“The Post-Truth Era,” International Leadership Conference, La Jolla, California
“Time for Community,” Simply Living Conference, Columbus, Ohio
“Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins,” (keynote) Photo Marketing Association, Miami Beach, Florida
“The Courage to Write,” (keynote) Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference, Washington
“Courage and Hope for Writers,” Annual Writer’s Workshop, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
“Beyond Writing Anxiety,” Center for Teaching Excellence, Herndon, Virginia
“New Hope for Writers,” (plenary address) 25th Annual Writer’s Conference, Washington Independent Writers, Washington, D.C.
“Writing a Spiritual Autobiography,” United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio
“The Post-Truth Era,” Columbus Metropolitan Club, Columbus, Ohio
“The Courage to Write,” (keynote) Writers Retreat Workshop, Erlanger, Kentucky
“How to Make More, and Better Mistakes,” Brandworks University, Madison, Wisconsin
“How to Fail Successfully,” GE Marketing Excellence Conference, West Point, New York
“Writing the Personal Essay and Memoir,” Antioch Writers’ Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
“How to Fail More Successfully,” Cleveland State University
“Is There Life After High School?” Renewal Counseling Center, Tucson, Arizona
“The Courage to Write,” Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, Arizona
“The Courage to Write,” Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
“The Craft of Writing,” Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio
The Courage to Write,” (keynote) Canadian Authors Association, Edmonton, Alberta
“Writing,” Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
“Would Anyone Notice if I Didn’t Show Up?” Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
“Writing Nonfiction,” Antioch Writers’ Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
“Beyond Writing Anxiety: Helping Your Students (and Yourself) Write with Less Inhibition,” Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Speech and book signing, Centerville Library, Centerville, Ohio
Book signing, Ohioana Book Festival, Columbus, Ohio.
“Personal Essay and Memoir,” seminar, Antioch Writers’Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
“Talking Retro: Confessions of a Word Book Writer,” Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, Twinsburg, Ohio.
“The Courage to Write,” Montgomery County Library, Dayton, Ohio.
“Euphemania” Banned Book Week, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon.
“The Courage to Write,” Antioch University Midwest, Yellow Springs, Ohio, February 4, 2012.
‘Euphemia,” Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, March 2, 2012.
“Telling Your Story,” Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington, Ohio, March 19, 2012.
Antioch University Midwest, Commencement Speaker, Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2012.
