Tzitel Voss

Background

About Tzitel Voss

Tzitel Voss is a Speech Communications and Theater teacher and consultant with 20 years of experience in a broad range of fields. She earned an MA in Professional Communications and Storytelling from East Tennessee State University, the only oral storytelling program in the country. Her area of research included the examination of how storytelling can be used to discuss issues of race, culture, and social justice. The greater part of her career has been spent within the field of education where she teaches public speaking, media studies, and interpersonal communications classes to high school and undergraduate students enrolled in the University of Minnesota's College-in-the-School program. Additionally, she has worked with high school speakers and performers in competitive forensics, mock trial and one-act theater groups. ​ Beyond the educational setting, Tzitel has worked with The Moth and Fringe Festival storytellers in preparation for the stage, and has worked with Public Defenders/Criminal Defense Lawyers on developing skills to share the stories of their clients in the courtroom.