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    The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story
    The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story
    The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story
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    The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story

    By John Walsh

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    Can you captivate an audience with your story?

    Many of us would love to hold the attention of a crowd, a classroom, or just a group of our friends by telling them a great story. We have felt the pressure of a public presentation or the disappointment of telling a story that others ignore. We are ready to be heard, ready to captivate.

    In The Art of Storytelling, John Walsh takes us through the steps to presenting a compelling story—outlining the strategies that helped him move from stutterer to storyteller. This book will help any person with a story to share by walking you through all aspects of presentation . . . from what to do with your hands as you speak all the way to crafting a killer ending.

    Whether you’re telling bedtime stories to your children or Bible stories to a congregation, this book will take your storytelling to a new level.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateDec 18, 2013
    ISBN9780802487797
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    John Walsh

    John Walsh has over 10 years' experience in academic and corporate libraries. He is currently a PhD. Student of the School for Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. He has been researching the effectiveness of information literacy instruction since 2006 and currently works in access services at Cochise College Libraries in Sierra Vista, AZ.

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    • 5/5
      Full of very useful information to help writers wrtite out their stories. I love the book and find it very interesting. Recommend to anyone who is writing anything. Also talks about God and how he helps without him it doesnt get done.
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      It's good even if you are not Catholic because you can jump over the Bible telling references. The tips an exercises are quite good.

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    The Art of Storytelling - John Walsh

    saying.

    In this section, I’m going to give you fourteen steps for crafting a captivating story.

    The first nine steps are the basics for creating a great story. Think of these steps as being essential for life preparation, because everyone on earth tells stories all day every day. It is our God-given method of communication. The first nine steps help you communicate with others.

    A thin line separates the following fourteen steps into two parts. If you look hard, you will find it between step 9 in chapter 5 and step 10 in chapter 6.

    If you want, you can skip steps 10–14 and move on to the next section where I will teach you how to use storytelling tools. They will greatly enhance your newly improved skills.

    I grudgingly admit steps 10 through 14 are not for everyone. They are for those who want to go further in developing their communication skills, so if you want, you can skip these steps and move on to the next section where I will teach you how to use storytelling tools. Oh, but what an adventure for those who travel those steps and master them!

    THE FOURTEEN STEPS

        Step 1: Select a story

        Step 2: Push through the story

        Step 3: Envision the scene with present-day feelings and concerns

        Step 4: Tell the story from the view of someone at the scene

        Step 5: Establish the story’s central truth

        Step 6: Find a memory hook

        Step 7: Tell a story within a story

        Step 8: Plan your first words

        Step 9: Know how the story ends

      Step 10: Research the facts

      Step 11: Eliminate needless detail

      Step 12: Add description to the story

      Step 13: Include audience participation

      Step 14: Arrange practice audiences

    It was a drizzly Sunday morning and our daughter Christie was getting ready for church. Her husband, Michael, needed to stay home and take care of their two sons who were sick. He helped Christie get the two girls into the car, kissed them all goodbye, and waved as they drove off.

    When the trio arrived at church, Christie delivered Amelia to the nursery and escorted Laura to children’s church. She planted herself in the auditorium, knowing she could enjoy the pastor’s sermon without being distracted with restless children.

    Christie enjoyed the way her pastor preached with love and compassion. It was obvious he put a lot of preparation into his sermons, so she always took notes.

    When the service ended, she gathered the two girls and headed home where the men of the family were waiting. Once inside the house, Michael asked how the service was.

    Great! She then told him about the choir rehearsal after the service, and how she practiced her solo in preparation for the next Sunday.

    What was the sermon about?

    Oh, um … well … it was really good. She tried to recall some of the details of the sermon, but couldn’t remember a thing. She concluded that all the activity after the service caused her memory to lapse. Finally, she shuffled through her Bible and found the notes she had taken.

    Let’s see … her voice trailing off as she skimmed her notes. Ah, yes. That’s right. He’s continuing his series through the gospel of Luke. It was really good.

    From behind her, Laura said, I remember what Mr. Gorman spoke about in children’s church. With that, the child went into enthusiastic detail about all her teacher had taught in the children’s service. Not only did she remember the entire lesson, she was able to relate it in a way that made her parents wish they had been able to hear such an exciting

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