Tusitala Tom

Hi, 

I'm into speaking to audiences.  I tell stories.  Moreover, I've addressed well over 700 audiences and in excess of 39,000 people over the past seventeen years.   I've also presented classes to adults on Spirituality (non-sectarian) Metaphysics, and Popular Psychology between 2001 and 2008.

I'm an avid writer, been at it for forty-five years.  Speaking is a passion, of course, as mentioned above.  I started in 1972 with Toastmasters.  My speciality is Storytelling and some years ago people began to flatter me with the titles: Master Storyteller, The Prince of Storytellers, and Tusitala Tom (Tusitala means Storyteller in Polynesian) 

I'm also into 'serious' meditation (Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka)  Started that in 1986.  Additionally, I'm an Automatic Writing practitioner and have been able to 'channel' for over forty years.

Little bit about me: Born in London, U.K. and migrated to Australia in 1951.  Started my first job day after my fifteenth birthday in that year.   I've been a postal worker, sailor, aviation air-ground man, overseas telegraph operator.  I've worked for an electric power-generating authority, been a truckie, foundry labourer, lab assistant, police radio operator, an office worker - even an Antarctic expeditioner. Worked and lived in a number of countries.   But am now 'retired' and enjoying life - probably as never before.   -Gives me time to write plenty of Hubs!