Amber Ryder

she/her

About

Professional Title

Lived Experience Speaker

Locations

Melbourne CBD
Metro North
Metro South
Metro East
Metro West

Areas Of Expertise

Community and Youth
Mental Health and Wellbeing

Presentation Topics

Mental Health

Open to Negotiating Fees

Biography

Hi! My name is Amber Ryder, and I’m a QPOC Lived Experience Speaker based in Naarm/Melbourne. I’ve been working in the Not-For-Profit sector since graduating with a BA in Communications (Media) from RMIT in 2019. My passion lies in educating and fostering understanding through storytelling. As a graduate of the Telling it With Pride program, I enjoy crafting spoken word pieces and presentations that explore themes such as my journey as a queer person, homophobia, mental health, intersectionality, hope, shame, and personal experiences.

In addition to this, I work as an Education Facilitator at ACMI, so I also have experience crafting workshops and presentations to younger audiences aged 6-18.

Outside of speaking and presenting, I love drawing, spending time with friends, and hanging out with my beautiful cat, Taylor.

Experience

My speaking experience has been mainly with organisations that support personal storytelling and development:

- Telling it With Pride Speaker Showcase
- Wordcraft Spoken Word
- Batyr Being Herd

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