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rhedman's profile Professional Storyteller Rachel Hedman / 30, Female / Member since December 2006 / Last seen 1 year ago

Ever since a sophomore in high school, the stage has beckoned Rachel Hedman. Although her mother said Rachel was a storyteller as soon as she opened her mouth, Rachel considered herself a shy person.

Rachel has progressed since her National Forensics League days in 1994 when her first telling had a scrambled plot, mixed-up voices, and a forgotten ending. Upon this failure she wondered if she should continue, but she decided to prove to herself that she was a great storyteller. By senior year, she received 5th place at the Wisconsin State Tournament.

When Rachel entered college, she saw storytelling as a possible career and she chose her major accordingly: Communications Marketing.

Although she graduated from college in 2001, the BYU Storytelling Club she jumpstarted still provides service throughout the campus and the community. Upon moving to Fresno, California she joined the Voices of the Valley Storytelling Guild, and thus provided the opportunity to assist as a Board Member of the National Youth Storytelling Olympics. Eventually, she was invited on the Board for the Youth Storytelling Special Interest Group and spearheaded the creation of the storytelling merit badge for the Boy Scouts of America. To add to the merit badge venture, she became Co-Chair for Youth, Educators, and Storytellers Alliance (YES!).

Join Voice--A Storyteller's Lifestyle with blog posts every 1st and 15th of the month about storytelling trends in business, marketing, and honing the craft.

You can also find her on Facebook and LinkedIn.

You can listen to her story "Shattered Grapes in One Row Too Many" here as well as download it at iTales.com.

My Blogs

Voice--A Storyteller's Lifestyle

http://www.storytellingadventures.blogspot.com

Discover what a professional storyteller, Rachel Hedman, faces on an everyday basis so that the performance can be extraordinary. Some topics but not limited to: How to…

Family Famine: Hunger for Love

http://familyfamine.blogspot.com

Join professional storyteller Rachel Hedman in the development of a major narrative production to premiere on February 9, 2009. Family life can starve when fed abuse and…