She has also developed her role and now weaves facial expression, gestures, jokes, songs, changes in pitch and volume, and interaction with the audience into her performances.
[12][13] Blake works with major arts organisations such as the National Theatre, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Geographical Society, Natural History Museum, UNHCR, British Council, British Museum, Royal Opera House, British Library, and the Crick Crack Club.
[14][1] She runs workshops, courses and master classes for those wishing to improve their storytelling skills as well as for teachers working with school students within the national curriculum.
[19][20] In 2024 she became the patron/matron of The International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) for whom she had given plenary speeches in previous years.
[21][22] In 2011, Blake was the first non-German to be awarded the Thüringen Maerchen Prize, for a life devoted to the art of storytelling.