Joanne Roberts
Joanne Roberts
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Speaker. Storyteller. Facilitator.
Speaker. Storyteller. Facilitator.
I help schools, workplaces, organizations, and communities explore identity, communication, representation and self-expression through storytelling.
Through workshops, panels, hosting, and facilitated conversations, I create spaces where people can ask questions about the stories we tell: Who gets heard? What gets left out? What would make this story whole?
Ways To Work With Me
Ways To Work With Me
Talks on identity, storytelling, media, representation, belonging, creativity, and equitable arts and media spaces.
Interactive sessions for teams and workplaces, schools, organizations, and community groups, including Threads of Identity and other storytelling workshops.
Live and broadcast hosting, panel moderation, emceeing, and facilitated conversations in English and French.
Featured: Strong Foundations
Featured: Strong Foundations
An interactive workshop about listening, trust, connection, and building stronger relationships across different lived experiences.
The way we understand other people is shaped by our own experiences.
Participants explore the many experiences that shape who we are and how those experiences influence the way we understand other people. They practise both sides of meaningful connection: listening with curiosity and care, and experiencing for themselves the vulnerability it can take to share something personal.
Stories Shape What We Believe Is Possible
Stories Shape What We Believe Is Possible
Storytelling is not just creative. It is cultural, personal, and political. Stories shape who feels seen, who gets heard, and whose experiences are treated as meaningful.
As a former journalist and filmmaker, I have spent years thinking about how stories are framed, who is quoted, who is left out, and how media can either flatten people or make room for the whole of them.
My approach is warm, practical, and deeply human: thoughtful enough for complex conversations, structured enough for classrooms and organizations, and accessible enough for people who may be exploring these questions for the first time.
Experience Across Media, Education & Community
Experience Across Media, Education & Community
I bring together experience in journalism, film, live hosting, facilitation, and community-based storytelling.
I have hosted in broadcast and live settings in both English and French, including Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations and CityNews Connect specials, and have created a body of work centred on culture, identity, and community.
My background also includes more than ten years of teaching, giving me a strong foundation in confidence-building, creative expression, and working with students of different ages and learning styles.
Let's Work Together
Let's Work Together
Are you looking for a speaker, workshop facilitator, host, moderator, or storyteller who can hold meaningful conversations with care, clarity, and depth? Let me help you connect with the room.
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