"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night;
but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay

Alzheimer's Poetry Project (APP) On-Line Training
and Certification with Gary Glazner

This fun, high-energy APP On-Line Training workshop is packed-full of simple techniques to help create high-quality arts programs. The skills highlighted in the workshop are of use in all aspects of customer service, help to build public speaking skills and are transferable to other activities. The workshops are designed for healthcare professional or family members to help build communication skills and increase the ability to connect with people living with memory loss.

APP On-Line Training offers expert insight and guidance on:

How to perform and create new poetry with people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

How to structure an arts program for people living with memory loss.

Understand how to use art to engage people in group discussions that lead to the creation of new poetry, stories or songs.

The workshop participants will leave the workshop with increased knowledge of projection, articulation,
pacing of the recitation, dynamics, and how to bring out the emotional content of the poem. These skills form the
core of good public speaking and build the participants confidence.

On completion of the workshops participants are certified in the Alzheimer's Poetry Project.
 The total price of the series of three, 30 minute, one-on-one workshops is $149.00
Workshops are conducted using Skype.

For more information on the APP On-Line Training please write to gary@alzpoetry.com

Here is a quote from a family member who participated in a workshop organized by the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. "After a very intense morning which was extremely helpful, slightly overwhelming and a little sad, it was so refreshing to laugh and be silly! The speaker was insightful. I have never heard of this approach and look forward to trying out some of his ideas with my Mom. A great way to wrap up the day. Laughter is wonderful medicine. This is an activity that my entire family can use to engage with Mom. The poetry was useful and practical."