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Welcome!
Please silence your cell phones.
Boulder Valley
Volunteer Storyteller TrainingSession 2March 2014
Trainer:Kathy Santopietro Weddel
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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.
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Session 2 Agenda
Offering appreciations and critique Practice Telling
Learning a storyFinding and choosing a storyBuilding a repertoire
Creating a mood
Guest TellerOffering appreciations and reflections Practice telling
Creating a mood and bookendsLearning a story
Finding and choosing a storyBuilding a repertoire
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Let’s Listen, Watch, and Learn Eye Contact Enunciation and
Pronunciation Familiarity with Story Poise Voice
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It’s Your Turn
Introduce your story Tell your story Offer reflections
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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?
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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
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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.
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Take a Break and a Breath
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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 storyor email the story to the trainer who candistribute it to others.
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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.
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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
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Thank You
Thank you for coming
Check your email
Questions are welcome
See you next time