Workshops
The Journalistic Interview
Interviews are the backbone of journalism. They give personality to stories and expose us to details we may not otherwise seek out. This workshop explores how to conduct and get the most out of your interviews using techniques honed over a decade working in media. Contact me for rates and booking.
Repurposing Your Privilege: A Strategy Session
In my time participating in racial justice organizing in largely suburban settings, I’ve found that while wrestling with our own privilege can be difficult, once we embrace it as a tool for affecting change, it can be a powerful equalizer. This strategy session is not just about using your privilege to affect justice, but doing it ethically and effectively. Contact me for rates and booking.
Marketing Equity: A Strategy Session
Communication infrastructure is essential to justice work. Having a message is one thing, but how do you get the word out? How do you make it stick in people’s minds? This workshop explores how to use the concepts of marketing to advance justice work, as well as how to utilize the unique circumstances of a group or area to craft a communications strategy. Contact me for rates and booking.
Classes
Intro to Creative Nonfiction
Whether it’s the media, other professions, or our daily human interactions, much of our communication revolves around storytelling. If you aspire to be a groundbreaking journalist or simply convey your feelings more clearly to a friend, mastering narrative techniques can go a long way. Intro to Creative Nonfiction is an 8 session course that builds your skills for effective storytelling with a focus on professional application. Available to individuals and organizations. Contact me for rates and booking.
You can also book individual skill workshops:
- Journalistic Interview- Explore how to conduct and get the most out of your interviews using proven professional techniques.
- Research and Fact Checking- Protect your professional credibility by learning helpful tricks for research and fact checking.
- Voice- Learn how to maximize the power of your voice, as well as that of interviewees, in your stories.
- Writing in Scene- Learn how to use description and sensory details to enhance your storytelling.
- Story Structure- Learn how formatting and detail placement can make all the difference in telling an effective story.
- Editing- Learn and practice professional best practices for copy and content editing.
- The Modern Creative Nonfiction Professional- It’s no secret that the journalism industry is in a state of flux. However, journalists and storytellers are as relevant as ever. Learn how to apply your creative nonfiction skills to the journalism and journalism-related fields that are currently in demand.
Individual Office Hours
Writing– Schedule 1 on 1 support for your writing projects. Includes copy and content editing, structural and conceptual consulting, technique sharing, and targeted recommendations and referrals. Contact me for rates and scheduling.
Anti-Racism Q&A– Got questions about anti-racism organizing, specifically in suburban settings, and/or applying equity, diversity, and inclusion principles to professional environments? Schedule a session and I’ll offer insights from my years working with various anti-racist organizations throughout Oregon, as well as organizing with Respond to Racism LO. Includes targeted recommendations and referrals. Contact me for rates and scheduling.