Featured Speakers
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Oral History: Use It or Lose It
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a popular, entertaining speaker and a certified genealogist who is known across the nation. Her keynote presentation, “Oral History: Use It or Lose It,” will address the art and technique of oral history interviewing, the importance of recording family stories, the people to interview, and methods for placing the information into a broader social history context.
Sharon also will assist conference attendees during our visit to the Family History Library and will offer the workshop: “Flesh on the Bones: Putting Your Ancestors into Historical Perspective.”
The author of sixteen books and hundreds of articles for major genealogical journals and publications, Sharon has served as executive editor of Family Tree/ Betterway Books, America’s best-selling guides to genealogy, and is a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine. She teaches nonfiction writing classes and is the host of the Telly Award-winning talk show, “Roots Books,” which airs on RootsTelevision.com.
She is a partner in the research firm of Warren, Carmack & Associates in Salt Lake City and offers consulting, writing, and editing services with emphasis on memoirs, biographies, family histories, and annotated diaries. With a B.A. from Regis University and a diploma in Irish studies from the National University of Ireland, Sharon has received many prestigious awards and honors. She is a member of the Association of Personal Historians and the Association of Professional Genealogists. For more details, see her website at www.sharoncarmack.com.
Dr. Terry Warner
The Decisions We Make: Mini-Crossroads in Our Lives
Terry Warner is an American academic, author, and business consultant. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and is a professor of philosophy. In 1967, he joined the faculty at Brigham Young University, where he has served as chair of the Philosophy Department, director of the Honors Program, and dean of the College of General Studies. He was a visiting senior member of Linacre College, Oxford University.
Warner's academic work explored the foundations of human behavior, and he wrote the book, Bonds that Make Us Free, based upon his findings. He founded Arbinger Consulting and Training, which published a best-selling business book, Leadership and Self Deception, which is also based on his findings.
Terry Warner’s keynote address, “The Decisions We Make: Mini-Crossroads in Our Lives,” will speak to the heart of our theme—Crossroads in Personal History—and will provide each personal historian listening with a deeper understanding of human behavior as they approach people’s lives in their work.
In writings and seminars, Warner provides great insight into how individuals are responsible for their own actions and feelings. Therefore, they have the power to free their relationships with others from negativity. These insights are at the heart of the decisions that make up our lives. For more information, read about how Dr Warner founded the Arbinger Institute or visit www.arbinger.com
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