Program Type:
LectureAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Come for coffee and stay for a conversation with Page Berger of Barrett Bookstore. She will lead an informal discussion on the best techniques for leading a book group. Perhaps it's your turn to lead the discussion in your book group. Or it's possible you moderate the conversation each time you meet.
You'll Learn
- How to stay on track.
- How to ask the right questions
- When to change the subject
- Make sure that everyone has had a chance to talk
Page will lead the discussion, answer questions, and will share tips and tricks that every book group leader should know.
About the Presenter
Page Berger currently works as the event and marketing director at Barrett Bookstore, bringing dynamic programming and authors to Darien and surrounding towns. She also is a freelance writer. Page began her career in education administration at Davidson College's Office of Admission and Financial Aid. Relocating to New York, she worked in event management, marketing, and communications at the Robin Hood Foundation and, after that, for the national office of Teach For America.
She graduated cum laude from Davidson College with a bachelor’s degree in English and subsequently earned dual master’s degrees from Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, and Harvard Graduate School of Education in education policy and management. Page has a particular love for creating community through conversation and storytelling.