Category: Training
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New storytelling Guild Kansas & festival information
According to Doug Bennett, instructor and storyteller, we are trying to preserve the art of the oral tradition, in Kansas. There are plans in the works for the formation of a Southeast Kansas Storytelling Guild. The purpose for this storytelling guild is to give support to storytellers by offering a venue to create and tell…
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Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival – Springfest sponsorship drive
There was a festival planning meeting this past weekend for our Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival in Seminole, this coming June, we have sorted out the details. The musical styling of Gary Parent and Kathy Thurman will start our concerts each night! We have a workshop, storyswaps, story concerts, ghost tales, music and more June…
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Storytelling Retreat this weekend in N.E.Oklahoma
Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2013 Come listen to renowned storytellers and immerse yourself into the art of storytelling. Mention that you are attending the storyteller retreat and receive a discounted room rate. There is no charge to listen to the storytellers, and hot chocolate and cookies will be provided at no charge.Call for more…
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Enhancing Storyteller Development
An ongoing issue in learning to be a storyteller is identifying benchmarks in skill development. What makes one a ‘master teller’? When are you no longer a ‘beginning storyteller?’ Do you self-describe or wait for others to label your level of achievement? Authors Kendall Haven and Mary Gay Ducey in their book CRASH COURSE IN…
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Marketing Yourself, Social Media, and Storytelling
Story artisan Karen Chace presented as part of a panel at the National Storytelling Network Conference. The theme of the topic was the business of story, the ethics of the story business, and marketing yourself and your stories. Others on the panel included Elizabeth Ellis and Linda Gorham. Her notes are now on her blog…
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