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Sep 21, 2020

Joan Andrea Hutchinson @glademmache joins me on Ep 32 of #MikesMomentOf . We explore some Jamaican proverbs amidst stories of her inspiring journey so far. @aelsean

BIO  Joan Andrea Hutchinson

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Most people know her as an author and performer whose work focuses on the promotion and preservation of Jamaican language and culture, but there is so much more to this amazing woman.

 

Joan Andrea is a communications specialist, a public speaking coach, a motivational speaker and a behavior change communication consultant who has conceptualized and executed HIV anti stigma and discrimination campaigns for the Ministry of Health.   She has taught communications related courses at most universities in Jamaica and taught English as a second language while living in Tunisia, Holland and Spain, and also to foreigners in Jamaica.  

 

She participated in several  conferences on Caribbean language in the UK and has a strong following among diaspora based Jamaicans.

Recognizing the increased confidence adults have once they become literate, as a volunteer she taught adult literacy at Operation Restoration in Trench Town and at Mary’s Child, a home  for pregnant teens and juvenile mothers, run by the Missionaries for the Poor.

 

Joan is the self published author of three books on Jamaican culture and seven CD, to of which are dedicated to  Jamaican Proverbs.  Her poems and dramatic monologues are heavily used by participants int he annual JCDC speech competition, and she  has been the subject of study for many students for the CSEC SBA in English Literature. 

 

A close friend of  Louise Bennett, (Miss Lou), she  produced Miss Lou's last CD ' Lawd Di Ridim Sweet. 

 

Joan Andrea is the recipient  of the Order of Distinction from the Government of Jamaica, the Language Ambassador Award, from the City College of Birmingham in the UK, the Sir Shridath Ramphall Award for Cultural Excellence and the Caribbean Hall of Fame Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts.

 

She is a Justice of the Peace.  

 

Links in Bio

Apple Podcasts

Links to Podcast, Book and Website

Folkbeats & Blipspeak Single: “All Forgiven”

www.michaelseanharris.com

 

The Book:

Mike’s Pocket Performance Pointers on Audible

Mike’s Pocket Performance Pointers on Amazon

Mike's Pocket Performance Pointers on iTunes

 

To Support what I do:

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Cash App: $aelsean2

Patreon

 

Equipment I use to create the podcast:

Shure SM 58 Microphone

Zoom H6

Audio Technica AT2020 Condenser Mic

Arturia AudioFuse (I use the 2 channel version)