Since 2011, Jessica has been leading workshops on storytelling. The workshops include a range of topics such as personal story craft, braiding stories, and storytelling as a tool to engage and persuade. Some workshops are geared towards small groups or individuals, some are presentation style or webinars, and some are created to specification for corporate and nonprofit clients.
★★★★★
Jessica was a skilled instructor and facilitator who passionately conveyed the power of storytelling while staying patient with our questions and emerging efforts. When reviewing our stories, she shone a light on what was effective and encouraged us to excavate for special elements that could help our stories come to life. We recommend her to anyone who wants to begin or improve their storytelling to elevate their messaging and communication skills.
Bloom Planning
Jessica and her Better Said than Done workshops launched my storytelling journey, and now keeps it blossoming.
I started with her “intro” online course, receiving essential critiques that shaped and preserved the best parts of my storytelling style.
Jessica’s presentation at the Virginia Storytelling Alliance meeting, this April, opened my eyes to new venues. Her tips on social media proved so useful that I’ve signed up for her next full Zoom seminar on the subject.
Each time Jessica recited a story, I realized I was learning from a master.
Her modeling, advice and gentle critiques give me more courage to keep going live.
Mark
★★★★★
Teacher/ Speaker/ Workshop Leader
Better Said Than Done Founder and Executive Director Jessica Robinson began performing stories in front of audiences in 2007, and founded Better Said Than Done in 2011. Jessica has performed locally (in the DMV) for Story District, Tales in the Village, The Grapevine, Perfect Liars Club and GMU’s Fall for the Book Festival, as well as at the International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, appeared on PBS’ “Stories from the Stage,” has performed for the Queens Theater, the First Person Arts Festival, Mostly True Things, at 2 National Storytelling Network (NSN) Conferences, and was a Featured Storyteller in the Stone Soup, Florida, Forest, Hampton, Washington Folk, and Women’s Storytelling Festivals. She’s also shared stories on the Bonkers Brit, Full Spiral, Orchid Story, and Funny Parents Podcasts.
She has led storytelling workshops and presentations for BAE Systems, George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Jack Morton, K4Health at Johns Hopkins University, AAMC, Legal Services of Northern Virginia, SACC, the George Washington University School of Business, PRB, The World Bank, the Brookings Institution, and AHRQ, as well as regularly teaching Better Said Than Done in-house storytelling workshops and through libraries, senior centers, and adult education centers.
