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November 2
Storytelling has the power to transform lives and societies, heal relationships, and provide identity and community. Let this be a venue for exploring the power of story.
October 17
Thank you for sharing this article Patricia (Grandma Honey)
October 1
Sorry I am just getting back to you. I will share that I am in graduate school. I am doing a dissertation on how oral storytelling helps children with comprehension. Do you have some literature or resources that may help me with this dissertation....
October 1
Hello Steve and thank you for sharing this sacred story. I have just read your paper analysing the tale using Joseph Campbells model of the Hero's Journey and thoroughly enjoyed that too. I look forward to further exchanges.
September 30
Martin, You are right to say that quantitative data is difficult to gather concerning the subjective experience of storytelling. However, Kendall Haven's book, Story Proof ,is the best collection to date of all the evidence out there. I guest edit...
September 30
So glad to find this group. Currently, I am presenting the program "Stranger, Guest, Family" relating my experiences while in Bosnia of meeting, visiting, and being cared for as family with Muslim friends. They have asked me to share their stories...
September 30
Storytelling has the power to transform lives and societies, heal relationships, and provide identity and community. Let this be a venue for exploring the power of story.
September 30

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About Me:
I believe in the power of story to transform lives.
I believe in the power of story to instill morals and values.
I believe in the power of story to provide wisdom and guidance for daily living.
I believe in the power of story to help provide identity and community.
I believe in the power of story to heal and restore broken lives, broken relationships, and broken emotions.
I believe in the power of story.

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Steve is a recipient of the National Storytelling Network's 2007-8 Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling. It is for his research in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.

He is a cultural researcher and travels the globe extensively. He is affiliated with the International Center for Ethnographic Studies - Atlanta, USA. Steve's specialty is in the area of cross-cultural communication, especially oral communication and how narrative is essential in the oral communicator's world.

Steve is the author of an award winning series of children's stories called the South Asia Caravan. He is in the ETSU graduate program in storytelling.

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BULLET-PROOF MCDONALDS

My Professional Storyteller friend LaRon recently shared with me an event that happened in his life. "I performed earlier this week at a school in Detroit," he said. "During lunch, I went with one of the teachers to a McDonald's 'restaurant' not too far from the school. I never eat McDonald's food, so I was just along for the ride and the conversation, but she does, and she ordered her lunch through the bulletproof safety glass that seals off the staff from the customers." He then exclaimed: "Bu… Continue

Posted on March 6, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Steve Evans

MEANING IS FOUND IN CONTEXT

For a word, there is no meaning outside of context. In a way, that is also true for stories. Consider an iceberg. When we tell or hear a story, all that is understood about that story is the tip of the iceberg seen above the waterline, unless we also know all of the context that is hidden below! When we know the context, the story often takes on different or fuller meanings or understandings. Often, when we take stories from the more oral cultures to the more literate ones, some subtletie… Continue

Posted on May 31, 2008 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

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CREATING AND DEFINING SPACE: THE ROLE AND VALUE OF STORY

“If this is your land, where are your stories?” Edward Chamberlin asked in his book by the same name. This question carries with it the impact of a doubled-edged blade: Not only do the stories of a people define who they are and the space they possess, but the stories of a people are also the tools used to possess that space. There are two African folktales that so poignantly illustrate this. One, The Departure of the Giants, is from the Horn of Africa, while the second, Strength,… Continue

Posted on May 21, 2008 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

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FIND YOUR STORY - FIND AUTHENTICITY

“In his book Culture Jam, Kalle Lasn says, ‘The most powerful narcotic in the world is the promise of belonging,’” said Annette Simmons, author The Story Factor. “To that I would add, the promise of being ‘known’ – not understood, not necessarily even valued – but simply to be acknowledged and seen.” She said that in a technological economy, human attention is the emerging scarce resource. “People need it, crave it, and will pay for it with their cooperation,” she said.

Simmons co… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 5:40am — 2 Comments

Steve Evans

MATTERS OF THE HEART

“Why story and storytelling?” Thomas Boomershine asked in his book Story Journey. “Story is a primary language of experience. Telling and listening to a story has the same structure as our experience,” he said. “The episodes of our lives take place one after another just like a story. One of the ways we know each other is by telling our stories. We live in stories.” He continued: "Storytelling creates community. Persons who tell each other stories become friends. And men and women who kno… Continue

Posted on April 22, 2008 at 3:17am — 7 Comments

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At 9:17am on June 9, 2009, babacar ndaak said…
how are you steve ! and your group ?
many sun from senegal !
babacar
At 9:52pm on May 15, 2009, Katrina Oliver said…
Hi Steve! I love the group Applied Storytelling: The Power of Story and I love your belief statements in your profile. My participation will improve as my life situation does, too. Storytelling is very healing, and I find Storytellers like you an inspiration and a lovely support network.
Thank you, Steve, for all you do!
Katrina
At 9:20pm on April 26, 2009, Meenakshi said…
The Carnival is planned for 28th & 29th of April 2009, in MUMBAI, INDIA.
The age group we are targeting is 3 to 6 years and the stories we are doing are "wizard of oz" and "a very hungry caterpillar". The idea and the objective is to tell the story to the kids and then work on the concepts that we want to put accross to children through art, craft, games etc.
Say for example - we will dwell on the concept of caterpillars & butterflies, in the story a very hungry caterpillar.
The aim is to put these concepts across to the children through making them motivated enough to want to know these things than rather we forcing the same to them.
At 5:17am on April 24, 2009, Meenakshi said…
Dear Steve.
We are organizing a story telling carnival. your inputs/suggestions on the event would be wonderful.
Regards
Sonu
India
At 8:37pm on April 8, 2009, Marisa Keegan said…
Hi Steve, Thanks for letting me know about the group. I've joined and look forward to reading more!
At 10:43pm on April 6, 2009, Susan O'Hara said…
Steve:
Thank you, yes. Any Cost?
Susan O'Hara
At 2:05pm on April 5, 2009, Lucinda Wise Wise Storytelling said…
Lovely, please tell me more about the group. Lucinda of WiseStorytelling
At 7:14am on April 3, 2009, Dave Tonge, 'The Yarnsmith ' said…
Thanks for the welcome Steve and yes I will join the group as soon as I rteturn from a weekend of storytelling in Oxford....
At 8:12am on March 25, 2009, Chema Chamdin said…
Oh of course it would matter if you said no or yes, soon I shall post more poetry..
be safe ^^
At 8:39am on March 17, 2009, Margaret Read MacDonald said…
I'll check it out. I've been on the road since January 9 and just got home yesterday. Don't have as much time as I would like to peruse web bits.
 
 

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