Oxford Storyteller
Marguerite
Osborne
Workshops
on
Storytelling Skills and Story Creation
for adults, children, families or all ages
Storytelling Skills gives guidance on narrating a story in a confident, individual way. The story may be traditional or personal.
Story Creation encourages participants to make up and tell - or dramatise - new stories.
The emphasis is on working in pairs, small groups and one big group in a relaxed, cooperative and creative atmosphere.
Both workshops tend to bring people closer together, so are ideal for families, groups and communities.
The adult ones are popular with parents, grandparents, librarians, teachers, Sunday School teachers, actors and people from different storytelling traditions who want to preserve their heritage.
They are also useful for businesses and organisations, where they can contribute to team-building and help executives and administrators improve their leadership, public speaking, communication and presentation skills.
They have also been used - with very positive results - as therapy for adults with mental health difficulties.
Marguerite has facilitated many storytelling workshops for primary school children, in classroom and outdoor settings as well as in an Oxford museum.
Her workshops have been notably successful with 'special needs' children.
Appreciations
'It was good to have you introduce us to some novel ways of communicating.' Head of Programme Policy for National Charity
'I learnt a fantastic amount from a first-class teacher.' Participant at Oxford County Council Adult Education Workshop
'Feedback for the workshop was very positive, as it's unusual for a mental health charity to run such an event.' Manager of Root & Branch Organic Therapeutic Gardens on a workshop given for clients
'It was a great project.' Head Teacher of Oxford Primary School on 'Journeys and Transformations' workshop
'I thourt it was fantastic.' Child's reaction to 'Tree Tales' at Oxford University's Harcourt Arboretum
More information from marguerite.osborne@dial.appleinter.net Telephone 01865 735471