Informal SHORT BIOS FOR SEAN BUVALA http://www.seantells.com sean@storyteller.net 623-298-4548 Twitter @storyteller ********************************** 1. Sean Buvala has been engaged with storytelling and communication since 1986. He started his work by accidentally using active storytelling to convert a classroom of slightly (but comically) homicidal 8th-grade teenagers from angry kids to storytelling practitioners themselves. From then on, both the kids and Sean were sold on the influence of a great story. An author, speaker, trainer and performance artist, Sean describes the collection of stories in his head as "life and legend" representing the mix of stories from his experiences, myth and legend from many cultures, sacred stories and observations of shared life events. He lives in the desert southwest in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Learn more at seantells.com 2. Sean Buvala has been engaged in the oral storytelling tradition since 1986 as a performer, speaker and author. He started his work by accidentally using active storytelling to convert a classroom of slightly (but comically) homicidal 8th-grade teenagers from angry kids to storytelling practitioners themselves. Learn more at seantells.com. 3. Author and storyteller Sean Buvala is the executive director of Storyteller.net, one of the first online resources for those engaged in the oral storytelling tradition. He has been working in storytelling since 1986 with audiences ranging from boardrooms to classrooms. Learn more at seantells.com