Book Club - Your Stories Don’t Define You - How You Tell Them Will
Host: Jessica Dow
Guest Author: Sarah Elkins
Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be sent to you a few days before the event, after registration)
Date: Friday, January 15
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST + optional small group discussion 1:00-1:30
Meet the author, free event for members.
Do your stories make an impact? What internal messages are holding you back?
Storytelling requires us to examine the origins of our internal messages.
Part of our role as career development professionals is to help our clients and students showcase their accomplishments and brand themselves effectively. Great storytelling leads to productive networking, successful interviews, and meaningful presentations. Modeling this for your clients and students can make all the difference in their approach.
In our discussion of Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will, Sarah Elkins and Jessica Dow will ask you to explore your own internal messages, and then offer you an opportunity to uncover and share one of your stories!
The book is available at bookshop.org, amazon.com and as an audiobook.
About the Author:
Sarah Elkins is a storyteller, communication coach, author and professional musician. Her workshops and coaching programs with in-person and remote teams and their leaders are known to address and reduce miscommunication – the most common cause of tension and stress in the workplace. Using the team’s results from the StrengthsFinder assessment, she guides conversations to ensure work relationships are based on knowing & valuing each other’s strengths, and connecting with each other on the most basic level through story sharing and effective listening. She knows that the key to satisfaction and happiness in life is healthy relationships, and the keys to healthy relationships are self-reflection and communication. Her ultimate goal is to help bring self-reflection and positive intention to the workforce in her work as a communication and public speaking coach, and as a keynote speaker.
About our Book Club Host:
Jessica is a career strategist and coach in higher education and private practice. She also teaches intercultural community building and career management preparation. Jessica specializes in helping people to identify and achieve their personal and career goals by listening and purposefully guiding them through exploration and challenges using a holistic and person-centered approach. As a communicator and connector, she enjoys building relationships and bringing individuals together to create a positive impact. Jessica is a member of several professional organizations, holds committee leadership roles, and regularly presents at conferences, community events, and workshops.
