Aryana Libris

Author : De Las Casas Dianne
Title : Tell Along Tales Playing with participation stories
Year : 2011

Link download : De_Las_Casas_Dianne_-_Tell_Along_Tales.zip

I love connecting with my audience in a special way. For me, that way has been audience participation. It’s so much fun to see the audience singing, chanting, clapping, rapping, wiggling, and giggling. I love it when stories are interactive, fully involving the audience. Storytelling is, inherently, an active listening experience. Audiences don’t just hear and watch; they listen and experience. Unlike theater, there is no fourth wall in storytelling. The storyteller looks into the audience’s eyes, engaging them in the tale. Audience participation takes the active listening experience to another level. Together, the storyteller and the audience co-create the tale, adding sound eff ects, songs, chants, call and response, or other audience participation techniques. It is a fun way to connect with audiences of all ages. I have been doing “tell along tales” for many years now. The diff erence between a good tell along tale and a great tell along tales is audience management! Pay special attention to sell le-downs. When you bring an audience up, you must be able to bring them back down. Experiment, modify the tales, and give the stories your own fl air. You’ll enjoy the reaction of your audience when you twist tales with participation. Most of all, have fun! So play with participation and have your audience tell along! Warmly, Dianne de Las Casas. ...