Verbal Communication Through Telling Stories
"...learn how to bring your own stories to life on the page, on the
stage, around a campfire, or a dinner table." --Mary Jo McConahay,
award-winning journalist
Winner 2020 Indie Book Award for Non-Fiction Writing/Publishing
CIBA I&I (Instructional & Insightful) Non-Fiction Awards Finalist
#1 New Release in Writing Researching & Publishing Guides
The art of telling stories has been around as long as humans. And in
today's noisy, techy, automated world, storytelling is not only
prevalent―it's vital. Whether you're interested in enlivening verbal
communication, building your business brand, making presentations,
sharing family wisdom, or performing on stage, Story Power shows you
how to make use of a good story.
Tell your story. Telling stories is the most effective verbal
communication―if you know how to use it. Story Power provides
techniques for creating and framing personal stories alongside effective
tips for telling them in any setting. Plus, this book models stories
with unique storytelling examples, exercises, and prompts, as well as
storytelling techniques for delivery in a spontaneous, authentic style.
Learn from the verbal communication experts. Story Power is an
engaging, lively guide to the art of telling stories from author and
librarian Kate Farrell, a seasoned storyteller and founder of the Word
Weaving Storytelling Project. In Story Power, more than twenty
skillful contributors with a range of diverse voices share their secrets
to creating, crafting, and telling tales.
In this book discover:
- How to share your own coming-of-age stories and family folklore
- The importance of a personal branding story and storytelling marketing
- Seven Steps to Storytelling, along with helpful tools, organizers, and
media options
Booklovers who have read Storyworthy, The Storyteller's Secret,
Long Story Short, or the classic How to Win Friends & Influence
People, will find Story Power to be a great read.
