[aageneral] Storytelling for Fun and Profit
Title: Storytelling for Fun and Profit
Author: Alvah Parker
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Storytelling for Fun and Profit
Storytelling - It's a hot topic these days. What do I mean
by storytelling? One website says that it is "a narrative
account of a real or imagined event or events" That same
website (http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/st_defn.htm) says
"Stories connect us with our humanness and link past,
present, and future by teaching us to anticipate the
possible consequences of our actions."
Once a month I read to a local first grade. The children
get very excited when they see me because they know we will
spend a wonderful hour together using our imaginations. We
do that by looking at the pictures in the book and then
making up a story to go with them. Sometimes I stop in the
middle of the story and ask them what they think is going to
happen. When I read the poem Casey at the Bat, they
preferred their ending with Casey hitting a home run!
Aside from its entertainment value stories help us to
connect to others. There is a certain amount of shared
intimacy when one person shares a story with another. In
addition to that some stories help a person to learn
something new. Business leaders are just beginning to see
storytelling as a way to deal with change. It can be used
to produce a practical outcome that changes an individual, a
community and/or an organization.
A story is told about a student and his master. Everyday
the student spent learning from his master. The student
noticed that the master always taught him through stories so
one day he asked the master if it wouldn't be faster if the
master taught him directly. The master responded by asking
the student to bring him some water. The student thought
this response was odd but dutifully got a pot and filled it
with water for his master. Seeing the pot of water, the
master asked the student why he brought him the pot when all
he asked for was water.
To me that story says so much more than a direct answer and
that is just the point of the story, isn't it?
How does one gain the insight necessary to find just the
right story? I always envy musicians and actors in their
ability to improvise. A jazz musician for example can pick
up the melody and improvise wonderful variations. Actors in
the same way can get the barest of facts and then create a
monologue or dialogue right in the moment. To me
improvisation is amazing! I am in awe of those who do it.
Creating something in the moment is a skill to cultivate if
one wants to use the art of storytelling effectively. As a
child I remember that at camp we used to sit in a circle and
the counselor would start a story. In the middle of the
story (sometimes in mid-sentence) she would stop and the
person beside her would continue the story. Each person in
the circle would add to the story until the last person got
to end the story. I haven't done that in years but what a
great exercise to flex the storytelling muscle!
Recently I listened to a wonderful interview between Dovid
Grossman (www.DovidGrossman.com) and Jack Canfield
(www.JackCanfield.com). Both men had stories to share and
the conversation went back and forth very much like a dance.
One way to learn to tell a good story is to listen to
great storytellers.
I'm planning to hone my storytelling skills by participating
in a teleclass called The Hero's Journey for Parents with
Dovid Grossman, a rabbi, youth leader and father of nine
children and Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer's
Journey. What child doesn't like to hear stories about
his/her growing up years! My grandchildren at 2 and 5
already love to hear about what they did as babies. For
more information on the program go to
www.HerosJourneyForParents.com.
Whether you are a business leader, a parent, or a student,
connecting with others and learning through a powerful story
can be rewarding and fun. Learning the art of storytelling
is a skill we all will need to develop in the 21st century.
About Alvah Parker
Alvah Parker is a Business and Career Coach as well as
publisher of Parker's Points, an email tip list and Road to
Success, an ezine. Parker's Value Program© enables her
clients to find their own way to work that is more
fulfilling and profitable. Her clients are managers,
business owners, sole practioners, attorneys and people in
transition. Alvah is found on the web at www.asparker.com.
She may also be reached at 781-598-0388.
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Author: Alvah Parker
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Storytelling for Fun and Profit
Storytelling - It's a hot topic these days. What do I mean
by storytelling? One website says that it is "a narrative
account of a real or imagined event or events" That same
website (http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/st_defn.htm) says
"Stories connect us with our humanness and link past,
present, and future by teaching us to anticipate the
possible consequences of our actions."
Once a month I read to a local first grade. The children
get very excited when they see me because they know we will
spend a wonderful hour together using our imaginations. We
do that by looking at the pictures in the book and then
making up a story to go with them. Sometimes I stop in the
middle of the story and ask them what they think is going to
happen. When I read the poem Casey at the Bat, they
preferred their ending with Casey hitting a home run!
Aside from its entertainment value stories help us to
connect to others. There is a certain amount of shared
intimacy when one person shares a story with another. In
addition to that some stories help a person to learn
something new. Business leaders are just beginning to see
storytelling as a way to deal with change. It can be used
to produce a practical outcome that changes an individual, a
community and/or an organization.
A story is told about a student and his master. Everyday
the student spent learning from his master. The student
noticed that the master always taught him through stories so
one day he asked the master if it wouldn't be faster if the
master taught him directly. The master responded by asking
the student to bring him some water. The student thought
this response was odd but dutifully got a pot and filled it
with water for his master. Seeing the pot of water, the
master asked the student why he brought him the pot when all
he asked for was water.
To me that story says so much more than a direct answer and
that is just the point of the story, isn't it?
How does one gain the insight necessary to find just the
right story? I always envy musicians and actors in their
ability to improvise. A jazz musician for example can pick
up the melody and improvise wonderful variations. Actors in
the same way can get the barest of facts and then create a
monologue or dialogue right in the moment. To me
improvisation is amazing! I am in awe of those who do it.
Creating something in the moment is a skill to cultivate if
one wants to use the art of storytelling effectively. As a
child I remember that at camp we used to sit in a circle and
the counselor would start a story. In the middle of the
story (sometimes in mid-sentence) she would stop and the
person beside her would continue the story. Each person in
the circle would add to the story until the last person got
to end the story. I haven't done that in years but what a
great exercise to flex the storytelling muscle!
Recently I listened to a wonderful interview between Dovid
Grossman (www.DovidGrossman.com) and Jack Canfield
(www.JackCanfield.com). Both men had stories to share and
the conversation went back and forth very much like a dance.
One way to learn to tell a good story is to listen to
great storytellers.
I'm planning to hone my storytelling skills by participating
in a teleclass called The Hero's Journey for Parents with
Dovid Grossman, a rabbi, youth leader and father of nine
children and Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer's
Journey. What child doesn't like to hear stories about
his/her growing up years! My grandchildren at 2 and 5
already love to hear about what they did as babies. For
more information on the program go to
www.HerosJourneyForParents.com.
Whether you are a business leader, a parent, or a student,
connecting with others and learning through a powerful story
can be rewarding and fun. Learning the art of storytelling
is a skill we all will need to develop in the 21st century.
About Alvah Parker
Alvah Parker is a Business and Career Coach as well as
publisher of Parker's Points, an email tip list and Road to
Success, an ezine. Parker's Value Program© enables her
clients to find their own way to work that is more
fulfilling and profitable. Her clients are managers,
business owners, sole practioners, attorneys and people in
transition. Alvah is found on the web at www.asparker.com.
She may also be reached at 781-598-0388.
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AngelVoice
Headlines
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