Throughout time, the greatest orators and teachers have illuminated their lessons by telling powerful stories. Story-telling is a great way to engage your audience and show them how your topic, point or lesson relates to them specifically. Unfortunately, not everyone is born a great story-teller, and some stories are better than others. Follow these 7 steps to deliver great stories every time!
What did you do to celebrate Memorial Day this year? Invite friends over for a barbecue? Watch television? Take an extra nap?
There may be a deeper way to celebrate. One runs risk of losing a lot when the art of family story-telling is forgotten. Many of us have cherished memories of spending time with grandparents, listening to them talk about the “good old days”, or “simpler times”. When these treasured older adults are no longer with us, those stories serve as an essential link to a family’s heritage, as well as a wonderful way to remember great men and women. Think about this- a person who is eighty years old or older can likely remember the Great Depression, a host of major world conflicts, and the advent of many modern conveniences (plastic, television, commercial flight, microwave ovens, etc.) that have come about during their lifetimes.
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Ideas For Sharing Stories With Children
By Barbara Freedman-De Vito
Storytelling must surely be one of the oldest forms of artistic expression in existence. Imagine the earliest humans huddling around the warmth of a fire, finding safety in the confined space of a cave and in each other’s company, recounting tales of their day’s adventures. The revolutionary development of cave paintings and language allowed our forbearers to communicate factual information that would enhance their ability to survive and would help them provide the food that would nourish their families. It also allowed their imaginations to soar, providing the food for thought that would nourish their souls, as well, and perhaps establishing humankind’s very first outlet for creativity and self-expression.
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