The Transformative Power of Letter-Writing | Allison Hritz | TEDxPointParkUniversity

[@rohinibhat4955]

It was lovely to hear this talk. I am a letter writer and write to may friends, family and strangers. Sadly I don't receive a reply from most of my family but I keep on writing. I am also writing letters in a note book " Letters to my son". Some day I will give the notebook to my son.

[@KarlaMAdams]

Allison, thank you so much for this wonderful initiative. Once upon a time, we used to write letters, and I kept so many letters from friends and family. They were loving, encouraging, and really provide a snapshot into what issues we were dealing with at the time. When my grandma died, she had a small box with her will and most special valuables... and a letter I wrote to her after my grandpa, the love of her life, had died. It made me happy that she felt that letter was so special. I am so excited to see the next generation consider this archaic, but effective method of meaningful communication.

[@allisonhritz2532]

I appreciate these sentiments. Thank you for your words ❤️

[@Jesse-zj7pp]

Allison, Brava for a superior presentation! I am dedicated to hand-written letters and I agree with the points you make. I am going to share this video with others who are letter writers.

[@MrMhemhe]

Dear Allison -- Thank you for your charming little talk on letter-writing, much of which I wholly support and agree with. I value letter writing (and, certainly, being written to) but, as a bit of a perfectionist, I also very much love spell-check and the facility effortlessly to knock awkward/verbose/underwritten prose into shape. As a writer of poetry, I know that the long-hand 'fair copy' is in competition with the Gill Sans version, while the actual manuscript (the compositional script) with its crossings-out and its record of the emergent poem is (or can be) a thing of unique interest. Just look at the facimile version of Eliot's Waste Land.

[@NHanna]

Thank you for this excellent talk.

[@EmilyMacIntyre]

Love love love this 💕

[@yzstudio2960]

Cool speech