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Susan Mitchell's Biography
Dr
Susan Mitchell broke new ground when she wrote her first book Tall Poppies,
intimate portraits of successful Australian women. In her following fourteen
best-selling and highly acclaimed books she has continued to document and celebrate
the vital and dynamic lives of Australian women in sport, politics, the arts,
business and many other aspects of Australian life.
Her book Icons, Saints and Divas documents her ten days with the ten
most influential women writers in America and the world. Most recently she has
published the biography of Margaret Whitlam and a collection of portraits of
Sonia McMahon, Tamie Fraser and Janette Howard. She has also written a
non-fiction/fiction account of the worst serial murders in Australia, the 'bodies-in-the
barrel' killings titled All Things Bright and Beautiful, an
inspirational book on the power of praise titled Be Bold and her latest,
soon to be published book, titled Kiss My Assets , which deals with how
to make the most of your life after fifty.
Susan has a BA from Adelaide University, an MA in Drama and Film from Flinders
University and has just completed a PhD in Creative Arts at the University of
Western Sydney. She is a former senior lecturer in Communications and Creative
Writing at The University of South Australia. She is an Emeritus Professor at
Flinders University where was recently a Writer-in-Residence and gave the
prestigious Elford Lecture on 'The Essential Australian Voice'.
Susan is an accomplished radio broadcaster, having presented the morning
program on the ABC in Adelaide (where she won The Better Hearing Award for
clear speech) and the morning program in Brisbane, the early evening and the
midnight to dawn program on 2GB in Sydney and the morning program with Maggie
Tabberer on 2UE in Sydney. She was the first television critic on television in
Australia on the ABC's Program Today at One and has hosted her own
series of interview programs including Tall Poppies and In
Conversation with Susan Mitchell on the ABC and Vote 1 for Women on
Foxtel. She has also been a cocktail waitress at the Hindhead Country Club in
Surrey and a film extra in Crocodile Dundee.
As a journalist she has had a regular column in the Opinion section of The
Australian dealing with political and social issues. She is also well known
for her robust sense of humour and had a regular humour column in 'TheWry Side'
in The Australian. She has written feature articles in major newspapers
and magazines in Australia and the USA.
She has been
a Director on the Literature Board of The Australia Council, on the Board of
Film Australia and the Board of The South Australian Tourism Commission.
As a
passionate communicator to the widest possible audience, she is currently a
professional media and corporate MC and trainer, an inspiring and humorous
public speaker for both public and corporate orgainsations, a personal teacher
of creative writing, biography and memoirs, and a professional author.
Speaking Topics Include
Being a Tall Poppy
How to kill mediocrity and encourage excellence
Icons Saints and Divas: Women in Australian
Culture and Society
Leap the barrier, stretch the boundaries, push out
the envelope by using the empowerment of praise
Success, Power and Self-Esteem
The Power Within: How praise can transform the
workplace