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Full Contact Storytelling
By Jill Klunk May 13, 2019 Category: Storytelling
Grabbing an audience’s attention is critical to increasing listeners’ retention and decreasing your frustration.
But these characters are reminders that sometimes we all forget the most important ingredients in our storytelling program — personal contact and meaningful interaction.
I’ve have seen storytellers, complete a program, without ever making their audience members a part of their lives. They offered no warmth, no one-on-one interaction and no full-contact relationships.
All they did was tell stories!
There is more to it. You are the entertainer! To avoid that mistake, you can use these four ideas to, keep even the hardest audience, on their toes while you tell.
Say Their Names
In small groups, storytellers have the power to use the most beautiful word ever heard by an audience member — his or her name. Before you start your program go around the room if possible introducing yourself to people.
Don’t be afraid to write down a name and repeating it after each person speaks. Now when you work the room, you can add peoples names to your storytelling program! Not only will you be able to associate a face and name…
