From the rear cover
A prominent storyteller shares secrets of effective communication-in the boardroom, classroom, media center, or on center stage
Reading a story silently is a private act; hearing one told aloud is a communal act. Like musical scores that come to life when played, stories take on an added dimension when shared aurally. Carol Birch -- storyteller, children's librarian, and teacher -- tackles the slippery topic of the difference between memorizing a written story and reciting it aloud, and telling it directly and engagingly to a group of listeners.
We all recognize the difference when we hear it. But how does one bridge it? The same way, Birch asserts, that we take home most prizes: you must be present to win. Meaning, the storyteller must know much, much more about the story than he or she tells. How can you communicate the fortunes of a character you don't know yourself? How can you convey a story whose setting you have not fully imagined?
In addition to her own infectious prose -- bursting with the "attitude" she encourages her readers to embrace -- Birch provides a series of guided imagery exercises. These prompts walk the reader through the nuts and bolts of learning -- imagining -- a story from the inside out in order to be fully present in its telling.
Includes notes and bibliography.
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- Title Whole Story Handbook
- Author Carol Birch
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher August House Publishers, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
- Date April 23, 2007
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780874835663 / 0874835666
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.41 x 5.22 x 0.39 in (18.82 x 13.26 x 0.99 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Storytelling, Imagery (Psychology)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00056604
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.543
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