| ANNETTE KNOWLER 14 ORD Oamaru Professional Name WORDWEAVER Web page http:// homepages.ihug.co.nz/~annettek E-mail: story@ihug.co.nz Phone: 03 4395117 PRESIDENT: NZ Guild of Storytellers. Bachelor of Education—Massey University Accreditation as Teacher in Higher Education. S.E.D.A. Registered General and Obstetric Nurse. Certificate in Fiction Writing. Mastery level Accelerated Learning. I love writing and telling stories. In my occupational background in Nursing and Teaching I discovered the therapeutic and the wonderful educational possibilities of storytelling.I tell regularly to pre-school audiences, but I prefer to tell to adults. I have told stories to many primary schools in North Otago, and also worked with children who wished to learn the art. My main interest is in creating narratives to make history live. I work with Totara Historic Estate and the Victorian Heritage Trust of Oamaru. For me, one enjoyable part of writing my own material is the challenge of researching, either a historical figure with the times and the culture pertaining to them, or checking the environment in which I have set my story. Recent Work
Annette is also available to facilitate a seminar.. ‘CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS and COMMUNICATION for CORPORATE CHIEFS (and Indians). She has recently been involved in this seminar with the ANZ bank – Otago and Southland region. The seminar involves discussion around the concept that telling a story is a win-win way of imparting information in a way that not only has impact, but also in a way that can be subtly absorbed without anyone feeling aggrieved, defensive, or hurt. .JPG) |