Beyond the Page
Beyond the Page: Building Your Platform of Influence Through Blogs, Tweets, and Talks
Saturday, April 26, 2014
9:30am – 3:30pm
In this intensive one-day workshop, writers of works published or in progress will explore social media techniques, print options, and other best practices to influence, educate, and inspire an ever-growing audience. Deborah Siegel, an author, blogger, journalist, and TEDx speaker who has tested the waters of platform-building firsthand, will guide participants to change the way they think about platform by showing how public thought leadership can organically unfold. Presented by Ragdale in partnership with StoryStudio Chicago.
Location: Ragdale, 1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Workshop Fee: $215/person.
Go to www.StoryStudioChicago.com/Ragdale for a special discount code by April 15, 2014.
Information: Call 847.234.1063 or email info@ragdale.org
About Deborah Siegel, PhD
Passionate about new modes for spreading ideas, Deborah works as a thought leadership coach, helping writers, CEOs, philanthropists, retirees, and career changers clarify their ideas and shape their positions in blogs, social media, TED-like talks, and other public forums. Author of Sisterhood, Interrupted, and co-editor of Only Child, Deborah’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN.com, and The Guardian. She has been featured on The Today Show and at TEDx. A Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University, she is a Senior Facilitator with The OpEd Project, leads the Public Voices Fellowship Program at DePaul University, and teaches for StoryStudio Chicago and their Words for Work program. Visit her online at www.deborahsiegelwrites.com and at The Pink & Blue Diaries http://deborahsiegel.tumblr.com/ where she blogs about gender, parenthood, writing, and life.