Debra Myhill is Professor of Education at the University of Exeter, and Dean of the College of Social Sciences and International Studies. Her background is in teacher education, and so her research is designed to inform better teaching, specifically of language and literacy, and in particular writing. Debra... Read more
Debra Myhill is Professor of Education at the University of Exeter, and Dean of the College of Social Sciences and International Studies.
Her background is in teacher education, and so her research is designed to inform better teaching, specifically of language and literacy, and in particular writing.
Debra Myhill is the Director of the Centre for Research in Writing, and in 2014, her research team was awarded the Economic and Social Research Council award for Outstanding Impact in Society. Her research interests focus principally on aspects of language and literacy teaching, particularly linguistic and metalinguistic aspects of writing, and the composing processes involved in writing. This research is inter-disciplinary, drawing on psychological, socio-cultural and linguistic perspectives on writing.
Over the past fifteen years, she has led a series of research projects in these areas, in both primary and secondary schools, and has been involved in commissioned research or advisory roles for policy-makers and examination boards. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Secretary/Treasurer of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction. In 2014, she served on the Education sub-panel for the Research Excellence Framework (REF), assessing the quality of UK educational research.
Debra Myhill is the author/co-author of numerous articles and several books including: Talking, Listening, Learning: Effective Talk in the Primary Classroom (Open University Press); Using Talk to Support Writing (Sage); The Handbook of Writing Development (Sage) and Writing Voices: Creating Communities of Writers (Routledge).
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Debra Myhill speaks on a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Debra to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Debra Myhill is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Debra can accommodate.
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Debra Myhill delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Debra Myhill's areas of expertise include a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. To get a clear sense of Debra's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
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