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1) Storytelling
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Anyone who has tried to write knows that storytelling is an art, just as making music or painting a portrait, and we admire it when it is well done. When it is well done, we are often astonished by its appearance of simplicity, says John Leggett, author of Storytelling. Leggett, a former editor who for 17 years was director of the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, says "It looks so easy that we feel we can do it equally well ourselves. It is only...
3) Storytelling
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From the director of Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse comes the comedy that shines a light on the dark side of human behavior. Take a journey from innocence to experience, kindness to cruelty and love to hate with an emotionally needy college student (Selma Blair) and a dysfunctional family man (John Goodman) as they learn some of life's most difficult lessons. Masterfully balancing both fact and fiction, acclaimed writer-director Todd Solondz...
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"It's easy to say that humans are "wired" for story, but why? In this book, the author offers a unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems, just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, he tells us what it means...
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A sloth of bears, a smack of jellyfish, a nuisance of cats - these are some of the surprising and idiosyncratic names we have for groups of animals. Inspired by the evocative possibilities of collective nouns, also called "terms of venery," author Kyle Lukoff and illustrator Natalie Nelson have created a picture book full of clever wordplay and delightful illustrations. Each spread features a nugget of a story using a particular term, which is accompanied...
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Due to the abundance of information and stimuli in today's society, customers are becoming less attentive. Marketing and communication experts have emphasized storytelling, or rather, the creation of stories around companies or products, in an effort to draw customers in, foster engagement, and increase sales.Apple, Disney, Coca-Cola, Ford, Havaianas and Nike are excellent storytellers and that is the fundamental similarity that unites them as influential...
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Storytelling in World Cinemas, Vol. 1: Forms is an innovative collection of essays that discuss how different cinemas of the world tell stories. The book locates European, Asian, African, and Latin American films within their wider cultural and artistic frameworsk, showing how storytelling forms in cinema are infused with influences from other artistic, literary, and oral traditions. This volume also reconsiders cinematic storytelling in general,...
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It has been well known since Marius Barbeau's review of the first edition of Franz Boas's Tsimshian Mythology in 1917 that something was seriously amiss with Boas's alleged "translations" of the stories gathered by his chief Tsimshian informant, Henry Tate. But what, exactly, was it that Boas was doing with Tate's stories? Ralph Maud answers this question in Transmission Difficulties.
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Storytelling acts as a fantastic teaching tool that imparts life lessons to people of all ages. Storytelling has proved its durability and importance beyond any shadow of a doubt, beginning with the dawn of civilization and continuing in this era of almost immediate access to all knowledge. It has influenced our world in a number of ways, some of which are boringly simple to see and understand, and some of which remain more mysterious and enigmatic...
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An excellent narrative is remembered by everyone. Regardless of the subject matter, good tales stick with us, whether we hear them on the radio, read about them in the newspaper, or watch them unfold on live television. A good story can be pretty compelling when recounted by a great storyteller. Effective storytellers can captivate their audience, guide them in whichever direction they need, and leave listeners/readers with new information to absorb...
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More than quaint local color, folklore is a crucial part of life in Aghyaran, a mixed Catholic-Protestant border community in Northern Ireland. Neighbors socialize during wakes and ceilis-informal nighttime gatherings-without regard to religious, ethnic, or political affiliation. The witty, sometimes raucous stories swapped on these occasions offer a window into Aghyaran residents' views of self and other in the wake of decades of violent conflict....
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Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater is the first systematic exploration of how sung forms of drama tell stories. Through examples from opera's origins to contemporary musicals, Nina Penner examines the roles of character-narrators and how they differ from those in literary and cinematic works, how music can orient spectators to characters' points of view, how being privy to characters' inner thoughts and feelings may evoke feelings of sympathy...
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Includes a new chapter reflecting on massive changes triggered by COVID-19 and other significant events.
Stories have been written, printed, blogged, shared, discussed, debated, and passed down through the generations. Why? Because people have an incredible appetite for stories. Stories trigger a physical response in the same way a delicious meal satisfies.
The global pandemic serves as one of the best examples of the need for storytelling in crisis...
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Storytelling is a book of ideas. It is a large collection of short essays that identify and analyze timeless ideas and universal insights; insights into humanity and life. Wisdom and truth of all kinds are found in modern stories, of all kinds. It is an amazing resource-available to everybody. Storytelling goes where the artists go, examining most all of the major themes and issues and concerns that people have always faced.
From "Aliens" to "Cabaret"...
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We all have stories we tell ourselves, personal narratives that define who we are. These stories take root in our subconscious and limit us, like a shadow holding us back from our full potential. But words and storytelling also have the power to free ourselves from these shadows and to profoundly transform our lives.
Storytelling Alchemy provides tools and exercises designed to help you change your relationship to your personal stories in a way that...
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Great stories elicit EMOTION.
This is what makes storytelling the single most powerful tool for growing your business, establishing your expertise, multiplying your wealth and changing people's lives.
And the unequaled master of turning emotional stories into high impact and huge profits is Hollywood.
In Storytelling Made Easy, legendary Hollywood script consultant and story expert Michael Hauge will guide you to simply and easily apply the story...
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Do you wish you could communicate in a more effective manner?
Are you tired of not being able to effectively get your point across to your audience? Do you want to boost your career, and you're looking for the best way to do so? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are going to want to continue reading.
Communication is a very important skill that everybody needs
It's something that we use all of the time, yet very few of us know...