Pen Turner

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire

About me...

I spent the first fifty years of my life living in London, where I had pursued careers as varied as a librarian and a remedial massage therapist, until I made the decision to walk away from my old life, travel around the world and achieve some of the things on my ‘wish list’. Now happily settled in Shropshire, I give talks to try and persuade other people that they should go out and fulfil their own dreams too.

About my talk...

My talk is around 45 minutes, allowing for a further 15 minutes of questions.

I can present my talk either with or without a Powerpoint presentation (depending on the facilities available at your venue). I provide my own laptop and projector. I just need a screen or white wall to project on to.

Fee:

My standard fee is £45 for an evening or daytime talk plus 33p per mile travel expenses if more than ten miles from my base in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. I am happy to travel throughout Shropshire and into Cheshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands

My Contact Details:

Phone:

01939 233369

Email:

quiller003@yahoo.com

Travels With a Penguin

‘Travels With a Penguin’ is not a talk about penguins.

It’s not exactly a talk about travels either – at least it’s not the standard ‘where I went on my holidays’ type of talk. It’s the story of how I, an ordinary woman in my fifties, walked away from my comfortable life, gave up my job, sold my home, and set off to travel all the way around the world to do some of the things on my ‘wish list’ – all with only a small stuffed penguin for company .

I talk about how I came to make this decision, some of the things I did on my travels, and the effect the journey had on me.

I finish off by getting my audience to think about their own ‘wish lists’ and how they could turn some of those dreams into reality.