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These workshops will be held outdoors at a private residence around a firepit on a paved patio. There is ample space to spread out. Bathroom is available indoors. And yes, there will be marshmallows.
People have been telling stories around a fire for as long as there has been fire. Join us for these advanced workshops in a special setting, where we will dig into your stories, put in some hard work, and help you overcome your own unique challenges. We'll take it to the next level with focused strategy and goal setting. This is an advanced level class for those with some level of experience telling their stories on stage or at work.
Each session will be a mix of short exercises, conversation around topics chosen by the group, and sharing of useful tools, techniques, and philosophies. Each session will also include the opportunity for individual participants to share a story with the group and receive supportive coaching from the instructor and constructive feedback from the group.
Each session is a standalone workshop. You are welcome to join us for one or both if you'd like.
Workshop size will be kept to 6 to insure that participants receive maximum individual attention.
In the event of especially rain, we'll move under the covered patio, which will result in no fire for the evening. In the event of especially severe weather, we'll poll the group to either sub in a Zoom session or an indoor session with cracked windows, ventilation, masks, high powered HEPA medical grade purifiers, and a little spacing.
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1) Monday, May 16th, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
AND/OR
2) Monday, May 23rd, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
OR
3) Sign up for both unique sessions for a discounted price
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Instructor Info:
Scott Whitehair is the producer of THIS MUCH IS TRUE, one of the city's longest running personal narrative series, creator of STORY LAB CHICAGO, recently featured in Forbes and Newsweek, and founder of DO NOT SUBMIT, a citywide network of pressure free open mics. He has told stories anywhere somebody will listen, including The Steppenwolf, Second City, The Green Mill, The Woodstock Opera House, and for NPR, The Risk Podcast, Sirius XM, and more. Scott is a 2x Moth Slam winner and has been featured at The Printer's Row Lit Festival, Fillet of Solo Festival, Chicago Improv Festival, The Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival, The Evanston Public Library Storytelling Festival, and The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference. He has taught sold-out monthly classes since 2012, and has done training for such organizations as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Price Waterhouse Cooper, RW Baird, Chicago Cares, Loews Hotels, Lurie Childrens Hospital, Crate & Barrel, Dyson, United Way, and many others. Scott has been a guest instructor at DePaul, Northwestern, Loyola, University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, IO Chicago, and The Latin School. His private coaching clients have included a Fortune 500 CEO and top speakers nationwide. Scott formerly served on the Board of Directors for the National Storytelling Network, taught a week long course at All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland, and was the featured instructor at Hong Kong Story Worthy Week, which was headlined by David Sedaris. Scott performed at The National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough in 2017.
