Sandra Benee

Actress, performance artist, writer

Eloquential on Sandra

At the Chautauqua Institute, the nation’s oldest and most respected continuing education program, we were invited to lead a workshop of award-winning authors as well as aspiring writers in crafting stories of personal transformation. The challenge was to encourage an atmosphere of risk-taking and trust in a room full of strangers, which we accomplished through group as well as intensive individual coaching. Sandra rose to the challenge of crafting a searing autobiographical story about a personal event that left an indelible impression both on her audience and her instructors.  

Sandra on Eloquential

This storytelling workshop offered by Carolyn Finney and Timothy Phelps was excellent. The instructors created a very safe learning environment and encouraged me to take risks. When I learned I would be sharing my story with others, I was very anxious. However they helped me through, and encouraged the most helpful kind of learning, which is through doing while offering constructive feedback.