Media Interviews, Speaker and Workshop Topics: Memoirs, Humor, Pets, Seniors
Coach Ina is a proven expert on all four topics. On memoir writing, she is known for helping people open up and write about their life stories, those who have never written before and those who have but may be new to the memoir genre. People who attend her one hour sessions and longer interactive seminars attest to her ability to help recall vividly "memories long forgotten," and to write them down in a compelling style.
Recent appearances to discuss Memoir writing tools and tips include Mensa Star Gazing Conference, The Redondo Beach Main Library, IWOSC (Independent Writers of Southern California), GLAWS (Greater Los Angeles Writers Society). The BookFest.
Ina has appeared as a guest on a number of TV, online video and audio programs to discuss the power of humor in life and in writing, and how important animals are to humans and the planet. This includes a kindness to animals plus creative writing module in an Educators' Workshop event for the Jane Goodall Institute, an Intellicom University segment on seniors' programs broadcast nationally by PBS, being a frequent guest on the local NBC news while living in Carmel, CA, and on ABC, KTLA, WXEL Florida PBS. She has appeared with the renowned Frankie Boyer, and is a frequent guest of talk show hosts Jiggy Jaguar and Rose Colombo, talking about a variety of subjects having to do with writing, humor, and pets, and is a regular contributor to bi-monthly meetings of the Book Publicists of Southern California, founded by industry icon Irwin Zucker.
Corporate, Gov't, Health care Speaker Services: The Un-Workshops
In response to client requests, Coach Ina developed a series of what she calls UnWorkshops for offsite and in-office staff and management training.
The UnWorkshops Philosophy: When we lighten up inside, we perform at our best. The UnWorkshops give people tools to tap into their inner smile — powerful yet simple to master techniques to empower staff and management to perform at their peak, professionally and personally.
Benefits to your organization: Enhanced employee and management morale Better attendance at work Better customer relationships Improved customer retention Enhanced and practical creativity in product and service design Cost benefits for your bottom line
These UnWorkshops are available for keynotes, and in half day, full day and weekend retreats. Coach Ina has developed specialized exercises for business, healthcare and government organizations. Read about our most popular programs Comic Release™ and Idea Magic™ and more. The brochure includes information about how The Un-Workshops programs can be implemented and tailored for your organization's needs, pricing, testimonials, and client list.
Ina's Comic Release workshop at The Commonwealth Club really got us to open up and get involved. It's got me thinking in a whole new way.
Edward Buttner
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Coastcom
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Ina's work tickles the intellect and creates a new way of seeing ourselves, the world and our place in it.
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Dean Witter
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I wholeheartedly recommend Ina Hillebrandt. Her approach to helping seniors [in her Grief Lifters™ Her Un-Workshops series is unique and brought comfort to all who attended.
Summer Rogers
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The Park Lane Classic Residence by Hyatt
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We at the Felicia Mahood Mutipurpose Center have the good fortune of being able to offer Grief Lifters™ and The Pawprints Writing Club™ (now Footprints Writing Club™) to our seniors. Participants' response to these two excellent programs has been overwhelmingly positive and and appreciative...I highly recommend them to anyone who has experienced a loss in their life or who would like to realize their own growth potential in ways they never experiences or thought possible.
Sherrie Berlin
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City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
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Thanks, Ina. This workshop has changed my life. [Comic Release]
Beverly Pender
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Women in Management, Monterey, CA
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A few days after Idea Magic™, during meditation, the importance of creativity came to me. I saw a door...and went through it. Now I've been tackling problems more innovatively.
Kathleen Macdonald
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Banana Republic
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I would definitely recommend Ina Hillebrandt's workshops. Comic Release is great for team-building, and helped me see things in a new perspective...to think of using humor more to handle issues and situations more easily.