Ladies & Gentlemen please welcome to a particularly exciting Episode of "The Good Listening To Podcast" with me Chris Grimes!
And please welcome to the "GLT Clearing" one of my very favourite people on the planet, Katie Elliott Armitage!
Katie is a well renowned Seamstress and all round lovely person - who reminds me of an "Expat Judy Dench!", so I loved her as soon as I met her! (Plus she also has a Ping Pong Table - so she's the person with very fine taste that just keeps on giving! What's not to like?!)
Katie and her husband Michael swopped London life 12 years ago for a new life together in Rural France in the Dordogne.
I met Katie about 5 years ago when I was lucky enough to spend a very happy Summer holiday at her gorgeous property, as a bit of a "special treat", to coincide with my daughter receiving her GCSE Results and the occasion of my 25th Wedding Anniversary!
Katie curates the most wonderful and majestic Workshop Venue on the planet!
It's called "Le Space" at www.lessoeursanglaises.com and it is surrounded on 3 sides by Sunflowers.
Once a year - Zombie Apocalypse notwithstanding (!) - I now get to run my favourite event of the year: It's called "INSTANT WIT Laughter Lab" where me - and other members of my Comedy Improvisation Company INSTANT WIT - have the great joy of running a 5 day Workshop to explore the wonderfully liberating Comedy Improvisational Mindset of "Yes and..."
A lovely, rich conversation indeed!
Katie was born in Ghana - went to school for a time in Ethiopia - and subsequently lived for many years in London before swopping for her lovely life in France.
So thanks for listening to another Episode of a "GLT with me CG!"
The Podcast series that features "The Clearing": Where all good Questions come to be asked and all good Stories come to be told!
With some lovely juicy storytelling metaphors to also enjoy along the way:
The Clearing itself - A Tree (where we get to "shake your tree to see which storytelling apples fall out, in the form of a lovely storytelling exercise called "5-4-3-2-1") - some Alchemy - some Gold - and finally a Cake with a Cherry on Top!
Think "Desert Island Discs" but in a Clearing!
Also think about William Shakespeare - and about Jaques in "As You Like It" in particular:
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages..."
Jaques: Act II Scene VII
And as my Guest in the Podcast: Now is your 'moment in the sunshine' to share your story!
Who are you? What's your story? And what 'life-lessons-learned-along-the-way' would you like to share with us? An
Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website.
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW wherever you get your Podcasts :)
Thanks for listening!
Ladies & Gentlemen please welcome to a particularly exciting Episode of "The Good Listening To Podcast" with me Chris Grimes!
And please welcome to the "GLT Clearing" one of my very favourite people on the planet, Katie Elliott Armitage!
Katie is a well renowned Seamstress and all round lovely person - who reminds me of an "Expat Judy Dench!", so I loved her as soon as I met her! (Plus she also has a Ping Pong Table - so she's the person with very fine taste that just keeps on giving! What's not to like?!)
Katie and her husband Michael swopped London life 12 years ago for a new life together in Rural France in the Dordogne.
I met Katie about 5 years ago when I was lucky enough to spend a very happy Summer holiday at her gorgeous property, as a bit of a "special treat", to coincide with my daughter receiving her GCSE Results and the occasion of my 25th Wedding Anniversary!
Katie curates the most wonderful and majestic Workshop Venue on the planet!
It's called "Le Space" at www.lessoeursanglaises.com and it is surrounded on 3 sides by Sunflowers.
Once a year - Zombie Apocalypse notwithstanding (!) - I now get to run my favourite event of the year: It's called "INSTANT WIT Laughter Lab" where me - and other members of my Comedy Improvisation Company INSTANT WIT - have the great joy of running a 5 day Workshop to explore the wonderfully liberating Comedy Improvisational Mindset of "Yes and..."
A lovely, rich conversation indeed!
Katie was born in Ghana - went to school for a time in Ethiopia - and subsequently lived for many years in London before swopping for her lovely life in France.
So thanks for listening to another Episode of a "GLT with me CG!"
The Podcast series that features "The Clearing": Where all good Questions come to be asked and all good Stories come to be told!
With some lovely juicy storytelling metaphors to also enjoy along the way:
The Clearing itself - A Tree (where we get to "shake your tree to see which storytelling apples fall out, in the form of a lovely storytelling exercise called "5-4-3-2-1") - some Alchemy - some Gold - and finally a Cake with a Cherry on Top!
Think "Desert Island Discs" but in a Clearing!
Also think about William Shakespeare - and about Jaques in "As You Like It" in particular:
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages..."
Jaques: Act II Scene VII
And as my Guest in the Podcast: Now is your 'moment in the sunshine' to share your story!
Who are you? What's your story? And what 'life-lessons-learned-along-the-way' would you like to share with us? An
Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website.
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW wherever you get your Podcasts :)
Thanks for listening!