Lectures and Seminars

What Makes You Tick?

For General Audiences

Understanding your basic needs and motivations—and those of the people around you—can provide valuable insights into your life and relationships.

In this interactive presentation, Sheila uses handwriting samples from the famous and infamous to demonstrate how personality needs and motivations are reflected in handwriting. You’ll never look at handwriting quite the same way again!

Hiring the Write Way

For Employers, Managers & Human Resources Professionals

Nordstrom’s hiring philosophy has been described as “Hire the smile, train the skill.” Job performance involves more than technical ability; personality, communication, dependability, and judgment also matter.

This presentation explores how handwriting analysis can provide insights into work-related personality traits, including prioritizing, independent thinking, follow-through, attention to detail, self-confidence, communication, and stress tolerance.

Sheila discusses its potential applications as a supplementary assessment tool alongside established hiring practices and applicable employment requirements.

Training You Can Bank On

For Bank Managers, Financial Institutions & Fraud Investigators

Signature forgery and document fraud can result in substantial financial losses. Learning to recognize suspicious writing characteristics can help employees identify documents requiring further examination.

This two-hour, hands-on introduction covers fundamental principles of handwriting examination, individual writing habits, factors affecting handwriting, natural variation, forgery methods, and warning signs that may indicate a questionable signature.

Not Using Handwriting Analysis Would Be a Crime

For Law Enforcement & Private Investigators

Handwriting can offer another perspective when investigators are seeking to understand the personalities and behavioral tendencies of people involved in a case.

Using handwriting samples from criminal cases and other investigative contexts, Sheila discusses characteristics associated with emotional responses, interpersonal behavior, and possible warning signs. The presentation explores how handwriting psychology may contribute to an investigative profile while remaining distinct from forensic authorship identification.

Can a Document Examiner Help Your Case? You Be the Judge

For Attorneys & Legal Professionals

When a disputed signature or questioned document becomes part of a legal matter, choosing the right expert can make a significant difference.

Sheila explains what attorneys should know about forensic document examination, selecting a qualified examiner, obtaining appropriate handwriting exemplars, locating comparison documents, understanding natural variation, and preparing for expert testimony.

Relationships the Write Way

For Marriage & Family Therapists and Other Mental Health Professionals

Handwriting psychology offers an additional perspective on personality and interpersonal dynamics.

This presentation explores the principles of spatial arrangement, writing form, and writing movement as they relate to ego needs and ego strength, social skills, thinking styles, energy levels, fears, and psychological defenses.

A Pen Without Ink

For Professional Handwriting Analysis Organizations & Continuing Education Groups

Learning the fundamentals of handwriting analysis is only the beginning. Experienced professionals recognize the importance of continuing education and the ongoing development of analytical skills.

Sheila offers a wide range of advanced topics in handwriting analysis, psychology, and related professional subjects, tailored to the interests and experience of the audience.

“I thoroughly enjoyed [your talk] and I heard real positive comments from others at the meeting. You were informative, interesting, funny at times, and touching.”

Michael Levittan, Ph.D.
Association for Domestic Violence Therapists

“Just wanted to say ‘Thank you’ for a superb seminar . . . the reaction has been very positive and the attendees learned a lot about handwriting analysis from a slightly different perspective.”

Hugh Namekawa
International GraphoAnalysis Society, Orange County Chapter

“Thank you so much for your presentation. I’ve already heard favorable reviews, especially from the attorney in my office!”

Aneta Adams
Kern County Paralegal Association

“You have an easy-to-understand way of delivering information and the topic was of great interest to our members, as shown by their attention and also the questions they asked.”

Bob Braitman
Rotary Club of Ventura-South

“The material you presented obviously represents many years of serious thought and successful experience.”

Janice Klein
National Society for Graphology

“Our members are still talking about your presentation. I only wish we could have heard more!”

Barbara Hearn
French-American Chamber of Commerce

Invite Sheila to Speak

Presentations can be adapted to suit your organization’s interests, audience, and available time. In-person and Zoom presentations are available.

To discuss a lecture, seminar, workshop, or professional training session, contact Sheila directly.

Email: sheila@sheilalowe.com
Telephone: 805-658-0109