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I am asked now and then to ‘give a talk’. Sometimes there is a general topic in mind, but sometimes I am asked what my ‘topics’ are. ‘My topics’ is so open-ended that I have tried to pull them together in an orderly way to let a stranger get to know me better and see where my interests intersect the interests of the intended audience. ‘My topics’ are so interrelated that it is difficult to flatten them onto paper. The internet format gives me a chance to link and connect them for someone interested in following the rabbit trails that lead from one to another.
Each of these headings lets you approach ‘getting to know me’ from a different angle. My hope is that you will have the opportunity to delve as deeply as you wish, without getting bogged down in information that is extraneous to your connection with me, or the connection we hope to establish.
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These are the broad categories within which most everything I talk about can be fit. I am in a constant state of making new connections between them, and enjoy designing new ways of presenting them to new audiences. When asked to ‘give a talk’, I take into consideration the allotted time, the nature of the audience, the context of my talk within other offerings or conference objectives, and the particular desires of whoever asks me to speak. I have no ‘canned’ speeches, but consider each opportunity to share these ideas a new creative experience. Since some of my talks have been recorded, I can make sound files available to you for evaluation. Click on any topic to know more about what I can offer to discuss.
Recommendation
To Whom It May Concern,
I’m delighted to recommend Charlotte Ostermann as a speaker for your next event. Twice Charlotte has spoken at day-long events I’ve hosted for a women’s retreat I plan annually for a diverse group of Christians from a variety of denominations and backgrounds.
In 18 years of planning retreats, Charlotte is the only speaker I’ve invited for a second year. She brought sparkle, depth, humor and rich, new understanding to conversations on holy leisure and growing in the interior life. She walked our group through a difficult C.S. Lewis book and helped those who had never opened the book, as well as those who had studied it carefully, come away with practical and soul satisfying new perspectives.
Charlotte is a woman of intensity and intellect and her talks definitely challenge her audiences. She is well worth the challenge, however, because Charlotte brims over with wisdom and faith that rings true, relevant and accessible.
Katherine Dinsdale
Lawrence, Kansas
* Note from Charlotte: The two talks I did for this group were: "A Prayer, A Poem, A Person, A Place" and "The Veiled Self: Introduction to C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces"
To Whom It May Concern:
I recommend Charlotte Ostermann to be a speaker for your group. She has given clearly focused, finely tuned, richly illustrated talks to my class at the University of Kansas and at two conferences on campus of which I was chairman. The class was “Reason and Imagination in the Writings of C.S. Lewis.” These C.S. Lewis Society regional conferences, on campus, provided opportunity for her to give presentations on additional Lewis-related topics in groups of students and townspeople.
Since then Charlotte has spoken twice to a C.S. Lewis discussion group of faculty and their spouses here in Lawrence. Her breadth of preparation and understanding, coupled with her unusually fine speaking skills, have made her a popular speaker for age groups from ages 18 to 80, from a variety of backgrounds. Because of her ability and willingness to share her own insights and research, she has and will again be a speaker for two different groups in Lawrence, both secular and sacred, of which I am program chairman. I recommend Charlotte Ostermann with enthusiasm and without reservation to be a speaker for any group that shares her interests.
Nancy Steere Yacher ( nancyty@sunflower.com )
Department of English (Ret.)
University of Kansas