Memoir Writing Workshop (24 Feb 2018 at British Library)
I learnt about memoir writing in Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Writers Circle hosted by Heddy Keith and Co. I miss her and our group too. However, as an ode to her, I conducted my first session on Memoir Writing. The response was decent and many of the attendees wanted to learn more about the art form.
My previous post is a summary of the presentation but attendance in person, makes a lot of difference. We used the clues and cues from the PPT, minimally. You can ask the attendees, too.
I learnt these from the session:
1. The audience knows more than you
They are there because their experiences in life are different and they love to learn about writing. They would not have heard a form about writing you are familiar with and that is the reason for them to be present.
2. Never kiss ass
Treat your audience as adults, who function as well as you or better than you. We are all colleagues in the vast expanse of the universe and meeting each other is a privilege.
I thank British Library for helping me host a memoir writing workshop and thus encouraging me to work on my memoir "Book Tales - Tale behind a Tail".
3. Be grateful
Your audience is your friend and if you treat them with dignity and compassion, they reflect the same. There were some glitches: the presentation was on the duller side and I was not very competent in handling the PPT all by myself, but the audience was patient.
Thus, I believe that every workshop or seminar is successful only if the audience is intuitive and participatory. Love them like you would love your cousins or friends. And they will respond, positively. Thank you, audience. You made my session, worthwhile.
My previous post is a summary of the presentation but attendance in person, makes a lot of difference. We used the clues and cues from the PPT, minimally. You can ask the attendees, too.
I learnt these from the session:
1. The audience knows more than you
They are there because their experiences in life are different and they love to learn about writing. They would not have heard a form about writing you are familiar with and that is the reason for them to be present.
2. Never kiss ass
Treat your audience as adults, who function as well as you or better than you. We are all colleagues in the vast expanse of the universe and meeting each other is a privilege.
I thank British Library for helping me host a memoir writing workshop and thus encouraging me to work on my memoir "Book Tales - Tale behind a Tail".
3. Be grateful
Your audience is your friend and if you treat them with dignity and compassion, they reflect the same. There were some glitches: the presentation was on the duller side and I was not very competent in handling the PPT all by myself, but the audience was patient.
Thus, I believe that every workshop or seminar is successful only if the audience is intuitive and participatory. Love them like you would love your cousins or friends. And they will respond, positively. Thank you, audience. You made my session, worthwhile.
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