Tony Preece
The Godless Traveller
To biographically dot point me –
- communication activist, ethical atheist
- Australian based, globally integrated
- Master of Communication, Bachelor of Business
- educated, lifelong learner
- speaker, writer, adventurer
- humourist, humanist, optimist
- inquisitive, sociable, swimmer
- will spontaneously burst into song and dance
- cannot wear a hat … working on it!
To flesh me out over time –
A is for Apple – this Grade 1 primary school flashcard was the first book I read from start to finish. I understood every word, and the fullness of what it meant.
Comprehending the implications, and its possibilities I realised I had the gift of language, the key to everything I would ever need. At age five, I ran away from home the first time with my gift.
I finally drove away from home at seventeen with a sizeable storehouse of language to which I keep adding, because the gift never stops giving.
The following is a potted history of the implications, and repercussions of embracing language that brought me here today.
Worked as a special education schoolteacher while moonlighting as the lead singer of Index, a Melbourne pub band.
Moved into working as actor, singer, dancer, writer, director, choreographer in theatre, film, and television.
Lived overseas teaching English by Rock ‘n Roll in Bangkok, Thailand. Second stint overseas taught Academic Writing in the School of International Studies at Paññāsāstra University, Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.
Written and directed performance pieces for theatre, cabaret, corporate business, pantomime, community groups, NGOs, theme parks, and special events.
Chasing late respectability I gained two degrees, and in partnership ran a leading Queensland media and communication company, The Shock Factor.
Occasionally, I return to performance as emcee, speaker, actor, director, cabaret artist, writer. Word on the street is – “never leave him anywhere near an open mic.”
Arts Editor for radio and press – writer, and on-air presenter.
Publicist for Griffith University’s Southbank campus; Queensland College of Art, Queensland Film School, and Queensland Conservatorium.
Collectively, my life’s work drew me into academia in the School of Journalism and Communication at The University of Queensland. Writer and lecturer of two subjects, Introduction to Public Relations and Public Relations Writing (in Print, Sound, and Vision) for undergraduate, and post-graduate study.
Also, I have won medals for swimming.
The MOST important thing about communication is brevity, knowing when to st
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