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Storyteller Directory: Rona Barbour

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Name: Rona Barbour

Location: Manchester

County: Cheshire

Telephone: 07817 681 719

Email: rona@thestoryteller.co.uk

Website: http://www.thestoryteller.co.uk

“To meet this exceptional woman, and to hear her tell a story, is to have one’s life enriched”

Nominated for Cheshire Woman of the Year for services to storytelling.
A lifelong storyteller, with a wide range of ability and experience.

World Wide Pharmaceuticals
Astra Zeneca
Team-building day at Peckforton Castle Rona demonstrated the power of the spoken word and the importance of presentation in capturing the attention of an audience. Her stories were wonderfully entertaining, very suitable for the event.  I would definitely use The Storyteller, Rona Barbour again.
LIAM MCILVEEN
Assistant General Counsel, Legal Department, Astra Zeneca Office: +44 1625 515802 (internal 25802)

NIACE - National Institute for continuous Adult Learning
Rona is an inspirational storyteller with very clear ideas on using the medium to reach both adult learners and younger people.  She is especially knowledgeable about working with challenging and ‘hard to reach’ learners.  Rona has worked for NIACE during 2009-10, developing a professional development module for teachers of adults. She also developed lesson ideas for teachers to take away with them and use in their classes.  The work was funded by DIUS.

Teachers who came to training events in March 2009 were very enthusiastic about Rona’s delivery of the session and the ethos behind using storytelling with the whole range of adult learners.  Comments included: “I felt more enthused by this session than I have at any training event for a long time”; “Absolutely brilliant.  Loved all aspects of the event”; “Found this to be very motivating”.
I found Rona delightful to work with – a truly professional and reflective practitioner in her own right.
Brenda Ainsley - Senior Assistant Director
Literacy, Language and Numeracy Team
NIACE

MOD
Rona spent a week at King Richard School in Cyprus
Not only is she an expert and mesmerising teller of stories, she also strikes up a wonderful rapport with her audience. I had not seen a professional storyteller at work before and to say I was impressed would be an understatement.

Such was Rona’s impact that we have every intention of inviting her back again next year. I would strongly recommend her to anyone, particularly to those that might not have entertained a story teller before, because the experience of seeing and working with such a talented and generous professional is one that should not be missed

Michael Leverett
Head of English
King Richard School
MOD

Manchester United Football Club
Master of Ceremonies / Host at Manchester United Football Club on match days, for past 12 years.

Numerous Commissions including Trafford LEA ‘ Storytelling for Emotional Therapy in schools (3 years).
Salford LEA to design Womb Rooms for Storytelling activities (6 schools).

Vast experience of learning difficulties, behaviour or emotional problems and school exclusions.

98% of work is by personal recommendation. See website for workshop details and further testimonials.

• Has special needs experience
• Performs indoors
• Performs outdoors
• Performs to adults
• Performs to audiences over 100 in number
• Performs to pre-school age children
• Performs to primary age children
• Performs to secondary age children
• Performs to senior citizens
• Runs workshops for adults
• Runs workshops for children
• Travels anywhere in the U.K.