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"Engaging"
"Humorous" "Thought-Provoking" "Insightful"
"Finally, a Peer Mentor - Someone Who's
Been In The Trenches"
Monologue Performance Art Sets the Tone
With a repertoire that includes advertising, theatre, dance, runway, comedic
script writing, film and radio, Six Foot Blonde has at her disposal an
amalgam of skills guaranteed to make any presentation informative, certainly,
but also Avant-garde entertaining.
And while
stories and insights from her own experiences are some of the tools, she
draws upon, she also captivates, engages, and sets the tone for discussion by
beginning her subject matter with a 10 to 15 minute Monologue Performance Art
Segment that uses found-object sculptures the author (and artist) herself has
crafted to help metaphorically make her point.
Randomly
drawing on unsuspecting audience members to participate in her monologue
performance art, and assigning them a "role" to play, as well as
pairing people together to "solve" relationship problems on stage,
guarantees spontaneity, humor and amusement.
What
will she talk about?
How do I know if we're similar enough?
How do I know if this is the best match for me?
Can you go backwards once you've had sex?
Dating in
the millennium has been characterized as a game where rules don't exist, a
war zone, and an environment where anything goes, a crapshoot. "Love
does not need to be melodramatic," says Six Foot Blonde. "Love does
not need to be difficult, nor disempowering, unless you let it be."
"People
do not lie. Healthy love is not about rules. It is not about manipulation.
Nor anger that someone can't give you what you want. Rather, learn how to
recognize what someone can give you, and evaluate for yourself honestly if
it's what you really desire. And when you find it, honor your commitment and
treasure the love you have found."
If it's a
controversial issue likely to arise in dating, then Six Foot Blonde, has
spoken on it! Informal, yet articulate, stern, yet empathetic, Six Foot
Blonde engages her audience, gains their trust, and respect while maintaining
objective opinion of non-judgmental. She does not place herself above her
audience. Rather she presents herself, as a Peer Mentor. Someone who came of
age when premarital sex was de riguer, divorce was a rite of passage
(including her parents at 15), and who has struggled to comprehend what does
it take to make Lifetime Compatibility.
What's her presentation style?
Certainly straightforward, she tempers her message with humor able to engage
people with humor that would normally make a threatening topic, actually
enjoyable. Self deprecating to the hilt, Six Foot Blonde would answer that
her experience was gathered from 18 diligent years of field study work with a
Masters in Selective Listening and a Ph.D. in Projection.
Through her
own dating adventures and mishaps and those gathered through her keen
observations of society and friends' experiences, Six Foot Blonde gives
singles another reason to slow down and talk honestly, a philosophy that has
nothing to do with religion and everything to do with self empowerment. With
a deft touch, Six Foot Blonde illuminates to her audience contradictions
between what they say they want, and what they are currently doing. Always
letting them ultimately find the answers for themselves.
Using
whatever is currently going on in society, Six Foot Blonde illustrates how it
affects our relationships, to not just our Love relationships, rather our
relationships with people in general. In light of the tragedy on September
11, and the resurgence of national pride, Six Foot Blonde encourages self-
analysis...
...What are you most proud of about your current relationship? Past?
...What are you most proud of that youıve changed/amended/improved about
yourself to make yourself "more healthy" or more ready for the kind
of relationship you want?
...And how'd you get there?
...Did you give up name-calling? Why? Jealousy? Why? How?
...What accomplishment are you most proud of yourself? Of your significant?
Of your mom? Dad?
The
opposite of pride.
What makes
you feel ashamed?
What have you done that you have regretted? That you swore "I wonıt
repeat this again."
What am I going to leave with?
Six Foot Blonde has been quoted saying, "Everyone is looking for
answers, but who's asking the right questions." A philosophy she
demonstrates with great effectiveness in her book 1001 Questions to Ask
BEFORE You Ask Them to Bed: Finding the Right Mate by Asking the Right
Questions, and a theorem she illustrates to audiences about how to
incorporate into their daily life to best propel them toward the happiness
they are ultimately seeking.
Six Foot Blonde illustrates the value of
Self
empowering someone toward healthy balanced goals
Finding an inner peace with others and the world based on self fulfillment of
what's important to you
Loving yourself first
Understanding and appreciating someone "as is", including self
While bashing popular cultural myths such as
Opposites
Attract
Sex as panacea
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Monologue Performance Segments
Giving
it Away
In this talk about balancing giving to others and giving to ourselves and the
precarious balance necessary to do both, Six Foot Blonde walks on the stage
dressed in winter hiking gear, dragging a pine Christmas tree. Rummaging in a
pile of stuff, she finds a 5-gallon bucket stand, tinsel, and ornaments. She
proceeds to decorate the tree. "For Mark, I give my time." And one
ornament is placed on the tree. "For Joseph, my affection." And on
and on until the tree is garnished brightly and nothing is left for Six Foot
Blonde. And she turns to the audience saying, "Now what is left for me,
but hostility resentment, guilt, and bitterness. What kind of tree do I
have." And the mood is set to discuss balancing love.
Growing Up
For this presentation on the myths we carry about relationships from
childhood, Six Foot Blonde sets the stage with a 9-foot tall wooden
staircase. Perched on the stairs, Six Foot Blonde begins her monologue.
"Cinderellaıs wasnıt exactly proactive. Her knight came to her. So how
then does online dating correspond? Isnıt that taking the magic out of
love?" She metaphorically poses as she reaches under the staircase to
unscrew a jar attached to the underside of one of the steps. Unscrewing the
lid, she discovers, a note she wrote to herself, "Must be married by
33Š.Iım 35 and not married, what does that mean?" And so goes the
introspection for examining all the myths we created during childhood that we
subconsciously incorporate into our adult experiences.
