Debby Gullery ~ Keynote Speaker, Seminar Leader  Motivational Speaker from New York City, NY

KEYNOTE AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, SEMINAR LEADER, AUTHOR, STORYTELLER KEYNOTE AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AND SEMINAR LEADER: Debby has over 25 years of experience as an educator and speaker and is passionate about helping people to be successful in their most important relationships. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, she has inspired audiences of all sizes across the country and overseas. She has a dynamic and interactive style and uses stories and humor to illustrate, educate and keep people listening and engaged. Her passion is helping people be successful in their most important relationships. She teaches her audiences new ways of looking at themselves and their relationships, and practical skills that they can begin to use immediately in their lives. WED TALKS: Debby has developed a popular series for couples that can be presented as keynotes or combined for workshops or seminars. Topics include: * The "F" Words in Marriage * Tweaking Your Speaking * What Were You Expecting? * The Power of One SEMINARS: Small Steps to Bigger Love Seminars: Based on her book of the same title, these marriage enrichment seminars teach communication skills, the power of forgiveness, managing expectations, relating with in-laws, and dealing with differences.They can be tailored to meet the needs of any audience and can be presented with or without a spiritual perspective. Her seminars are always funny and interactive and offer ample opportunities for couples to work on the material as they are learning it. Start Smart Seminars for Engaged Couples: These seminars focuses on teaching practical strategies so couples can begin their marriages with skills and confidence. The Heart of the Matter Seminars: Parents learn how to shift their communication styles with their teenage children, so that the emotional connection stays strong. Growing to Greatness Seminars: Practical guidance for teens and young adults in the areas of character growth, goal-making, communication skills, media literacy and pornography. REVIEWS FOR KEYNOTES AND SEMINARS; Debby conducted a two-day Growing to Greatness workshop for our Gap Program (Generation Peace Academy). The participants were between 18 and 21, and she had them captivated for the whole weekend! She covered important topics like media literacy, communicating with parents, goal-making and healthy strategies for emotional growth, and the Q&A sessions were phenomenal. We invite her back every year! - L. Honey We ask Debby back every year to present a Keynote address at our annual Engaged Couples Retreat. Her content is great, and her delivery is even better! The couples were laughing, crying and interacting the whole weekend. – C. DeGeode We invited Debby to present at our first national High Noon conference on the impact of pornography in our current culture. She gave three powerful presentations on the challenges of pornography for parents, for singles and for couples. She was informed, direct and sensitive, and managed to challenge and uplift the audience at the same time. – J. Williams AUTHOR: Small Steps to Bigger Love: A Practical Guide to Marriage as a Spiritual Practice Drawing on her years of experience teaching marriage seminars and coaching couples, Debby shares some simple and effective tools in a step-by-step guide to building the kind of relationships we really want. In the most practical way, she demonstrates how small steps really can lead to bigger love! BOOK REVIEWS ON AMAZON:Book 5.0 out of 5 stars - Terrific, easy to read, practical step by step guide on helping married couples to improve every aspect of their relationship! - Edythe F. Iversen 5.0 out of 5 stars - I'm confident anyone's marriage will improve by acting on just or two of these ideas. – Lionel Binnie Debby has written many articles on topics such as….. * What's the big deal about boundaries and why do couples need them? * 3 Ways To Show Commitment To A Healthy, Loving Relationship * 7 Communication Tips That Will Make Fighting With Your Partner A Thing Of The Past STORYTELLING: Drawing on the rich, oral tradition of storytelling from all over the world, I help people of all ages to see themselves in the characters of the stories I tell. Stories have always been a powerful medium because they speak to us in the rich language of the imagination. The images we imagine while listening to stories stay in our hearts and minds long after the story is over. Stories remind us of the universal experience of being human and connect us to others across time, generations and cultures. My storytelling is interactive, educational, and fun, and I can tweak my tales and my style to meet the needs of any size event for any type of audience, adults included! I have created programs for school assemblies, classrooms, camps, birthday parties, and gatherings of all kinds.