Normalize differences through candid dialogue and storytelling with Paula Stone Williams
We're living in a polarizing time in which debates over politics and policies related to hot button topics such as DEI initiatives, banned books, gender identity and sexuality, women's reproductive health, gun laws, and transgender rights stay at the top of our news coverage.
But what if it didn't have to feel like everything is so polarizing? What if we could change the narrative about our differences by providing deeper understanding that can help bring us back together?
Paula Stone Williams can show us the way.
Gender equity activist and transgender speaker Paula Stone Williams uses her expertise in narrative communications—as a speaker and a pastor—to unpack the power of storytelling to build bridges and foster better relationships. She works with organizations to tackle the toughest topics with a gentle hand and a sympathetic touch. Skilled as a TED speaker and seasoned speaker trainer, Paula's keynotes, fireside chats, and other high-touch programming formats can break down walls and bring unlikely people together. She covers everything from living life as a man and a woman to an unfiltered conversation about living life as a transgender.
“We don’t dream in mathematical equations. We dream in stories. A story has the power to change a person’s life, and that story upended mine.”
You too can bridge the divide growing in society.
Change has always begun with proximity and narrative. People have the capacity to change their minds about deep-seated beliefs, but only when information comes in a non-threatening way. As someone connected to events and educational programming, you have the power to change lives. Matching the right speaker to the right setting can broaden horizons, normalize differences, and change the arc of a narrative. Paula Stone Williams can help us change the narrative for the greater good.
Paula's unique perspective humbly and effectively advocates for better appreciation of the differences among us. Her TED Talks have had over nine million views. Her memoir, As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned (Simon & Schuster), chronicles her transition journey and sheds light on the gendered landscape that impacts many in the LGBTQ+ community and women in the workplace and beyond. Featured in the New York Times, CNN, NPR, Good Morning America, People, and as a guest on Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith.
Paula’s Most Requested Topics:
✔️ Lost Is a Place Too: Finding Resiliency in Difficult Times
✔️ Further Along the Road toward Gender Equity
✔️ Changing the Narrative for Good: Fostering Better Understanding
✔️ I've Lived as a Man and a Woman. Here's What I Learned.
✔️ Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Being Transgender but Were Afraid to Ask
✔️ Building a Better Work Team
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