Jane Bailey Bain

Jane Bailey Bain is an author and coach. Born to British parents, she grew up in Geneva. She studied Psychology at Oxford University and Anthropology at the London School of Economics.

Jane has lived and travelled extensively around the world. She trained as a consultant at IBM and worked as an advisor on development projects in Africa and Asia. During this time she became interested in stories and how people use them in everyday life. Jane runs workshops and courses on Writing, Story Structure and Presentation Skills.

Jane's books include:

'SoulWorks: Living your soul story'

'LifeWorks: Using myth and archetype to develop your life story'

'StoryWorks: A practical handbook for writers, leaders and speakers'

'SoulWorks' looks at the narrative thread which runs through your life story. There are lots of practical exercises to help you work out your personal path in life. This helps you to live the life you want ... and be who you want to be.

'StoryWorks' is a about how to tell a story. It contains tools and advice, from the classic 'Rule of Threes' to the new 'Five Finger Technique', with plenty of applied exercises. There are over seventy stories drawn from around the world, with additional resources and worksheets. Whether you're a writer with a tale to tell, a coach or trainer, a teacher with a class full of youngsters - you'll find material here to inspire, to inform and to entertain.

'LifeWorks' is a practical handbook which combines insights from psychology and anthropology. It looks at how you compose your 'life script' - the story which you tell about your own life. This script influences how you behave and how you present yourself to other people. 'LifeWorks' introduces twelve archetypal figures with examples from books and films. Stories and exercises help you to identify people and relationship patterns in your own script. Writers can use these tools for character development and plot analysis.