Carry-ons Only
Standing on the edge of the stage luggage in hand, Six foot Blonde holds a
sign, "Emotional virgin wanted. Destination: anywhere theyıre
going." Everyone has emotional baggage. Weıre just looking for someone
with moderate, manageable amounts carry onıs. Thus, Six Foot Blonde shows
the mishaps of trying to "cram" all your luggage alongside someone
elseıs when seating is limited. How do you recognize how much luggage someone
is carrying? Now thatıs the subject of this talk delivered atop 8 Samonsiteıs
overflowing with every travel accouterment one just might need. A metaphor
for the emotional scrapes we carry just in case we might need to pull them
out and use them again.
Putting
it to Bed
Weıve all
hung onto to issues we should have let go of a long time ago. Issues and
resentments that are interfering with our present relationships. Laurieıs
fight with her mother over the title of her book. Laurieıs competition with
God for a past boyfriendıs attention when he told her his relationship with
her was interfering with his relationship with God. We all have things that
have hurt us so deeply that we cling to them as some ironic source of
comfort. Anguish is painful but at least we know what it looks like. In this
segment, Six Foot Blonde rolls a rusted box springs onto the stage and begins
to hang vintage price tags onto the coils. "Fight with mom." And
she continues to "let go" of issues by talking herself through them
and by hanging them on the box springs, they have been "placed"
somewhere more productive. Soon the audience is invited to volunteer
something they have trouble letting go of. And are invited onto the stage to
fill in a price tag with their issue and hang it. In this way, she talks of
the inordinately high price we pay for hanging onto issues that donıt
productively serve us.
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Relationship Topics
Below are
some of the subjects she has included in her radio shows, columns,
relationship seminars and keynote speaking engagements
How many questions to I need to ask to KNOW? do i really need to ask 1001?
What's the difference in relationships in my 20's versus 30's and 40's?
Is it "bad" to shop with grocery list of attributes you want in a
mate?
How not to take dating as a Personal Rejection
How to know if someone is lying?
Do you believe in love at first site?
How to navigate conflict
Am I destined to be alone?
Has Fate ever played a cruel trick on you?
When a
relationship doesnıt work out, how long before you try again?
How do you integrate someone into your daily life when they live 6000 miles
away?
Can you go backwards and slow it down once you've had sex?
Why does online dating work?
Best/Worst Cities to be single in
How to evaluate the relationship I'm in right now
1/2 Empty or 1/2 Full...What's your relationship running on?
Hindsight is 20/20 Things you overlooked/missed from the beginning
Top 10 things we do to Kill the Love
"6" Reasons People Fail to Commit
Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde: What happened to the fantastic person I was dating, now
that we're in a
commitment?
Deal Breakers you ignored...what is a Deal Breaker
How much do we have to have in common for lifetime compatibility?
Why wait to have sex? How long do we need to wait?
What's the difference in relationships in my 20's versus 30's and 40's?
Is it "bad" to shop with grocery list of attributes you want in a
mate?
How not to take Dating as a Personal Rejection
Is Dating a Nightmare? It can be
Nightmares on Date Street: Avoiding dating horrors
What the
hell is so scary about commitment anyway? Why are people scared of committing
and how to recognize it.
Drag Queens: People who pretend (i.e. posers) to be other than what they are;
how to know it; recognize it avoid it
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide: People who inexplicably seem to be change once they
are in a relationship
Bride of Frankenstein: Couples that have surprised you and your own
relationship when it didn't meet the approval of those around you
Vampires and Blood Suckers: Is someone bleeding you dry emotionally with
their neediness?
Werewolves - where the hell did they go? why are you surprised the
relationship ended?
The Mummy - How relationships unravel
Night of the Living Dead - When you stay in a relationship too long
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Empowering
Couples:
The communication skills you need to build the relationship you desire.
Why wait till you're in a relationship to learn how to communicate in a
positive healthy manner. Thatıs the premise behind Six Foot Blonde teaching
singles the renown Empowering Couples Program as created by Dr. David Olson
Ph.D.
Not only do
you walk away with tangible skills you can apply to the relationship you're
currently in or the one you desire to create, you also have the opportunity
to meet other singles who have raised their hand and said, "I value
healthy, positive communications skills."
In this
Saturday seminar, we spend five hours acquiring the skill set to navigate
areas of challenge so that BOTH people feel good about the resolution.
Discussion and participation includes controversial subjects such as:
Conflict Resolution
Managing Finances
Role Relationships
Mapping your Couple Relationship: where are we headed
Sexual Relationships
Over 1,000,000 couples have taken this very popular program to Prepare for
marriage or to Enrich their marriage. The ultimate goal is to teach people
the skills necessary to build on their strengths together.
Currently
the Empowering Couples program is available through clergy and counselors.
Because of her expertise and background within genre, Six Foot Blonde is one
of the select few to receive Dr. Olson's endorsement to teach singles his
famed techniques for how to Navigate Conflict. And Six Foot Blonde is the
first to apply to dating and singles rather than waiting for couples to
partner with people who do not share their interest in positive, healthy
communication skills.
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Business/Marketing
In addition to speaking on relationships, Six Foot Blonde has also been
invited to speak on the subject The Brand Called You. Six Foot Blonde
Enterprises is an entity that contains Laurieıs spokesperson/columnist role,
radio personality, clothing line, author role, and several other entities in
development
Laurie is
an inspiration to others who seek to discover what is it that they have that
makes them uniquely different, and how can they best leverage that whether
within a corporation or entrepreneurial environment.
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Film
Premieres
Six Foot
Blondeıs affiliation with the Deep Ellum Film Organization, DEF2, means she
has access so some of the trendiest independent films available. Pre or
post film, sheıll talk about Love Hollywood Style: real or make believe.
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