suzanne whitby: storyteller & performance artist

In 2010, I attended an intercultural conference in Denver, CO, and in one of the sessions I attended, the facilitator introduced himself as “a professional oral storyteller”, and I thought, “Ooh, that’s how I want to introduce myself!” As an avid reader and consumer of tales, with a fascination for mythology, and a tendency to make things up and write things down, I immersed myself in this new world and started telling stories and being invited to perform that same year!

Stories and storytelling are a core part of all the work that I do. In addition to having an alter-ego, who performs wise, wonderful and witty tales on stage, I work extensively with the stories we tell ourselves, stories in science, stories of the future, and stories that involve climate change and sustainability.

Here are some of the ways that I am working with stories at the moment:

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Designing stories of the future (scenarios) to help businesses and communities envision and co-create hopeful, sustainable futures.

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Training scientists and researchers on how to use stories and narrative to share their work and engage audiences.

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Coaching change makers to tell better stories to educate, inspire, encourage and engage.

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Researching how stories can help us encourage pro-environmental thinking and behaviours.

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Using traditional stories to gently get people thinking about today’s sustainability challenges and their agency.

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Telling wise, wonderful and witty tales to (mostly) adult audiences as a professional oral storyteller.

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Working on a way of using my puppets, Tarquin and Taryn, to raise awareness of today’s sustainability challenges.

Curious? Fancy a chat? Want to work together?

Let’s connect on LinkedIn, or alternatively, get in touch. I’d love to hear from you!