James engaged every single one of our Infants students from the moment his presentation began. Through drawing, reading, storytelling and animation, he captured their attention and showed them just how exciting the process of creating a book can be. Students had the opportunity to create their own character alongside James, learning how an idea can develop through both words and illustrations. One of the most valuable messages James shared was the importance of simply **starting**. He encourage [...]

Cameron worked well with each year level. His workshops were fun and engaging and age level appropriate. The students really enjoyed their time with him.

Michelle was extremely accommodating and had developed a presentation to match the information provided by our school. Very personized engaging and age appropriate. The students thoroughly enjoyed having Fairy Belle use her beautiful fairy wings to fly to our school for a visit and weave her storytelling magic!

Charlie was engaging with the students. It was incredible that within a 1 hour time slot, he was able to build enough rapport that they felt confident presenting their creative pieces to an audience. All of the students had incredibly positive feedback to share, the only negative was that the sessions weren’t longer!

Tracey and Lisa were great. They certainly met expectations and I would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

Amy is a long-standing member of the Romance Writers’ of Australia and was our closing keynote speaker for our 2019 annual conference held in Melbourne. Our conference closing keynote address aims to provide our delegates with an uplifting experience that leaves them invigorated and eager to continue their writing journey. Amy proved to be a witty and engaging speaker, using personal antidotes to connect with her audience. I found her to be professional, punctual, open and honest in her dealing [...]

Kellie was well prepared and engaging during her storytime sessions. She catered well to the audience ages and we enjoyed hearing her back story as well.

An author, a bear and a pyjama parade, oh my! The Claremont Community Hub & Library hosted Sharon during Book Week 2021. The children [and parents] both watched on as she brought her heart-warming and funny book “Bedtime Daddy” alive. Sharon was a skillful storyteller who clearly knows how to engage with her audience. Of course, a book about bedtime meant we got to wear our pjs to work… Best day ever!

Chris was one of the absolutely superlative presenters at our literature carnival this year. As a group, they expanded the students munitions of creativity and were very well received by all staff. Their presentations were highly engaging as they were diverse. Students had a full immersion into the world of the writer, storyteller and illustrator. I personally wish to express my gratitude to their unbounding energy and galvanising a week of learning and fun into the minds of our students and tea [...]

Julie was popular and engaging across all our primary and high school classes. At our high school she managed an auditorium session with all our middle school students and encouraged contribution and discussion. The students enjoyed the session and it had a follow on effect in the library, with all her books going on loan and being in demand.

Sandhya Parappukkaran’s session was focused on brainstorming ideas for writing topics. The students left the session truly inspired, begging to continue with their ideas when we returned to class. We have since been able to use these techniques in the classroom. This was an excellent session where the students learnt great skills, including incorporating their own cultures or special memories into their writing.

I was very impressed with the way Speakers Ink worked so hard to ensure we had Speakers for our Book Week this year. After a last minute cancellation by who we had booked in, Sandie worked very hard to find someone who would do a great job and she chose very well for us. Thanks very much to Sandie and the team.