“The simple tips he gave me have proved to be the foundations of my career.”
‘My first public reading was a disaster: a car-crash of nerves, reading poems from shaking pieces of paper with a quaking voice and a delivery that was both rushed and inaudible. Poems that had taken two years to write, and won prizes, were stillborn in front of an audience so nervous on my behalf that when I came off, strangers patted me on the back and said ‘never mind’!
Two one-to-one sessions with Paul were all I needed to set me on the right track and the simple tips he gave me have proved to be the foundations of my career. I have since recommended him widely to others, including many friends, and seen their own transformations under his guidance.
He is tremendously talented at bringing out the talent of others; building their confidence, helping them achieve their artistic aims and become confident, clear, effective communicators. And full disclosure: these days, I have him always on hand to advise me. He was so useful and supportive I thought I’d better marry him.’
Ros Barber, author of The Marlowe Papers, winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize and Author’s Club Best First Novel Awards, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013.
“Ros Barber doesn’t read so much as put her whole personal, emotional creativity into sharing her words. From the outset the audience were transfixed. For me, it was a whole new experience in the immediacy of a creative mind connecting with people.” – Andrew Fitch, Booktalk
“Ros Barber’s voice is an instrument of creativity, intellect and emotion. Her performance at Pure Poetry was one of the most memorable I have seen in fifteen years.” – Patience Agbabi