Schooled around the world Jennie trained as a speaker at Samford University, in Birmingham Alabama. She believes twenty-six moves between the ages of two and twenty-one shaped her life and she explains just how much this way of living influenced her.

"It gave me my accent, my education, my husband, my children and my speaking career. The road to a more settled life has been paved with adventure, laughter and tears.

In addition to her many speaking engagements which keep her up to date with the subtle changes in the way that the audience wants in the 21st Century, Jennie is regularly asked to coach business men and women who find public speaking a daunting task. She conducts one-to-one and group sessions as well as speech making and writing seminars and workshops around the UK.

She still loves standing up and giving her own talks. "Hearing the audience laugh is such a joy and a challenge." She has nine different talks all of which include humour and pathos.

Jennie wants you to learn while simply laughing and enjoying yourselves.

Jennie is a member of Equity.

NO LONGER A DINOSAUR – this speech is aimed at the over 50s. So many of us are retiring early. With the whole world to explore, or new careers to start, we all have the chance to do things we have only dreamt about in the past, I want to get people up and out there. How many times do we say to each other "One day I’m going to do……….." and we never do it. One of the worst statements I can ever hear is "If only I had tried". Nothing ever happens unless we are brave enough to take the risk. In our youth culture we are brainwashed into thinking that we are far too old to achieve our dreams. NOT TRUE! I believe I have found the formula that will enable us to follow those dreams. Remember to "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative, and not mess with mister - in – between.

JENNIE'S CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL KIT - Do you find Christmas an amusing time of the year? You will after this talk! Never again will you be able to look at Christmas card sending in the same way after hearing the do's and don'ts of the etiquette that should be used when choosing and sending your cards. Humorous stories, poems and laughter set us on the way to having a Very Merry Christmas. And don't forget The Month After Christmas as well!

YOU SAY TOMATO...... When Americans speak, do we always understand what they are saying? NO! On any given day, there can be as many as 4000 differences between our two nations use of English! Learn some of them and also get an insight into what makes Americans seem so different. Hear what is happening to you when you "pitch a conniption fit", why is" homely" the wrong thing to say about your hostess and many more! Once again with fun and laughter.

WHY CAN'T A MAN BE MORE LIKE A WOMAN -
This talk is definitely not anti-man - it is just a screamingly funny, personal look at the way men and women react to certain situations with lots of examples from misunderstandings through to shopping. Jennie delights in highlighting the situations that we all find ourselves in from time to time.

PUMMELLED AND PAMPERED - After years of talking about being "pampered for a day" Jennie and her daughter finally made it to the Health Hydro they had been dreaming of. Hear Jennie's hilarious observations of how she realised her wish and what she actually let herself in for.

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