Saturday, June 23, 2018

Characteristics Of A Good Storyteller Tx Residents May Wish To Know

By Marie Edwards


Every person, independent of gender, age, race or nationality, would love to listen to a captivating story. Capturing the minds of an audience requires skill, passion and innovation. The story teller needs to survey their audience beforehand and learn about their areas of interest. These are some of the essential characteristics of a seasoned storyteller Tx residents may care to know of.

Knowing the story by heart goes a long way in making the narration appealing. One should be prepared by putting down the main points in order to be well organized when making their presentation. Presenting a story that you are familiar with also makes you have fun together with the audience. However, this does not mean that one remains rigid. Memorizing every word poses the risk of forgetfulness on your side and boredom to listeners.

The start of any narration determines whether or not the people you are narrating to will listen to the rest of it. This should be the only time that one can memorize their lines without jeopardizing the rest of the story. The opening statement should make the audience curious to listen to the rest of the story.

It is important for a story to be told without too many interruptions which only serve to confuse listeners and puts you as the narrator off guard. Taking a turn in storytelling is only good when a given main item has been put across in full. As a matter of fact, turns help to provide a break to the main path. The narrator should be alert enough to know when a diversion is required. However, diversions, if taken should not take too long before the main path is resumed to avoid getting lost in the process.

A remarkable storyteller is one who is able to characterize persons in their stories. For example, if there is a character in the narration who says something to another, the narrator needs to go into character and depict exactly what the character intends to say. This serves to make the story more interesting and captures the imagination of listeners.

When all the points have been put across, it is important to have a great closing statement. Regardless of how impressed the crowd may be with the start and body of your presentation, the whole story becomes diluted if it does not have good closure. The audience should not be left with any gaps regarding a certain character or concept in the presentation.

Experience is usually an added advantage because the narrator is in a position to learn from their past mistakes. Storytelling is an art that benefits both the narrator and the listener. The listener benefits by being entertained and passing time in a constructive manner. The stories should therefore be moralistic and have the ability to leave listeners better people in society.

As the good old saying goes, experience is usually the best teacher. It is from experience that a narrator can tell what kind of topics their listeners are most interested in. The main objective in the end is to have listeners learn the intended lesson as they get entertained.




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