Barrie Barton

Barrie Barton is dedicated to the art and strategy of personal and professional communication and presentation. She founded the speaking coaching and facilitation company Stand and Deliver in Asheville, NC, in 2015, and has helped hundreds of businesspeople, architects and engineers, artists, and thought leaders learn to communicate their ideas with clarity and passion.

Barrie also teaches public speaking at UNC Asheville, and, through Next AVL at the Chamber of Commerce, mentors local college students in pitch design and delivery. In 2022, Barrie became the Executive Director of TEDx Asheville after her role as coaching coordinator in 2019.

Barrie holds a BA in Dance from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Arts Education from Vermont College. She brings this extensive artistic training to her role as artistic director of Story Choreography Projects. Established in 2006, Story Choreography Projects invites participants to artful play, explore, and express and express themselves through movement, stories, creative writing, and choreography.