b) Your story is just a catalyst for your listener’s own story
He is interested in "organizing" his own story through you
c) Your story has to be a reflection of your listener, your audience
d) Study the story of your audience before you tell them a story
e) Your story has to be much better than the one of your listener. Your story must be uplifting, transcending and moving to far out, new and different realms
f) Telling a story is a need. A true storyteller craves to tell, urges to tell, must tell, dies to tell. No one will ask you to tell a story, it has to come from within you
g) If you have a story to tell, ask yourself: "Why am I telling this particular story to this particular audience". If you don’t have a reason, the story just isn’t the right one
h) Ask yourself what does my story "give" to my listeners. If you didn’t leave your audience with anything, you have wasted their time and will not get a chance to tell another story
i) When you tell a story choose your storytelling identity and stick to it. You don’t have to tell the story as yourself but the character should be close to you. Your story emerges from your own personal world
j) If you have an answer for all the last nine steps, ask yourself what you have gained by telling the story. If the answer is nothing, you will not want to keep on telling stories… And that’s a pity
Still want to tell stories? Remember, Three elements merge in the "storytelling encounter":
You - The audience - The story
You
your personal capability and your personality as a storyteller:
1) The origins of your story, the way of expression.
2) The "stage" from which you chose to tell your story.
3) Your personal charisma and the way you see your self.
It’s in your hands and you can develop it.
The audience
"know your audience" who do you represent when you stand before them what does your audience represent to you. Don’t forget The story is a social dialogue.
The story
the preparation and editing of your story must be made in advance. The storyteller isa theatrical artist that deals with drama. You should prepare the story as a dramatic performance
which must include ten important elements: a theme, situation, saying, plot, characters, time, place, style (tragic, comic, romantic, etc), dialogue and language.
You thought it was going to be easy? It is! But only for the first story!!
From one story to another you must be more prepared and skilled
Consider: life is a story, you are a story, all others are stories.
Everything is a story.
Enjoy that fact!
Now decide if you want just to tell a story or be a master storyteller.
