Speaking
A room can change when people feel invited in.
Erika brings lived experience, literary craft, and honest questions—including lessons learned from dealing with fear and presenting in public—to conversations about wholeness, self-determination, authenticity, and leadership.
Signature presentations
Choose the conversation.
From a literary keynote about perfection and worth to focused lectures on entrepreneurship and leadership, each presentation keeps the people in the room at its center.
The Universe Spoke
A literary keynote about perfection, worth, and the moments when fear deserves examination rather than automatic obedience.
→Grow Your Garden
A practical conversation about cultivating a business while employed, reclaiming time, and building greater economic agency.
→Transgender Leadership
A lived-experience perspective on recognizing the leadership qualities people already carry and using them with authenticity and care.
→Ways to gather
Built for the shape of your event.
Erika’s work can meet a large conference room, an intimate reading, or a thoughtful panel. Final scope and audience fit are confirmed together.
- Keynotes
- Lectures
- Storytelling
- Poetry readings
- Panels
- Q&A sessions
- Audience interaction
Audience feedback
From people who have heard Erika speak.
These comments are presented through Erika’s Talkadot speaking profile.
The best format begins with the audience, not a template.
Beyond the keynote
Choose what serves the room.
- Chapter readingsSelected passages presented with space for reflection and discussion.
- Poetry readingsIndividual poems or a curated sequence shaped for the gathering.
- StorytellingA focused narrative experience grounded in lived experience.
- Moderated conversationsAn exchange guided by an interviewer, host, or facilitator.
- Audience Q&ADirect conversation that gives the room an active part in the event.
- Panel participationThoughtful contribution to a larger conversation among several voices.
Each can stand alone or extend a larger event. Timing, access needs, and audience participation are agreed in advance.