Blue Heron Literary Arts

The Art of Public Speaking Without Fear:
Confident, Compelling and Persuasive

Instructor: Terry Hershey

We all need to speak in public to share our art or to accomplish certain tasks. Whether your medium is storytelling, teaching, performance art, project appeals, briefings, keynotes, interviews or funding pitches, anxiety is the typical response.

Jerry Seinfeld was right, “the average person at a funeral would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.” This practical workshop on public presentation helps at any level (beginner or pro).

Focus on the following elements: know your audience, know your body (understand fear and energy) know your setting, communicate your passion. Learn to make each presentation clear, convincing and sensual. Learn public speaking as a one-on-one conversation.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 9-2 pm
Tuition: $60 + $5 materials

Creative Writing:
Finding awe, reverence, mystery and magic

Instructor: Terry Hershey

The most important quality a creative nonfiction writer can have is passion, because in our writing we honor parts of ourselves that are human, real and alive.

This is a class for both fiction and nonfiction writers. Class embraces all styles and genres and encompasses every topic imaginable from childhood memories to poetry to autobiography to space travel to exotic gardens to political satire.

Whichever your style, and whatever your experience (from beginner to published writer) this course will show the who, what, where, when, why and how of creative writing. Includes point of view, voice, style, writing “rules” and tone.

Bring sack lunch.