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Marion, Michigan : Parkhurst Brothers Publishes, 2015.

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1 online resource (190 pages)

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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 14, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-190).

Mark's 101 snippets of sound advice are clearly written, touched with humor, offered in a common-sense, easily accessible format. This book is a quick yet worthwhile read, gleaned from Mark's own steady growth and experience as a successful storyteller and educator. Gather a tip or two at a time, or make this book your evening's entertainment; it can become a self-coaching guide for any new or learning storyteller and a great enrichment tool for the experienced raconteur. --Lynette Ford, storyteller and author of Affrilachian Tales: Tales from the African-American Tradition in Appalachia.

Part 1: General Tips for Storytellers; 1. How Do I Start?; 2. Tell Stories You Love-But Wait, There's More; 3. Don't Tell; 4. Practice, Practice, Practice!; 5. Learn From the Masters; 6. Feedback -- Just a Suggestion; 7. What's in Your Pocket?; 8. Self-Appreciation; 9. The Girl with the Lavender Hair; 10. Networking-Increase Your Reach Exponentially; 11. What's That Knocking at the Door?; 12. Rejection is Good; 13. More Than a Model-It's a Process; 14. Ask These Questions-At Least Twice; 15. Don't Get Cocky-The Best Advice I Ever Got; 16. Say It in One Sentence; 17. Serve the Story.

18. Measuring SuccessPart 2: Tips for Creating Stories; 19. Don't Wait for a Story to Find You; 20. Be on the Lookout -- Stories Are Everywhere; 21. What's on Your Wall?; 22. A Treasure Trove; 23. Not Just Clothes-But Stories; 24. It May Have Killed the Cat, But It Will Make You a Better Storyteller; 25. There's a Story Attached to That Thing; 26. What Stories May Come; 27. Before-During-After; 28. Your First!; 29. A Superlative Prompt; 30. Idioms-A New Approach to Pourquoi Stories; 31. Leftovers-Mix and Match; 32. Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables for Use Later.

33. Be Thankful for All-Story Possibilities34. Miracles Large and Small; 35. Memories are Made of This; 36. What's This World Coming To? Great Personal Stories!; 37. Get Two, Two, Two Stories in One; 38. Recharge Your Storytelling Engine; Part 3: Tips for Crafting Stories; 39. What's the Best Camping Stove?; 40. Why This Story?; 41. No Coach Available? Reverse Roles; 42. Barry White Said it Best; 43. Beginnings; 44. Point Positively; 45. Cheers! Take a Tip from the Brits; 46. Smell, Taste, and Touch-The Forgotten Senses; 47. It Just Makes Scents!; 48. POV Changes Everything.

49. There's Always Another Side to the Taleand the Tail50. Personification-Make it Personal; 51. How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways; 52. Just Walk Away, Renée; 53. Try Going Backwards; 54. A Dose of My Own Medicine; 55. Go Over The Top-Then Dial It Back; 56. Near-Far; 57. Differentiating Character Voices; 58. Walk Like a Man-or a Wolf; 59. Sticky Notes-A Tool for Perspective; 60. One Bite at a Time; 61. Back-Chaining; 62. What If?; 63. The Endowment Exercise; 64. Does the Language Fit?; 65. The Language of Latka; 66. Build a Back Story with Significant Objects.

67. Rhyme, Rhythm and Meter68. Pause and Effect; 69. What a Superlative Idea!; 70. Know When to Fold 'Em; 71. One of These Things is Not Like the Others; 72. First Person Elevates Fact-Based Tales; 73. Who's the Hero Here?; 74. Fact Checking-Do Your Homework; 75. Aesop Had It All Wrong; 76. The George Costanza Effect; 77. The Reviews Are In-Now What?; 78. Tell Your Story at the Kitchen Table; 79. Where Are You on the Spectrum?; Part 4: Tips for Telling Stories; 80. Take Your Time-It's Not a Race; 81. Where Are You? Be There! Now You Can Begin; 82. Cotton Mouth?; 83. Salt to Taste.

Temat

Storytelling.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.

REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.

Storytelling

Powiązania

Print version: Goldman, Mark. Storytelling Tips : Creating, Crafting & Telling Stories. Marion : Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., ©2015 9781624910500

ISBN

9781624910517 (electronic bk.)

1624910513 (electronic bk.)