickness, Financial Issues, Criminal Charges, Relationships, Over Involvement of Clubs & Activities, Partying, Adult Living, and STD's.
Student participation, scenarios based on true stories, posters, statistics,
and video are utilized.
Breaking the Cycles of Low Self - Esteem
Emotional and thought provoking workshop that deals with why people want and need the 7 A's. (i.e... Affection. Attention, Adoration, Affirmation, Approval, Acceptance, and Applause.). More importantly, when has someone crossed the line between healthy and unhealthy need of the 7A's and what costly price is someone willing to pay to feel or receive them. Too many students seek the 7'as in unhealthy ways and it really speaks to their self-esteem levels. And so , we deal with it - head on, in this workshop.
The Power of Performance: How to Market, Promote and Perform
Performance poet, Geylah provides valuable information and methods to creating,promoting and marketing your "niche" as it relates to careers in performance poetry, public, motivational, or keynote speaking, and basic
product development in any small business arena. Put a "twist" on your National Poetry Month Activity and Events!!!
This self-help seminar (companion booklet available) is appropriate for the beginner, high-school/college/university student or the pro. Having performed at over 300 venues, hear it "from the horse's mouth". A must to promoting/ marketing literary works and securing local and national speaking or performance dates is a must-have for the self-published author or the self-represented speaker.
Ge'ylah dissects the
- getting your name out there
- perfecting your performance
Molding, Manifesting and Maximizing Your Excellence
Common-sense approaches and methods to discovering, crafting, and utilizing your "niche". This dynamic workshop endeavors to "extract","enhance", and "execute" the gift(s) that lay within. Interactive participation is mandatory. A favorite for Studemt Leadership Conferences.
F.O.R.E.N.S.I.C.S.
Future Orators Reveal Exquisite Natural Skill In Competitive Speaking
For Teachers, Community Program Coordinators or Social Organizations. Teacher Oriented workshop that teaches how to get students "into" public speaking and performing. (Year long, 26 - Week curriculum available )
Conference Keynote:
She has gained a first-class reputation for her inspirational and dramatic multi-media presentations. Hailed by Essence Magazine’s Susan L. Taylor as “having a gift people wish they had”, performance poet extraordinaire, Ge’ylah, is uniquely talented, uplifting and inspiring. Renowned for the awesome ability of combining keynote with performance, leaving listeners in tears, and challenging an audience to acknowledge the power that lay within the tongue, she has been billed at conferences with notable keynote phenoms, Dr. Molefi Asante, Les Brown, and Iyanla Vanzant. Her presentation has been referred to as "a flawless collaboration of social, spiritual and historical delight”. Utilizing the art of performance to lecture as well as inspire, Ge'ylah carefully weaves social, educational or religious event themes with powerful orations.
Performances: One-Woman Show
"Power of The Tongue" is an educational, inspirational, and versatile, multi-purposed lyceum, performance, or Coffee House presentation. Enjoyed by audiences of all ages, the versatile presentation can fulfill a vast aray of programming needs. It is rooted in poems, monologues, prose pieces, soliloquies and other classic literary favorites; music and historic video footage, unless otherwise noted, undergird all presentations . Listed is the basic description of the performance.
"Power of the Tongue" is a 60-75 min. multi - media performance anchored in poems, prose pieces, soliloquies, monologues and other classic literary favorites. Music, costume changes, and historic video footage undergird performance. If requested, question and answer session follows the performance. Works performed include " Upon Being Brought From Africa to America" - Phyllis Wheatley, " The Prodigal Son" - James Weldon Johnson, " I, Too, Sing America " - Langston Hughes, " W.E.B. and Booker T " - Dudley Randall, " I AM A Black" - Gwendolyn Brooks, " For My People" - Margaret Walker Alexander, " What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black" - Margaret Taylor Burroughs , "Still I Rise" - Maya Angelou, "Improvisations" - Sonia Sanchez, " Southern Hospitality" - Nichole L. Shields, "Strange Fruit" - Billie Holiday and works by the performance poet herself. Upon request, " Power of the Tongue" classroom guide is available for instructors.
The focal point of the performance will depend on the theme of your event. Please feel free to inquire about tailoring themes to presentations. Ge'ylah is a one - of - a - kind lyceum speaker for all educational occasions. Rates are listed, but negotiable. Promotional packets are included for some events.
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Conferences, Workshops & Seminars
