SPEAKING
Africa’s forgotten frontiers
UK Theatre Tour Autumn with the Royal Geographical Society
Taking the audience on a breath-taking journey across the continent, Reza Pakravan will share tales of his journey to the tense frontiers and enduring traditions of the Sahel.
In this high-energy, adventure-packed talk, Reza unearths issues linked to climate-related migration and the impact that desertification has on the lives of the indigenous people who call the Sahel their home – from the Wodaabe nomads, to climate refugees and Sudanese fighters.
Dates:
19 November at 7.30pm, Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre .
20 November at 8.00pm, Darlington Hippodrome.
27 November at 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix.
28 November at 8.00pm, Turner Sims, Southampton.
25 April 2020 at 8:00pm, Theatre by the Lake, Lake Keswick - Cancelled
15 October 2020 at 7.30pm, King’s Lynn Festival, King’s Lynn
“Reza was full of passion and exciting tales, he captivated the room
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““Exceptional performance. Engaging, informative and very entertaining. All the feedback has been extremely positive.””
“Reza had the audience hanging on his every word. ”
“A real story of courage and inspiration. One of the greatest motivational speeches we have ever heard.”
“Reza is a truly talented storyteller with a strong and yet authentic stage presence.”
“Outstanding and Inspiring”
TOPICS
EXPLORER’S MINDSET
In this exhilarating yet insightful talk, Reza reveals the explorer’s mindset that enabled him to achieve two world records against all the odds: Fastest cycling the length of the planet and crossing the Sahara desert by bicycle. The talk focuses on how, by employing an explorer’s mindset and preparing for every eventuality, he managed to take and manage risk, deal with uncertainty in a fast changing environment to reach his goals.
Key focus:
Preparation for every eventuality
Adapt and improvise in a fast changing environments.
Making confident and quick decisions
Explorers are agile and never get complacent because it can cost them their lives.
Mindset is fundamental to self-esteem, drive, resilience and curiosity
Seeking novelty is fundamental to professional success no matter the sector.
Explorers have other traits that, can be invaluable to business:
- Bold curiosity - the urge to know more
- The habit of pushing boundaries
- Making connections - an explorer is an entrepreneur
who brings together others to make an
expedition work - teams, sponsors and audiences
- Explorers are storytellers, but not just of ripping yarns of
adventure, explorers create stories which change others
understanding of the world
“Reza delivered a powerful talk with great humour and passion in front of 500 people. His talk was the highlights of our conference.”
“Reza brings a perfect balance of passion and razor-sharp delivery. He had the Yestival audience hooked after a thoughtful, powerful speech.”
“Reza is surely a very passionate and genuine speaker. His delivery which revolved around challenging conventions in creating a legacy was indeed very motivating.”
2. AFRICA’S FORGOTTEN FRONTIERS
Taking the audience on a breath-taking journey across the continent from Senegal to Somalia, Reza will share tales of his journey to the tense frontiers and enduring traditions of the Sahel.
In this high-energy, adventure-packed talk, Reza unearths issues linked to climate-related migration and the impact that desertification has on the lives of the indigenous people who call the Sahel their home – from the Wodaabe nomads, to climate refugees and Sudanese fighters.
Key focus:
In this educational yet entertaining talk Reza unearth issues including:
Detrimental impact of climate change and its subsequent desertification
Climate migration
Link between global warming and rise in war and terrorism across Africa and Europe
How the Great Green Wall is addressing desertification and creating stability and food security across the Sahel region.
How can developed economies benefit from the expansion Great Green Wall.
The importance of understanding ethnocultural diversity in creating partnership
“Thank you Reza, they absolutely loved you.”
