For this first proper episode of Poetry Not Powerpoint, my co-host Kate of Next Step HR are delighted to have and our guest Rashad Rayford aka Rashad Tha Poet.
This is a fitting place to start our exploration of poetry and business as I first met Rashad when he opened The Conference Board's DEI event back in June 2020. It was the first time I'd included a poet/spoken word artist on a conference agenda and he immediately created an emotional engagement with the audience that carried over for the following three days of the event.
I can only imagine the impact he has at in person events....
In addition to being a great poet, Rashad is an inspirational speaker. In this conversation he shares his approach to his work and how poetry enriches the experience of those who attend his speaking gigs.
As with all our guests he shares one of his own works as well as a poem that inspires him.
You can connect with Rashad on his site at https://www.rashadthapoet.com/
And Kate can be found at https://nextstephr.co.uk/
For more info on my work as a conference emcee, spoken word artist, panel moderator and event designer check out my site at https://conferencebard.ca/
For this first proper episode of Poetry Not Powerpoint, my co-host Kate of Next Step HR are delighted to have and our guest Rashad Rayford aka Rashad Tha Poet.
This is a fitting place to start our exploration of poetry and business as I first met Rashad when he opened The Conference Board's DEI event back in June 2020. It was the first time I'd included a poet/spoken word artist on a conference agenda and he immediately created an emotional engagement with the audience that carried over for the following three days of the event.
I can only imagine the impact he has at in person events....
In addition to being a great poet, Rashad is an inspirational speaker. In this conversation he shares his approach to his work and how poetry enriches the experience of those who attend his speaking gigs.
As with all our guests he shares one of his own works as well as a poem that inspires him.
You can connect with Rashad on his site at https://www.rashadthapoet.com/
And Kate can be found at https://nextstephr.co.uk/
For more info on my work as a conference emcee, spoken word artist, panel moderator and event designer check out my site at https://conferencebard.ca/