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Type of stories Debbie Dunn tells

Hire Professional Storyteller
Debbie Dunn
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  • Storytelling Performances

  • Festival Performances

  • Storytelling Workshops

  • School Residencies

  • Staff Development for Teachers.

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Chapter 1: Negotiable Rates for Performances & Workshops

Debbie Dunn has negotiable rates

Debbie Dunn has Negotiable Rates. As long as you pay her travel expenses, her rates are extra negotiable for:

  • Performances

  • Book-signings

  • Storytelling Workshops

  • School Residencies

  • Teacher In-Services

  • And More

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Chapter 2: Contact information for Debbie Dunn

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Chapter 3: Bio of Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn

PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLER:

  • * Debbie Dunn has been telling stories and teaching storytelling around the USA since 1989.


  • * Debbie tells age-appropriate stories for all ages.


  • * Debbie encourages lots of audience participation as she performs.

DEGREES:

  • * Debbie earned her M.A. at ETSU in Elementary Education with a specialization in Storytelling in 1989.


  • * Debbie earned her B.A. at Principia College in Elementary Education plus Sociology in 1980.


  • * How did her storytelling career get started? The homework in those storytelling classes was to tell stories in the community. Literally, one thing led to another to another until she was telling stories professionally a few months later.

MEMBERSHIPS:

PUBLISHED AUTHOR:

  • Using her pen name of Debbie Dunn, she is the author of the following self-published books on Amazon.com:

    • CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHER:

    • * Debbie is a certified K-8 teacher.


    • * Debbie taught school for 14 1/2 years: Elementary school for seven (7) years, conflict resolution to grades 6-8 for five (5) years, and seventh-grade language arts for two and a half (2 1/2) years.

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    Chapter 4: Who hires Debbie Dunn?

    RESUME for SCHOOLS:

    • College groups, High Schools, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools, Preschools, & Summer Schools.

    • For Middle School: One-day assemblies plus Cultural Heroes 10-Day Storytelling Residencies.

    • For Elementary Schools: One-day assemblies plus Cultural Heroes 10-Day Storytelling Residencies.

    • Teacher In-Services & Staff Development.

    • Also, Field Trip Entertainer, Literacy Promotion Event, & Reading Night Celebrations.

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    RESUME for ADULT SHOWS & WORKSHOPS:

    • Aquarium, Art Galleries, Arts Organizations, Banquets, Book Signings & Shows, Book Stores, Business Organizations, Cabarets, Cafes & Restaurants, Celebrations, Child Literacy, Churches, Civic groups, Club meetings, Conferences, Conventions, Cruise Ships, Earth Day, Elder Hostel, Fine Arts Centers & Theatre Guilds, First Night, Fun Fests, Historical Sites, Hotels, Internet Marketing Workshop for Storytellers & Writers, Key Note Speaker, Libraries, Malls & Stores, Meetings, Museums, Nursing Homes, Oral Family History Workshops, Park Events, Parties, Public Organizations, Radio & TV Stations Performances & Interviews, Resorts & Cabins & Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes, Senior Citizens, Social Clubs, Special Occasions, Storytelling Festivals, Teacher Staff Development, & Welcome Wagon.


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    RESUME for SHOWS & WORKSHOPS for KIDS, TEENS, & FAMILY SHOWCASES:

    • 4-H, Aquariums, Arts Organizations, Book Signings & Shows, Boys Club, Boy & Cub Scouts, Cafes & Restaurants, Camps, Celebrations, Churches, Cruise Ships, Earth Day, Fairs, Festivals, Field Trip Entertainer, First Night, Fun Fests, Girls Club, Girl Scouts, Historical Sites, Hotels, Jamboree, Kid Fests, Learning Centers, Libraries, Literacy Promotion Event, Malls & Stores, Museums, Oral Family History Workshops, Park Events, Parks & Recreation, Parties, Play Groups, Radio & TV Stations Performances & Interviews, Reading Night Celebrations, Resorts & Cabins, & Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes, Special Occasions, Summer Institutes, & Teen Centers.


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    Chapter 5: Preview Debbie Dunn's performance style on YouTube

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    Chapter 6: Festival Features and other fun info about Debbie Dunn

    FESTIVAL FEATURES

    Debbie Dunn has been a featured storyteller in several festivals. To name just a few:

    • Allen County Public Libraries Storytelling Festival, Fort Wayne, IN

    • Okefenokee Swamp Storytelling Festival, Waycross, GA

    • Tar Side Tales, Rocky Mount, NC

    • TAPPS Storytelling Festivals - Knoxville, Nashville, Murfreesboro, TN

    • Howl-A-Ween Festival at Opryland USA, Nashville, TN

    • Beech Mountain Storytelling Festival, Beech Mountain, NC

    • Halloween Storyfest, Johnson City, TN

    • Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival, Caryville, TN

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    STUDENT WORKSHOPS

    Debbie Dunn offers many workshops for kids and teens:

    • Basic Storytelling

    • Creating Hero Tales (Personal & Family Stories)

    • And More

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    ADULT WORKSHOPS

    Debbie Dunn offers many workshops for adults:

    • Basic Storytelling

    • Creating Hero Tales (Personal & Family Stories)

    • And More

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    TEACHER IN-SERVICES

    Debbie Dunn offers many in-service programs for teachers:

    • Basic Storytelling Techniques

    • Creating Hero Tales (Personal & Family Stories)

    • Child Literacy Conferences: 20 imaged stories, 20 magnet board tales, and 20 creative writing story prompts. Please note that Magnet Board tales teach sequencing, main idea, story recall, & promotes oral language development.

    • Make-It & Take-It Magnet Board Tales

    • How to use Storytelling to enhance the Curriculum

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    Chapter 7: Some People Say

    What do people say about Debbie Dunn's performance style? Some people say ...

    • “Excellent presentation and rapport with audience – capturing their imagination immediately and completely – holding them in rapt attention and anticipation of what might come next. Good involvement by and with the audience to make them feel a part of the storytelling process.”

      From Dave Mumford, Teacher, John F. Kennedy Elem., Daly City, CA

    • “One felt most relaxed because of the way the stories were told. The stories came over in a clear way – we could visualize the situation, you felt part of the story from the beginning. Everyone listened with enthusiasm. The children learned so much from an Excellent performance.”

      From Mrs. Meira Thomas, Teacher, Beaumaris Primary School, Isle of Anglesey, WALES

    • “Debbie was very enthusiastic. Her style easily and quickly captivated all of us. Her movements and voice fluctuation and accents created a mood for each story. We could have listened for hours. She has motivated me as a teacher to try my hand at being a ‘storyteller’.”

      From Michelle Ames, Teacher, Ronald S. Beasley School, St. Louis, MO

    • “Debbie pulls each member of the audience into the depths of her stories, leaving them on a magic ‘storytelling high’.”

      From Dr. Flora Joy, Professor of Storytelling & Reading at ETSU, Johnson City, TN

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    Chapter 8: Call or email Debbie Dunn

    Contact Debbie Dunn to book a storytelling performance or workshop or for more info.

    Cell #: (423) 791-8682

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