Speaking and Teaching
Do you need a speaker, workshop leader, or Retreat facilitator for your next event?
I’ve had the privilege of speaking at a variety of places, including the North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina A&T State University, Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, Collegeville Institute, and ConocoPhillips Alaska. At the heart of my message is my belief that sharing personal stories enables us to see our commonalities and honor our differences. These actions ultimately can contribute to a more equitable and just society.
Possible Speaking topics
Our Stories Matter: the Importance of Personal Storytelling
Embracing Our Stories, Taking Our Stories into the World
Why An Abundance of Black Stories Matter in the World
Re-Envisioning: Infusing Our Dreams with Flexibility
Identity: Finding the Stories that Form Us
Making Space for Story
I also teach and speak about writing essays and the writing life
possible Teaching topics
The Basics of Personal Essays
Transforming Essays into a Book
The Personal Essay as a Vehicle for Social Change
Honoring One Another as We Write Across Culture and Race
And so much more! Just ask about the possibilities.
Topics can be tailored to both large and small group settings in places as varied as classrooms, conferences, universities, churches, and corporations.
Testimonials
We are grateful for your generous, professional, and insightful approach to writing for social change—both the large-group session and the workshop were very helpful to all our faculty!
— Dr. Marisha Burden and Dr. Mark Kissler, Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Patrice’s presentations were awesome and so inspiring. She certainly has a special gift. The students thoroughly enjoyed her words that spoke to validating their worth, their stories, and their voices.
— Sharon Wellman, North Carolina A&T State University
Patrice is a talented speaker. She had a great message and presence. Her talk at ConocoPhillips provided a practical way to inspire and foster an inclusive workplace. People were talking about the presentation for weeks afterwards.
— Vanessa Angel, Making Space for Story attendee
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This is just a small sampling of what I can bring to your next event. For additional information and rates, please email me here.
I’d love to connect with you about your event needs. I look forward to hearing from you.