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Last week, I delivered a keynote address to LitCon, the biggest Literacy Conference in the US. 

This week, I shared my love for and the power of story with the students at Suncrest College. My goal was to enlighten and motivate an extremely diverse group of students from across my home province of Saskatchewan. 

The name Suncrest is  the combination of two words that hold significant meaning to each of the 11 campuses within the expanded region including locations in Canora,  Esterhazy, Fort Qu'Appelle, Kamsack, Melfort, Melville, Nipawin, Tisdale and Yorkton. The name represents Saskatchewas, one of the sunniest provinces in Canada. A crest signifies the top of the peak, representing the colleges' shared vision to exceed the needs of learners, partners and communities. 

Educational options include university degrees, skills training diplomas and certificates,  trades training, high school upgrading, employability programmes, safety training, and corporate/professional development.

My involvement was to speak to the need for and the power of story. I did this as any storyteller would do, for 90 minutes, I told stories.

I chose my stories with the intent of helping students (and staff) learn from some of my many life experiences across the globe yet remaining focussed on those I have had in Canada - from coast to coast to coast. 

I addressed the importance of reading. I touched on the how of becoming a reader. 

I spoke to the gifts each of us are given and the importance of building our lives around those gifts. 

Some of my stories focussed on the ongoing neglect in our Northern communities and on many of our reserves. 

I shared a few of my books. 

All this was done through Microsoft Team. The conference director was very well versed with the platform which allowed me to achieve everything I hoped to achieve.