About Storytelling: A Practical Guide

Storytelling is as old as language. It crosses all boundaries of time, age and culture. Stories inspire, instruct and, above all, entertain. Increasingly, they are being used by management for strategic planning, and by therapists to help find resolutions to conflicts.

About Storytelling is practical and instructive. It advises you how to: * begin and develop stories, whether told or read aloud
* relate to an audience
* create the best dramatic effect
* deliver a memorable performance.

Whether you're a writer, teacher, yarn-spinner, librarian, after-dinner speaker, therapist, corporate trainer, tour guide, or anyone involved in communication, About Storytelling is the essential reference.

Helen McKay and Berice Dudley are an experienced team of storytellers who offer techniques to help all communicators develop their skills in storytelling. They are working at dispelling the myth that storytelling is for children only, by showing its relevance to all facets of adult life.

Helen McKay is president and founder of Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) Inc and works tirelessly to promote storytelling. While a teacher at primary and secondary schools and at evening colleges, Helen inspired gifted non-performers to extraordinary accomplishments, using music and story. She presents workshops on storytelling, speaking, writing and life skills: ' Meeting Life's Challenges' and 'Happiness and the Art of Living'.

Berice Dudley, vide-president of Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) Inc, is a travel writer, storyteller and puppeteer who presents workshops and seminars on storytelling and lifestyle issues. Using story to convey her message, she speaks to diverse groups on getting the most out of life. To enhance her performance she often uses such storytelling aids as music, costume, and her large collection of hand and finger puppets gathered from all around the world.