If you are an activity director or group leader who can’t invite a speaker to give a small talk that would interest your members, this book could help. Written by the author of the beloved Mildred Budge church lady series, this collection of Small Talks is meant to be read or summarized by anyone who has a group of people who need some entertainment or some fresh ideas about old entertainment that rolls around during the holidays, and can’t invite a speaker because of the lockdown and health concerns. The first six of these Small Talks are about classic Christmas movies with some interesting insights that will create some small talk among your assisted living residents or group members.The first six subjects are: #1 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol #2 It’s a Wonderful Life (Really!) #3 What’ll I do? A Story about Irving Berlin #4 Holiday Inn #5 White ChristmasThe second set of Small Talks begins with a whimsical discussion about whistling, and then onto other classic shows and themes. #7 I Love to Whistle #8 The Andy Griffith Christmas Show #9 The Bethlehem Bible Story #10 Tell Your Pandemic Story in the New Year #11 Auld AcquaintancesEach Small Talk has a synopsis page that recaps the summary and offers information for you to choose whether it’s right for your group or not. The Small Talk follows. Selected Small Talks have additional information in the form of story-driven biographies of people in the movies or TV shows.About Daphne Simpkins: The author of 14 books, this Small Talks collection represents some of the programs that Ms. Simpkins has given to assisted living homes and women’s clubs. She is the author of the church lady series featuring Mildred Budge, but she has also written about caregiving and cooking. To learn more about her, follow her on Amazon, BookBub, Twitter, LInkedin.com or connect with her on Facebook.
