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Storytelling Advanced Communication Series Sujit Sukumaran DTM
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Storytelling- An Overview Generic - subject based P1 – The Folk Tale P2 – Lets Get Personal P3 – Moral of the story P4 – Touching Story P5 – Bringing History to life Personal - subject based
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Synopsis Areas tested: Generic Subject based – 4 projects in this manual; all except P2 test 4 different types of story-telling ability Personal Subject based – P2 calls for exclusive rendering of a personal story that is close to you in an as endearing and connecting way as possible
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Project 1 – The Folk Tale Objectives: To tell a folk tale that is entertaining and enjoyable for a specific age group To use vivid imagery and voice to enhance a tale Time: 7-9 minutes; Difficulty: Easy; connection will depend on story choice
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Project 1 – The Folk Tale Assignment and evaluation Choose and prepare a folk tale or reasonable antiquity for presentation. You should not act out the story, but instead interpret it for the audience, using voice and imagery. Key pitfalls: Wrong story choice; choose depending on the universality of message or core essence, also consider cultural differences of audience. Choosing a story which is too long, has a deep plot or too many characters to close in 7 minutes Acting a 7 minutes story means your story should be a 5 minute one for effectiveness
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Project 2 – Lets get Personal Objectives: To learn the elements of a good story To create and tell an original story based on a personal experience Time: 6-8 minutes Difficulty: Medium
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Project 2 – Let’s get Personal Assignment and evaluation For this project, the speaker is to create and tell a story based on a personal experience without using a script or notes. The speaker has to use vivid descriptions and dialogue to bring the story to life Key pitfalls: Lack of climax Mere recollection of an incident or event in speaker’s life; absence of a plot, characters or structure.
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Project 3 – The Moral of the Story Objectives: To understand the a story can be entertaining yet display moral values To create a new story that offers a lesson or moral To tell the story, using the skills developed in the previous two projects Time: 4-6 minutes Difficulty: Medium
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Project 3 – The Moral of the Story Assignment and evaluation Two approaches can be taken. Either create and tell an original story with a lesson or take a lesson from another story and create a new story to go with it. Make sure it is entertaining to the audience and have a surprise twist to the ending Do not use a script or notes when telling the story Key pitfalls: Twist is missing; moral is obvious from the beginning itself, story is predictable. Time management
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Project 4 – The Touching Story Objectives: To understand the techniques available to arouse emotion To become skilled in arousing emotions while telling a story Time: 6 to 8 minutes Difficulty: Advanced skill required
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Project 4 – The Touching Story Assignment and evaluation Present prepare and present an original story designed to evoke emotion among listeners, using description and dialogue. Key pitfalls: The key factor here is to arouse interest and evoke emotions. Characters and their relationships, dialogue, plot lines, premise of the story and what is the touching angle all are very important Touching doesn’t mean tragic or potboiler drama
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Project 5 – Bringing history to life Objectives: To understand the purpose of stories about historical events or people To use the storytelling skills developed in the preceding projects to tell a story about a historical event or person Time: 7-9 minutes Difficulty: Advanced skill required
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Project 5 - Bringing history to life Assignment and evaluation Tell a story about a historical event or person. The event or person may be mythical, imaginative, fictional, or real. The story should have a plot and character development and should build to a climax. Key pitfalls: The event of premise of the story is not defined. Ensure that you tell them a story with a defined purpose with a character/incident of history that is being re-enacted and follows a clear story path with a message at the end. Wrong story choice either for the speaker or from the audience perspective
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What’s in it for me? This is an mid-level manual among the Advanced Series Great manual for people wanting different tests to develop story telling skills Ideally attempt at ACB level. The foundation story telling skills if learnt sincerely will help a lot in all future projects
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