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Invitation from an Irish Wondertale

I have spent the day finalising a podcast called The Deep Hearts Core. This comes from the last line of one of my favorite poems by W B Yeats called The Lake Isle of Innisfree. This is a place I go to for inspiration. This takes the Irish myth about the beautiful people called the Tuatha de Danaan and uses… Continue

Added by Tony Cuckson on September 4, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Lawrence Howard & Lynne Duddy offering workshops through Portland Story Theater (PST)

This fall, for the first time ever, PST is going to offer a series of storytelling workshops. These first sessions will take place over three Monday evenings: September 14th: Finding the Stories We Need To Tell Today, September 21st: Characterization and Voice, and September 28th: Bones of The Story. We already have a core group signed up so it's definitely a go!We're excited and delighted to be making this available to the Pacific Northwest community. Continue

Added by Lynne Duddy on August 1, 2009 at 11:07am — No Comments

Magic Johnson Teaches Storytelling Techniques.

Sometimes there are surprise moments when some rather public storytelling skills are demonstrated very well. It is common to see public figures fail at storytelling. However, at the Michael Jackson Memorial service, entrepreneur and former professional basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson demonstrated a command of and elegance to his story. Although many speakers spoke at "MJ's" funeral, Magic's few moments stand out. Here are 4 things that anyone who wants to use storytelling can learn… Continue

Added by K. Sean Buvala on July 8, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

"Storytelling Lessons for Kids: 5 Ways to Go Beyond What Piano Can Give Them"--posted by Rachel Hedman

Thanks to my nephew, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law for allowing permission to post the pictures. Throughout all ages of time, parents have encouraged and sometimes "forced" their children to receive piano lessons. I was one of those kids who took pi… Continue

Added by Rachel Hedman on June 3, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Deconstructing the story: different techniques for connecting with your story.

I attended on Saturday at workshop at the Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. The workshop was called "Connecting with stories". It was an interesting workshop conducted with Sarah Perceval. Throughout the workshop we were presented with different ways of connecting with the story which we had chosen to tell. I have often been puzzled by the constant tugg of war between learning by heart every minte detail of the story or the opposite approach, which is to determine the basics of the story and th… Continue

Added by Virginia Cano on June 1, 2009 at 5:16am — No Comments

Graduates, Tell Your Story !

Graduates, Tell Your Story By: Storyteller Joe Paris Author’s note: This article expands on the usual meaning of "Storytelling" and moves that term out into the mainstream of life, as it should be. As graduates everywhere take their first steps out into their brave new worlds this Spring and Summer, I am reminded of what my Grandma Lillian always said: "Telling your story in the world is very important, and to tell your story most effectively, you must first ask the right questions , and that… Continue

Added by Storyteller Joe Paris on May 31, 2009 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Matthew Trilligan - A Ghost Story

Storyteller Dale Jarvis tells a ghost story from Casey's Lane in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on May 30, 2009 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Haunted Victoria Street

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Added by Dale Jarvis on May 20, 2009 at 2:48pm — No Comments

Kamishibai Bicycle Storytellers

Kamishibai is the tradition of Japanese storytellers that rode bicycles with their story box to tell illustrated stories to children. I will use my bicycle to go to public spaces to tell stories using my photographs in the story box. Stories will be interactive using ventriloquism with puppet characters . Stories will be drawn from personal experience to teach lesson of respect for the natural environment and its creatures. Continue

Added by Gary P Green on May 12, 2009 at 12:24am — 12 Comments

Happy to be a New Member!

Looking forward to all I may meet in the storytelling community! :) Continue

Added by Alicia Crowder on April 17, 2009 at 10:06pm — 1 Comment

Storyteller.net Update: April 3, 2009

Welcome to the Storyteller.net Update! ==================================================================== In This Issue: (Emailed 4/3/2009) - Director's Notes: Three Tips for the Nervous Public Speaker - Article: Why Storytelling Improves Communication Skills - 2009: Improve Your Public Speaking In ANY Field! - Oakland, California or Orlando, Florida? - FREE! Learn Storytelling by Email. - Using Twitter? ****** Director's Notes: Three Tips for the Nervous Public Speaker Dear Guest, How t… Continue

Added by K. Sean Buvala on April 3, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

"Freedom-Based Mentoring: How to Transform Resistance to Acceptance"--posted by Rachel Hedman

This is the full a… Continue

Added by Rachel Hedman on March 12, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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

Added by Steve Evans on March 6, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

A Mid Winter Rambling

A Mid Winter Rambling; Carolyn Stearns Storyteller Ice, it was the main event here on Storybook Farm through much of January and into February and then it finally melted. So now it is not underfoot but only in the buckets and water barrels the animals drink from. I carry a splitting maul on my morning rounds using its heavy sharp edge to crack through and break the ice. Often and usually on the coldest days the water splashes back at me taking a direct hit on my face! I hate that, more than any… Continue

Added by Carolyn Stearns on February 17, 2009 at 7:43pm — 3 Comments

The Three Trees - A Inspirational Christian Story

Long ago in the forest, lived three tall tress, the biggest among all trees in the forest. One fine day, the three were having a chat, talking about their dream of the future. The first tree said, "I want to grow taller and stronger, and I want a man to chop me down and make a beautiful bed of my trunk, so a great king can sleep on me." The second tree said, "I want to grow taller and stronger, because I want a man to chop me down and make a big yacht of my trunk, so a king can sail on me and… Continue

Added by Maria Sui on February 13, 2009 at 12:19am — 1 Comment

Coyote Steals Fire - Podcast

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The Coyote is a prominent recurring anthropomorphic character in the folklore of many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwest. He is generally portrayed as a trickster, a semicomic hero who gets the better of some of the other critters. (He didn't get his comeuppance until the Twentieth Century, thanks to the Roadrunner.) Our current stage production, “

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Added by Act!vated Storytellers on February 5, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

The Legend of Toba Lake - A Legend from Kalimantan (Borneo)

There was a poor fisherman lived nearby the river in North Kalimantan. He went fishing early every morning and always returned to his home at night time. One day, he set up his net and caught a big golden fish. He fell in love with the beauty of the fish that he decided not to kill the fish, and made it as a pet instead. So, he took the fish home, cleaned a fish tank and put it in his humble kitchen. Starting that day, things changed slowly. Every morning the fisherman went out for fishing, no… Continue

Added by Maria Sui on January 31, 2009 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Bawang Merah & Bawang Putih - Indonesian Folktale

This is a very famous folktale from Indonesia. "Bawang Merah" in English is "Red Onion", and "Bawang Putih" is "white onion". Both are the names of the characters in this story. Bawang Putih was a name of a little girl who lived in a small village with her father. Her mother passed away when she was still a little baby, so to make Bawang Putih happy and not feeling lonely, her father decided to marry a woman. Bawang Putih's stepmother had a daughter who became Bawang Putih's stepsister, and her… Continue

Added by Maria Sui on January 31, 2009 at 8:12pm — No Comments

Awang Gelimang - A story from Africa

Just want to share stories that I know... Please comment. Awang Gelimang Long time ago in Africa, there was no rain for one whole year. All the animals were afraid since the plants were starting to die. The king of the jungle, the Great Lion hold a meeting to find out who or what could save the land. Only the Wise Owl knew the answer. In order to get the rain, the animals had to grow the name of a magic tree and only the Spirit of the Mountain knew what the name was. The Lion quickly… Continue

Added by Maria Sui on January 28, 2009 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments