Jenni’s trainers at the Drama Action Centre used a very hands-on approach and Jenni teaches in a similar way, but has adapted the exercises for those without a background in drama. She uses simple, fun games, group work and pair work. Her aim it make storytelling in it’s many applications accessible and fun to the wider community.

Stories help families stay connected and keep memories of absent loved ones alive. Stories build a stronger sense of identity, which can make us more resilient. In this workshop Jenni will playfully lead participants through fun exercises to mine their own family stories and then retell them.

"For me, writing and then retelling my own childhood stories has been immensely healing. It gave me the opportunity to reassess stuff that had been locked away in my heart since early childhood, and look at it again from an adult perspective. My mother was very good at telling family stories and they kept us connected to a sense of where and who we had come from.

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If you live in Northern NSW or South East Queensland and you’d like to do a course with Jenni, email jenni@thestorytreecompany.com.au for details. Workshops can be negotiated further afield for large groups. Ask Jenni about holding an Armchair Storyteller or Story Reading course in your own home. If you are within 40 mins of Jenni, you just need to gather a minimum of four friends as participants, a DVD and CD player, then you get the course for free.

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