“Your life story is a gift, and it should be treated as such.”
Emily Gordon, writer.
Personal stories can be poignant, funny, exciting, moving, and more. Through these stories both teller and listener recognise their shared humanity because well-told personal stories create connections and community.
Want to sharpen your personal storytelling abilities?
Join us and spend a lovely morning with Laura Packer. Using prompts, breakout sessions, and creative exercises, this workshop will help you discover, craft, and share meaningful personal stories.
By the end of the workshop you will have
- A personal story ready to share.
- Toolkit and templates to craft more personal stories in the future.
Details of the Workshop:
Date: 18th September 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 hours to 13:00 hours (Singapore Time)
(The 1st two hours will be the workshop with an additional hour story sharing session and coaching by Laura.)
Venue: Virtual via Zoom
Ticket Price: $25 for members,
$45 for non-members
(Discount of $20 if a guest signs up together)
(The ticket price Includes access to the workshop recording for one month)
Do you have personal story that you are working on and want to get coached?
In this workshop, a few participants will get a chance to get "coached" by her on a story that he/she is already working on /worked on in a safe space. This is very unique feature of the workshop providing for other participants to observe and learn "How to coach?" other /co-storytellers.
About Laura Packer
Laura knows the best way to the truth is through a good story. With over 25 years of storytelling experience and a degree in folklore and mythology, she has told, taught, ranted, raved, consulted and considered storytelling around the world. When she isn’t telling, she teaches, gives keynotes, runs venues, coaches, writes, and helps people and organisations use their voices to make the world a better place. She has won many awards including induction into the National Storytelling Network’s Circle of Excellence; Minnesota Grand Slam Champion; Best in Fringe Kansas City (and others); and her books From Audience to Zeal: The ABCs of Finding, Crafting, and Telling a Great Story and the accompanying workbook were honoured by Storytelling World.
For more information, please visit:
www.laurapacker.com
www.thinkstory.com
www.patreon.com/laurapacker
Laura is running a virtual workshop “Storytelling as a Successful Business” on 1st September.
You can access to it for free here: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70231/storytelling-successful-business-zoom
What Others Say About Laura
· “Laura’s stories took my breath away. The whole audience was transfixed. We laughed and cried together.” Tejas Storytelling Festival
· “Working with Laura felt like working with a great teacher who really wanted me to succeed. She listened, helped me build my confidence, and gave me suggestions that worked.” – Nancy
· “Laura’s classes help me be a better storyteller. Whatever she’s teaching, I know the class will be well organized, interactive, and I’ll learn something I can use the next day.” – Kevin