Venise Berry conducts a variety of workshops and presentations. She has establish herself as a talented and entertaining national speaker. Each workshop or presentation can be designed to run from 60 to 90 minutes. A workshop holds 6-12 participants. An interactive presentation will accommodate a maximum of 12-25 persons. Lecture style can be increased to 25+ persons.
Racialism and the Media – This presentation explores the mediated ideology of African-American culture with examples from film, television, radio, newspaper, and music. A 58 min or 30 minute documentary will be viewed followed by a discussion of major contemporary issues including examples of stereotypes, biased framing, historical myths and traditional racism.
Write your Memoir or Novel: 5 Steps to Success – This weekend writing workshop offers participants an opportunity to develop the basic structure for a memoir or novel idea. The class will explore specific writing elements like plot, subplot, scene structure, layering, word choice, and character development. Whether you are just beginning or if you have already started writing your memoir or novel this workshop can help.
Success Strategies in the 21st Century – This can be a workshop or presentation. It focuses on three components of success building: 1) communication 2) time management 3)self-concept. It will explore belief systems, change, motivation, risk taking, adaptation, positive conditioning, habits, and goal setting.
Weight and Wellness: Challenging Myths – This can be a workshop or presentation. It explores women’s images and beliefs about themselves and their weight. It will include topics such as myths, health issues, media images, self-esteem, beliefs, acceptance, approval, love and happiness.
Words That Set You Free – This presentation explores the power of language by offering a critique of prominent speeches. It examines words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, and others. If we listen, we can hear the words as they magically link together to create powerful rhythms of thought which shape our personal and social visions of reality. If we listen, words can set us free.
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