Workshops / residencies / keynotes

My workshops and keynote presentations are tailored for the specific needs of each venue. Most contain plenty of hands on examples and participation story segments.


Linda Gorham workshopsWorkshops and Residencies for Students Include:

  • The ABC's of Storytelling – Basic storytelling
  • Out of the Story Comes the Write Stuff – Creative writing
  • Say It With Style – Presentation skills
  • Creating Fairy Tales – Understanding and creating fairy tales

"You definitely helped to encourage our students to love stories and also encouraged them to use their imaginations." - J. Calvo, teacher

 

"I really admire how you make everyone feel like they are in the story. You are actually giving us full entertainment. I really hope you will be coming again next year; not just for the seventh graders, but the eighth grade too." - Annette Grotzl, Middle School teacher

 

Workshops for Adults Include:

  • Humor in Story: Leave 'Em Laughing!
  • Creating Modern Fairytales
  • I Know I’m Good. You Need to Know Too. Now Hire Me! – Marketing workshop
  • Showcasing: A Fantastic Marketing Tool
  • Powerful Presentations for Rave Reviews
  • Improving Communication Skills Through Storytelling Techniques

"Hey, thanks so much for the great workshop, for sharing your insights, experience, and for your creative wisdom! Wow...you really have earned the title of MARKETEER, including the 'One for all and all for one,' part. You are truly wonderful to know, such a generous, wise, motivated, motivating, and delightful...on stage and off." - K Gibson

 

"I want to let you know how much we enjoyed working with you. I wish all the people I deal with had as much enthusiasm, love and wisdom flowing from them as you do. Your performance was perfect! I have heard nothing but great things about your stories. I loved them all myself. Thank you for making my job so enjoyable!" - Janelle Hildeman, Curator: Shared Stories: A Performance Series of the Lives of Women Beach Museum of Art, Kansas

 

Keynotes

  • Storytelling is Like Chocolate!
  • College – So Many Challenges! So Much Diversity! – College freshmen orientation
  • Superheroes in Story and Life

"Okay, here's the official word. You were wonderful! Your story was fabulous. Your performance was flawless. You looked beautiful and you wore the perfect outfit. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" - Yvonne Healy, Emcee and director: Regional Storytelling Concert, National Storytelling Conference