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Crash course in storytelling / Kendall Haven and MaryGay Ducey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Crash course series (Westport, Conn.)Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.Description: xii, 120 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1591583993
  • 9781591583998
Subject(s):
Contents:
The place for storytelling in your library -- Why tell it?: the power of storytelling -- "Okay, but can I really do it?" making storytelling practical and doable -- Choosing stories that will work for you -- Learning the stories you tell -- The great exception : literary tales -- Playing with practice -- Glorious tellings -- First aid -- Owner's manual -- Storytelling extras -- Let the stories roll!
Summary: A guide for librarians discusses a variety of techniques to engage young listeners and make stories interesting and exciting, including such topics as how to encourage audience participation and how to choose a story.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's Please Ask at Children's Desk 372.677 H385 Available 33111008800472
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Storytelling can be easy, fun, and above all doable, especially with the simple, easy-to-follow directions given by these two master storytellers. This book provides everything you need to become a master storyteller yourself. Simple examples and summary directions for exercises and games reinforce and demonstrate key concepts. Step-by-step plans help you choose a story, and learn it in preparation for presentation to an audience. Audience management, practice activities, and the authors' motivation exercises are offered as are techniques to guide you through any of the possible major telling problems. Storytelling extras (props to puppets including costumes) and lists of grade-appropriate, time- and teller-tested stories are provided.

This basic guide by experienced storytellers provides all that is needed to encourage any novice storyteller to take the plunge. Lists of never-fail stories and simple techniques for managing an audience go a long way to dissolve the angst. Practice activities and motivation exercises as well as tips for overcoming the major problems and catastrophes that might be encountered pave the way for a smooth first storytelling experience.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-117) and index.

The place for storytelling in your library -- Why tell it?: the power of storytelling -- "Okay, but can I really do it?" making storytelling practical and doable -- Choosing stories that will work for you -- Learning the stories you tell -- The great exception : literary tales -- Playing with practice -- Glorious tellings -- First aid -- Owner's manual -- Storytelling extras -- Let the stories roll!

A guide for librarians discusses a variety of techniques to engage young listeners and make stories interesting and exciting, including such topics as how to encourage audience participation and how to choose a story.

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