Book Enid to speak.
A room that arrives uneasy and leaves with a plan.
I speak to churches, senior residences, community organizations, employers and professional groups on what every family needs handled before the phone call comes.
The talk
Be Ready: Five Things Every Family Needs Before the Phone Call.
Available as a two-hour seminar, a ninety-minute session, or a forty-five minute compressed slot for a church service or lunch and learn.
| Minutes | Section | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | The story | My father. Four years old. Here one night, gone the next day. The room learns immediately that I am not speaking theoretically. |
| 10–20 | The stakes | What actually happens to a family with nothing in place. Funeral costs. Lost income. Siblings fighting. The GoFundMe. |
| 20–75 | The Ready Five | Roughly ten minutes per category, each with a real example, and the room scores itself as we go. |
| 75–85 | The objection | Talking about it will not make it happen. I address the fear head on, with warmth and without flinching. |
| 85–100 | The invitation | Everyone receives the printed Ready Five Checklist and a clear next step. |
| 100–120 | Questions | Open floor. This is usually where the room finally exhales. |
Who I speak to.
- Churches — senior ministries, women's ministries, men's fellowships
- Senior housing communities and continuing care retirement communities
- Nursing and personal care homes
- Community centres and public libraries
- Fraternal, civic and sorority chapters, and alumni associations
- Employers and unions, as a lunch and learn on caring for aging parents
- Professional audiences — funeral directors, discharge planners, hospice social workers, financial advisors
What you get.
- A speaker who has actually sat with dying people and their families for ten years
- Printed Ready Five Checklists for every person in the room, at no cost to you
- A talk that is direct and warm, never morbid and never vague
- No sales pitch from the podium — attendees leave with a checklist and a phone number, and anybody who wants more calls on their own time
Fees: Fees: $500 for forty-five minutes, $750 for ninety minutes with Q&A, and $2,250 for a five-part resident series. Materials included. Ask me about community rates for congregations.
Big Mama, we have to talk about it — and I will sit right here with you while we do.How the conversation usually starts
One call. Fifteen minutes. A plain answer.
I will listen, tell you honestly whether I can help, and quote you a price. That is the whole call.