Improving Your Storytelling: Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play (American Storytelling)

228 Pages·2005·3.78 MB·English

by  Doug Lipman

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGHENTS 9

INTRODUCTION: STORYTELLING BASICS AND BEYOND It

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DESTORTELNETNNLE 17

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SECTION [ THETRANSREROFINAGRY 1

Chapter I: Oral Langings 2!
“THEVARETY OF DORESGCH 22
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THEEMED UINGUAGE 32
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‘Chapeae 2 Forme of lgery 4
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FRERERED HODES OF AGERY 2
(Chapeer 3: lmaghing Fly 47
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FEARTHESOUNGE 80
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RELTMEMLACLETOSION AND MOMEMENT 52
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Chapatr 4: Kinehete hnagery and Chareteruation 57
‘GFENVERSUFCLOSED FOSTERS 7
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WARTULOUSCULARTENGONS 3
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INSURORT OFTHEKEYCONCEDTS. 48
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Comin POEMS OF INESTHETEINAGERY 7

SECTION: YOUR RELATIONSHIPTO THESTORY 72
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Chapter S: What Ie Stary? 78
"THE ESTHETIC EMRCTATIONSAGHIND THEFARYTALE 76
DXIECTATIONS AAOUTSTORY ATTRGUTES 76
SPONONKTO DNERGENT EXRCTATIONS 78

CChaper 6: Learning the Suny
TEGNDING ANATURALPROCESS
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THEDANGENS OF FIACTCING OH

CChapear 7: Discovering che eanlng 67
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CChaptar& Discovering she Strucae 95
‘OUTUNBIG 95
THELNES 98
[OTHER TOOIS FOR UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE. 99
Chapsar$: Memercing 101
USNGHT MITTOGHEATEASTHUCTURE 103
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NEHRING SOMEONE ELSES ORES 108

SECTION 3: YOUR RELATIONSHIPTO YOUR LISTENERS 111

Chapter 10: Helperand Beneficiary 112
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BEING CLFAR AND AGHEENG 6
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MOWING FROM ENERCIARY TO HLFER 120

(Chapter 11: The FourTasks 125
UNTNG 125

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AERNOWLEDGING 124

(Chapter 12: Your Efecton Your Usenere 137
LEANINGFORWARD 137

LEANING BAEK 196

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SOME GEVIEREATEDEECTEON YOURALDINE 4b
‘ARETONE TO PERSONAL EXPENENCE STONES 142
CChaptar 13: Program Paning 143
TTHEMITFORAROGHAM 144
PURINNIG RY THESLOTS 148

UNBDDENMARES 146
Chaptar 14; Developing Authur for Your Needs 14
“THERBIEARSAL BUDDY 14

THEMOHEAUDENCE 150

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SECTION 4 YOURRELATIONSHPTO YOURSELF 155

Gupcrr 15: Your Volos 157
REDUCING TESION 57
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VOCAL WARE Tet
‘Chapeer 16: Performance Anwinty 7
READINESS 18
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CChapeer 17: Your Support Team 181
TANNNGEROS 181

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WRECKS OFHAPRE 1
THECAREAND FEDING OFHELAERS 104
INTARGILENE? 14

SECTION S.PUTTINGIT ALTOGETHER 107

CChapeer If The Flnble Shitng of Ancnton 189
FOURLAYERS OF ATTBTON 189,
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REENGHYATIRETON FLOOOLE 192
‘Obras Tans rue & My Ow Neder
(Chapter 18: Balancing tho Docs with che Goals 197
"WHAT MATTERS HOSTIN THEEANT? 198
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CONNECTING 10 DHEMOMENT 201
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CCONGLUSON:TRANSFORMATION 207,
APPENDIX: Howe Fd Seonping Orginal and Pubbenoas 2
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