- Know Your Audience. It doesn’t matter how many stories you know. What’s important is selecting the right one for your crowd. Choose one that best reflects their mood.
- Be Yourself. Every story has a little bit of you in it, because you chose it. Tell one that you really enjoy and are itching to share.
- Take Risks. Storytelling is an organic art. Don’t be afraid to play with the style and delivery of your story, even in the middle of a performance.
- Listen. It’s the only way to connect with your audience, learn new stories, and improve your skills.
- Breathe. Work on your own breathing, posture, and gestures. A lot of storytellers move too quickly because they’re nervous. Make every move deliberate.
- Don’t Practice by Yourself. Professional storytellers improve delivery by rehearsing in front of many different people.
Posts Tagged story
advice : how to tell good stories
trigger imagination through story
Real Characters – you have to identify yourself in the characters
Mystery - it triggers the imagination
Rhythm - there are some timings which the experiencer expects a certain reveal or change
Questions - create more insight in to yourself or the world
Anticipation - triggers the imagination
Surprise - shake up the experience
Depth - creates the illusion in the imagination that the world exists
Contrast - makes the original richer and more valuable. Contrasts are the basis of good story
Climax - pays off the anticipation
