“ Motivational
Talks”
Name of Presenter: William Emanuel
Title: Director of the People of Color Training Center
Organization: The People of Color Training & Research
Institute
250 Westwood Drive
York, PA 17404
(717) 435-4715
Title of Presentation: “Motivational
Talks”
Audiovisual Needs: TV, VCR, screen, slide projector
& overhead projector.
ABSTRACT
Professor Emanuel
describes his experience of growing up in New York City in the 70's
& how he became an electrical engineer, author, lecturer & publisher.
He discusses the problems that confront youth and adults growing up
in America.
OBJECTIVE
He tells how
he's dealt with these obstacles. Moreover he assures his listeners that
they can become whatever they want despite the odds. He describes himself
as a former "D" student due to poor study habits in elementary & high
school. But, through the grace of God and the support of Black faculty
members, he discovered himself and thereby maintained a "B+" GPA in
college. He explains how he maintained this high grade point average
which earned him a full scholarship in the field of Electrical Engineering,
one of the most challenging fields in school.
CONTENT
* He discuss
the problems that confront youth and adults growing up in America.
* He discuss
how to dealt with obstacles in your life.
* He
discuss how to implement good study habits vs poor study habits
in elementary, high school and college.
* He
discuss how God and the support of faculty members, help him
discover himself.
* He
discuss how discovering oneself can make one do things that might
seem impossible.
* He
discuss the need of higher education and its important to us
today.