by Baba the Storyteller | Jan 15, 2007 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
As you venture down your path of tales and telling, you will eventually come across a foreboding figure who has the potential to, literally, drain the desire to tell from your being bit-by-bit. I like to refer to this person as, “The Dreaded Sourpuss.” Here’s how our...
by Baba the Storyteller | Jan 13, 2007 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
This has to be the “most asked” question of tellers new to the craft. “Where do I find stories to tell?” While I understand the dilemma, it is still a bit amusing to hear this question as it is a “forest for the trees” issue. First, let me start by saying this:...
by Baba the Storyteller | Jan 9, 2007 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
This advice isn’t only for storytellers, it’s for all of those who have ever had to present before a group of people. It doesn’t matter if it is a group of 10 or 1,000; the physiological reactions are universal. First, the mouth may get a little dry, then the palms...
by Baba the Storyteller | Jan 8, 2007 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
The craft of storytelling and the craft of acting are accessed by two completely divergent paths. This needs to be stressed especially to the beginning teller. Each craft has its respective trials and tribulations in attaining mastery but similarities stop there. To...
by Baba the Storyteller | Dec 31, 2006 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
I know that the advice I give may seem a bit unconventional at times but, well, as you know, I am who I am. I wanted to address a topic that I think rarely, if ever, commands discussion. I think this topic will also aid in shedding some light on why, for some of us,...
by Baba the Storyteller | Dec 22, 2006 | Storytelling Advice & Tips |
This is a piece of advice that I got from a friend of mine recently. He's not a storyteller but I applied his information to my craft. He was facilitating a workshop that dealt with the arts and education. In talking with a group of educators he told them, and I'm...
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