Storytelling4Public Speaking: A Studio IX Skill Development Partnership

969 2nd Street Southeast,Charlottesville VA 22902

13 July, 2021

Description

Bring stronger storytelling skills to pitches, interviews, and public events. A fast-paced, 2-hour workshop limited to 10 participants. "Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form." --Jean Luc Godard Work one-on-one with performer, Tedx Charlottesville Speaker Coach and UVA Lecturer, Denise Stewart, as she takes you through a 5-step process to taking your stories to the next level. Perfect for entrepreneurs, leaders, public speakers, podcasters, interviewers and -ees. Speakers will also receive instruction on performance and presence. Participants will be sent prompts prior to the workshop and asked to bring two 1-2 minute stories to workshop. About Studio IX Studio IX is a coworking space in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. We serve freelancers, entrepreneurs, and remote workers with a flexible shared office environment designed and managed to cultivate a collaborative community. Denise Stewart Coaching "Denise had a remarkable way of sharing her skills as a public speaker with me as I developed a pitch/presentation for a recent award possibility. Her approach to coaching is empowering, upbeat, creative, positive and incredibly insightful. Her breadth of knowledge in her field is immense yet her style is humble. She gave me guidance in numerous ways as each week progressed. Ways which covered developing a breadth of abilities ranging from the way I stood, paused, breathed and thought. She helps one develop a mindset which feeds confidence and ease.” —Cynthia Jordan Fisher, Founder and Director, Nearby Baby Denise Stewart is a writer/director/actor/coach who produces film, theatre and grant-driven creative work. Recent projects include writing and directing short films for the UVA Healthsystem, and directing I NEVER SAW IT COMING through a grant with Live Arts. She recently played Mrs. Bennet in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at Heritage Theatre Festival, and her new one-woman show, NIGHTCLEANING, opened at the Gallery at Studio IX in April 2020. Denise speaks to groups on the subjects of storytelling, public speaking, presence, reducing stress, and self-care. She emceed the 2nd annual DisruptHR and recent audiences have included the Women in Internal Medicine Network, and the Darden School of Business. A past speaker for Charlottesville Tedx and a current Tedx speaker coach, Denise was a lecturer in the UVA Department of Drama for 6 years, teaching courses in public speaking, acting, and improv. Her corporate clients have included Crutchfield Corp., MicroAire Surgical, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center, and CFA Institute. Denise toured her one-woman show, DIRTY BARBIE AND OTHER GIRLHOOD TALES, at Assembly Hall at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the 59E59 East to Edinburgh Festival in New York City, and the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, NC, among other venues. She has an MFA in Playwriting from the University of Virginia and a Certificate in Nutrition from Cornell University.