How do you feel about conversations? In this class, we will explore your specific interests in developing, maintaining, and engaging in meaningful, artful conversations. We will examine questions such as:

- Is it difficult to start a conversation?

- Does shyness keep you silent?

- Does extroversion take over, making it difficult to stop talking?

- What place does small talk have?

- Are deep conversations uncomfortable?

- How can we listen more effectively?

- Are awkward moments difficult to resolve?

- What should you do when a conversation gets off track?

Our class will be a safe and secure place to try new, creative ways to converse, to recognize and practice individual contributions to the conversations we have each day, and to explore questions you have regarding your growth in the art of conversation.

Meet your Instructor

Beverly Scott

Thinker. Speaker. Reader. Actor. Singer. Dancer. Teacher. Student. Explorer. Thriver.

Friend. Sister. Mom. Gardener. Artist. Potter. Painter. Poet. Dabbler.

One who smiles. One who laughs. One who questions. One who trusts.

Funny. Earnest. Honest. Goofy. Spirited. Sincere. Thoughtful. Spontaneous. Educated. Teachable. Caring.

About credentials: here are some things I do (or have done):

• Perform in staged radio hour productions 
• Act on stage in plays and musicals
• Coach speaking and reading aloud
• Hold a Masters Degree in Communications
• Facilitate Presentation Skills seminars for American Management Association
• Record books for Library Service for the Blind
• Teach improv (preschool through Adult Ed)
• Read and solo in church
• Instruct aquatics classes at YMCA