Lost Art of Storytelling
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This document provides tips and strategies for telling effective stories. It discusses keys to telling a good story such as figuring out the controlling idea, setting the mood, keeping it short but long enough to convey the idea, and sharing details. It also discusses how to kill a good story, such as telling the point outright or using someone else's stories as your own. The document recommends tying stories to faith and everyday life, keeping the focus on change, and using scripture. It also lists some podcasts worth listening to and provides examples of how to use a storytelling challenge to help people grow in their skills.
Lost Art of Storytelling
- 2. Want your message remembered? Tell a Story
- 4. Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. Matthew 13:34 (NIV)
- 5. Follow the Leader As Lived, Remembered, & Retold by Craig McCourt
- 10. Keys to telling a good story. Figure out your controlling idea the point for the story Set the mood Keep it short but long enough to pass on your idea Share details Be open real stories work best Practice, Practice, Practice
- 11. How to kill a good story. Tell them the point or moral of the story Drop it in out of the blue no context To many words We rarely get paid by the word Failure to paint a picture Use someone elses stories as yours Running with a random story that just popped into your mind.
- 12. Keys to telling a GREAT story. Use it to show people God Tie faith to everyday life Keep the focus on the change Use Scripture real stories work best Pray, Practice, Pray some more
- 13. Podcasts Worth Listening to Pondering God with Craig McCourt http://craigmccourt.com/podcast/ News From Lake Wobegon http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444601/a-prairie-home- companion-news-from-lake-wobegon Unlocking the Bible with Colin Smith https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-bible-daily- broadcast/id335342417?mt=2
- 14. Storyteller Challenge There are many ways to use the storyteller challenge. It began for me as something my students would ask me they would come up with a one or two word topic and would challenge me to come up with a true story about it. I would try to relate in a Bible principal each time. Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling. Ask a series of questions (the same question to several people) having them respond. Think of a time that something funny happened in church Share an early family memory you have of summer vacation Share a time you were afraid as a child and how someone comforted you What is your favorite memory of elementary school? Tell of a time God was especially close to you Share an embarrassing moment from your last 5 years that you can laugh at today
- 15. Storyteller Challenge Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling. Have a series of odd photos and ask them to tell a story inserting them into the events shown. Other Variations You can start with just having them come up with a caption. Collect the captions, and pass them out to different people, who have to use the caption as the premise for their story.
- 16. Storyteller Challenge Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling.
- 17. Storyteller Challenge Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling.
- 18. Storyteller Challenge Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling.
- 19. Storyteller Challenge Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling.
- 20. This is a collection of thirty stories as I Ponder God. Each one comes with a scripture and a question to get people talking. To purchase visit: www.godponderspublishing.com Or Amazon . com