Prill Boyle

Current

• Professional Speaker & Writer at (self-employed)

Past

• English teacher at several schools
• Secretary at Wallace, de Mayo & Herring

Education

• Georgetown University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Prill

Connections

151 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Prill Boyle’s Summary

Like many of the people I write about, I'm a classic late bloomer. I dropped out of college (a story in itself), married young, and ended up at Harvard--as a secretary, not a student. Twelve years later, tired of doing clerical work, I enrolled at Georgetown University and earned a B.A. and M.A. in English. After graduating at age 38, I became an English teacher. Then in Jan. of 2000 I read a NY Times article about a 65-year-old woman who had waited 39 years to join the Peace Corps and was leaving for a 2-year assignment in Ukraine. Inspired by this woman's persistence and courage, I decided to take my own leap of faith. At age 48, I left my teaching job to write DEFYING GRAVITY. Since its publication, I've given over 80 talks and keynotes in 20 states, including a speech at the United Nations. In 2007 I traveled to Botswana to speak to school and government groups in cooperation with the Peace Corps. Now 55, I continue to research and write about late blooming.

Prill Boyle’s Experience

• Professional Speaker & Writer

  (self-employed)

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2000 — Present (10 years )

  As the author of DEFYING GRAVITY, a former monthly columnist for the National Association of Baby Boomer Women, and creator of the DEFYING GRAVITY WORKSHOP, I've been featured on numerous radio & TV programs and have spoken to groups large and small about the rewards of late blooming--at any age.
  
  Here are some of my recent speaking topics:
  
  • Defying Gravity: Lessons From a Seasoned Late Bloomer
  • How to Find Passion & Purpose at Any Age
  • Women of Vision: Late Bloomers Who Are Making a Difference and How You Can Too
  • What's Next?: How to Launch an Encore Career

• English teacher

  several schools

  (Higher Education industry)

  September 1991 — May 2001 (9 years 9 months)

  GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C.
  As a 1991-1992 Writing Fellow, incorporated research on the teaching of writing into both a freshman writing workshop and a literature and composition course.
  
  MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL, McLean, VA: Taught 9th and 10th grades, including a world civilization course for “gifted and talented” students covering ancient times through the early Renaissance. Incorporated art, music, and drama into the teaching of Gilgamesh, Greek mythology, Oedipus Rex, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, the Shah-nama, The Canterbury Tales, Beowulf, Julius Caesar, etc. Worked closely with 1998 National Teacher of the Year Philip Bigler, who taught the history component of the course.
  
  NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Norwalk, CT: Taught literature and composition to a diverse population of students.
  
  HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Bridgeport, CT
  In addition to the above, taught an upper-level women's literature course.

• Secretary

  Wallace, de Mayo & Herring

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1980 — 1982 (2 years )

Prill Boyle’s Education

• Georgetown University

  B.A. & M.A. , English , 1987 — 1991

  Enrolled at age 32; graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English at age 35 and an M.A. at 38.

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Information

Prill Boyle’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Prill Boyle’s Groups:

• The National Assoc. of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW)
• The International Women's Writing Guild
• Connecticut Muse

•    SpeakerMatch
•    Professional Keynote Speakers - by Jorge Olson
•    Encore Careers

Prill Boyle’s Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa
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