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Rosemary Scott Vohs
British Storyteller
Speaker,
Educator, Coach, Consultant
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Rosemary Scott Vohs was
classically trained in performance arts in her native England where she
began presenting literature at the age of six with the London Academy
for Music and Dramatic art. An award winning performer she has
told tales in England, Australia, Southeast Asia and Canada as well the
Pacific Northwest where she is a frequent visitor to festivals and
school classrooms, arts assemblies and PTA events.
Rosemary is also a popular and entertaining speaker, delivering motivational and
educational keynotes and seminars at conferences and in
corporate, community, academic and professional development settings. |
Rosemary teaches a variety of courses in storytelling, children’s
literature, and readers' theatre for Woodring College of Education at
Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.
She has served as Director of
Forensics at WWU, coaching award-winning students for intercollegiate
competition at the regional and national level in public speaking,
reader's theatre, and in oral interpretation of literature events.
Rosemary has also taught public speaking for the Department of
Communication at WWU since 1985 and consults
with teachers, authors, clergy and business professionals on improving
their oral performance skills.
In 2004 she was honored
as one of Western's "Favorite Professors".
Rosemary is editor
of the Washington Storytelling Newsletter producer of
Tellabration
at WWU's Performing
Arts Center, co-producer of the
Bellingham Storytelling Festival,
co-founder of the Voices of the Ancestors Oral History Project
and was co-chair of the
National
Storytelling Conference
2004 held at WWU, July 2004.
She currently serves as Washington
state liaison for the
National Storytelling Network
and is a member of the American Folklore Society's
Aesop Prize
award committee.
Recent articles featuring Rosemary :
Window on Western, Fall 2004
Summer Session Bulletin,
2005
Professional Memberships:
American Folklore Society - Children's Folklore Section
Bellingham Storytellers Guild - Founding Member
National Speakers Association- Professional Member
National Storytelling Network
- Washington State Liaison
Rosemary is currently performing with the acclaimed NOEL ensemble for
the 2007 season - November - December
For details and performance schedule
and directions, please go to:
www.noelharp.com
I hope to see you there.
Western Washington
University
At WWU
Rosemary teaches the following
courses:
Woodring College of Education:
Education 309
Storytelling
Education 409
Advanced Storytelling
Education 320
Reader's Theatre in the
Classroom
Elem. Ed. 405
Books and Materials for the
Elementary School
WCE Professional Development Resource Center (summer workshops)
Teaching Oral
Communication Skills in the K-8 Classroom
The Art and Power of
Storytelling
EXT 317 The Power of Storytelling in Action: Practical Field
Applications EDUC 300/400 Independent Study / Special Topics in
Storytelling
(Heirloom Storytelling, History of Oral
Tradition, Professional Storytelling, etc)
Department of
Communication:
Communication 101 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication 331 Advanced Public Speaking
Office: Miller Hall 264E
Phone: 360-650-6446
E-mail:
Rosemary.Vohs@wwu.edu
School & Community
Performances
- Storytelling assemblies for
all grades.
- Workshops for individual
classes in storytelling, poetry, reader's theatre, and public
speaking.
- Performances and educational presentations
for PTA family events, young author conferences, and other special
occasions.
- Storytelling performances for community
groups, festivals and other venues.
- Literary narration for musical events and
seasonal celebrations.
Teacher Training
& Professional Development Workshops
- In-service training
sessions for educators in storytelling performance and teaching
techniques.
- Hands-on workshops in
readers' theatre script development.
- Seminars in teaching oral
skills development in elementary children.
- Workshops for authors,
business professionals, and others in effective speech and
presentation techniques.
- ...and more!
Workshop / Presentation Topics
The following is a list of possible topics for
presentations and workshops:
Get a grip: Standing up to
platform panic.
Poetry on Stage: Public performance by
private writers.
Bringing out your Book Tour Best : Engaging
your audience with effective speaking and oral interpretation
skills.
Take care of that voice: Vocal techniques
and exercises for teachers.
Imagination vs. Memorization: The art of learning
a story.
Finding your own voice as a
storyteller.
Effective storytelling in
the classroom.
Students as Storytellers:
Using storytelling as a foundation for learning effective oral
communication skills.
Stories that Hang Together: Developing a storytelling
program.
Everyone a storyteller: Moving beyond the
basic bed-time story.
Storytelling and reading aloud: Food for
the young imagination.
Reader's Theatre: Telling
the story together.
Family storytelling: Giving
voice to your family's history.
Heirloom Storytelling:
Passing on your family stories.
Corporate Storytelling:
Using stories to enhance the life and work of your business.
Lore of the Land for Love of the Land:
Storytelling in environmental education.
Wise Words: Discovering wisdom in
multicultural folktales.
Friends or foes: the
challenges of working with your audience.
Story-teller or
Story-performer: Developing the right connection with your
audience.
Stories of the Strong and Savvy: A
Celebration of Women in Folklore and Mythology
The power of storytelling
in Christian education.
Our story, Our faith: The
power of storytelling in the Church.
Bringing scripture to life:
Storytelling in the church school classroom.
...and other topics...
 Contact
Information
Please contact Rosemary
at
Rosemary.Vohs@wwu.edu
or call 360-650-6446 for information on current fees and to
discuss details for your request for performance, lecture, keynote
presentation, or
workshop.
Rosemary and
daughter, Annie, taking time out to do what they love!
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