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Boulder Valley Volunteer Storyteller Training Session 2 March 2014 Trainer: Kathy Santopietro Weddel 2

3 Session 2 Objectives Practice telling a 2-minute fable. Reflect on your storytelling and offer comments for other tellers. Review a variety of ways to learn a story and to make it your own. Identify resources for finding, choosing stories and building a repertoire. Identify ways to create the mood for listening to stories.

4 Session 2 Agenda Offering appreciations and critique Practice Telling Learning a story Finding and choosing a story Building a repertoire Creating a mood Guest Teller Offering appreciations and reflections Practice telling Creating a mood and bookends Learning a story Finding and choosing a story Building a repertoire

5 Let’s Listen, Watch, and Learn Eye Contact Enunciation and Pronunciation Familiarity with Story Poise Voice

6 It’s Your Turn Introduce your story Tell your story Offer reflections

7 Learning a Story Reflect on your experience of learning a story. How did you learn the fable? What was easy/natural for you? What seemed to be a challenge?

8 Learning a Story Read or listen again and again Visualize sequence, setting, characters Do Not memorize the entire story Do memorize  Opening and closing lines  Unique words, phrases, rhymes, repetition Develop a strategy that works for YOU Practice, Practice, Practice

9 Learning a Story Techniques for visualizing with graphics: Story Blocks Story Map Story Outline Story Circles Story Board

What if I forget? The Good News: It happens. The Bad News: It isn’t fatal. If you have a “brain freeze”  Pause (A brief silence can enhance your story)  Visualize/replay the story in your head If you realize you forgot a critical piece  “Here's something else you should know…”  “Did I tell you that…” If all else fails, ask audience what they think happened next. Don’t loose your cool. 10

11 Take a Break and a Breath

12 Making the Story Your Own Find your Most Important Thing (MIT)  What makes you want to pass the story on?  Is it the humor, character values, setting, historical perspective?  Knowing what’s important for you is the foundation for learning and remembering a story. Add your own information and creativity Add your own voice and appropriate gestures Add ways to involve your audience

13 Finding and Choosing Stories Resources  Library  Spellbinders Newsletter and Training Materials  Other Spellbinders  Trainers and Chapter Leadership Team No personal stories, please Consider the grade, age, and profile of audience  Vocabulary  Topic or theme  Cultural diversity

14 Building a Repertoire Create a system for collecting stories  Card file  Folders  Story logs or record forms Categorize stories for ages, seasons, topics etc. Retell and Revise Respect Copyright

15 Creating the Mood Self-awareness is the KEY ingredient  Relax & have fun!  Make it clear that you are happy to be there Pause & breathe Introduce your story (one line) Frame your story  Engaging opening line  Definite closing line Use your telling tools (voice and poise)

16 Homework Review Study Notes #5, #6, #7, #8 Select, learn, practice and be prepared to tell a 4-minute fable or other tale without notes. The 4 minutes includes your introduction. Please bring a copy of your story or the story to the trainer who can distribute it to others.

17 Session 2 Objectives Look Again Practice telling a 2-minute fable. Reflect on your storytelling and offer comments for other tellers. Review a variety of ways to learn a story and to make it your own. Identify resources for finding, choosing stories and building a repertoire. Identify ways to create the mood for listening to stories.

18 How’d we do? Take a moment to write: 3 things you learned 2 things you want to know more about 1 thing you’ll try tomorrow

19 Thank You Thank you for coming Check your Questions are welcome See you next time