Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Ready! Set! Start Your Obituary - A Celebration of Life
Speaker
Trish Benesh
Want to do your family and loved ones a big favor? Draft your obit now, while you’re still here to write your last words. Start your obit in a fun and engaging atmosphere.
This in-person, interactive workshop invites you to:
Every passing life leaves something beautiful behind. Celebrate your life in your obit … and leave a lasting mark for generations to come. Bring pencil/paper and a favorite photo of yourself to jump-start your obit.
*Based on the book, 7 Memories: Write Your Awesome Obituary by Patricia Benesh, Ed.D. available at Amazon
This in-person, interactive workshop invites you to:
- review obits of celebrities and everyday people
- read humorous obits
- apply the New York Times obit model
- brainstorm ideas with other participants
- determine how you want to be remembered
- write/share your obit ideas
- learn how an obit changed the world forever.
Every passing life leaves something beautiful behind. Celebrate your life in your obit … and leave a lasting mark for generations to come. Bring pencil/paper and a favorite photo of yourself to jump-start your obit.
*Based on the book, 7 Memories: Write Your Awesome Obituary by Patricia Benesh, Ed.D. available at Amazon
Speaker Bio
Patricia Benesh, Ed.D, is the visionary behind AuthorAssist.com and 7Memories.com, drawing English-speaking writers from around the world. Since 1999, Patricia has helped writers succeed based on their realistic goals. Among her clients was Thomas Steinbeck (son of John Steinbeck). Her services address fiction, nonfiction, and memoir writing and include manuscript development, review, and editing. Her workbooks include: Write Outside the Box and From Reluctant Writer to Enlightened Wordsmith, and a trilogy focused on memoir writing, 7 Memories: How to Write a Memoir in 28 Days; 7 Memories: Partnering to Write a Memoir; 7 Memories: Write Your Awesome Obituary, available at Amazon. Patricia has taught workshops for Johns Hopkins Odyssey Program, UC San Diego, Oasis Lifelong Learning, and numerous associations and educational programs. Patricia holds a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and is a former Johns Hopkins professor.
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