Planning an Event for Creative People is Like Herding Cats
The Last Thing You Need is a Speaker Who’s a Diva!

Whether you’re a professional conference planner or you’ve been drafted from your usual responsibilities to pull an event together for your organization, you need a speaker who will:

• Work with you before the event to make sure the program fits your audience
  
  
• Balance your need for high-quality handouts, support materials and platform delivery with the need to keep costs within your budget
  
  
• Present engaging and relevant information that wows the audience
  
  
• Show professionalism and respect by being reliable, flexible and easy to work with
  
  
• Deliver exactly what’s promised so you can focus on the thousand other details on your list

Typical creativity presentations that cajole audiences to “think outside the box” are not going to impress your audience. You need a speaker whose expertise in creativity goes beyond reading a few books, who provides a truly innovative perspective and practical, proven methods.

Who I Work With

I’ve worked with thousands of people who rely on their creativity for their professional success and personal satisfaction. I engage audiences with easy-to-understand information about what's going on in the brain when we create and how we can apply what we're learning about neurology and neuroplasticity to expand our creativity.  I arm audiences with pragmatic tools to: Experiment with new perspectives Move through resistance Develop strategies to eliminate obstacles Initiate action

I've worked with planners for writers' conferences and other arts/creativity festivals, communications organizations, educational institutions, business and professional associations, and spiritual organizations. For a list of satisfied clients, click here.

If you're planning a writer's conference, please visit the Writers' Conference page or click here for a printer-firendly PDF, both prepared with your specific needs in mind.

How We Work Together           

We’ll combine your audience’s interests and needs with my expertise to create a unique presentation as a breakout session, keynote address or full day of training. My standard Presentations (click for details) are just the starting point; we tailor the program to fit your organization. We can discuss options for offering one-on-one or small group creativity coaching sessions to help participants make the most of their creative process and time.  You may also want to explore my Workshops and Retreats to see how I can design a more detailed and in-depth experience for your organization.

What never varies is the professional respect I have for conference planners and my commitment to making our partnership successful and satisfying for everyone.

What Other Planners and Participants Say

To see what other conference and meeting planners say about working with me, click here.

To see what participants say about working with me, click here.

Contact me for more information about how I can support you as an event planner.