Tell Me a Story: a Guide to Traditional Storytelling

🎉 Welcome to "Tell Me a Story: A Guide to Traditional Storytelling"! 📚✨

Embark on a Journey Through Time and Tales...

The Art of Storytelling: Revived and Renewed

Once a vibrant thread weaving through the tapestry of human culture, storytelling has seen a resurgence after a period of dormancy. "Tell Me a Story" aims to rekindle this timeless art, inviting you to discover and cultivate your innate storytelling abilities using techniques honed over generations.

**📚 What's Inside the Course:

• The Craft of Storytelling: Learn the structure and elements that make a story memorable and engaging.
• Self-Reflection: Explore what holds you back from sharing stories and define your vision as a storyteller.
• Deep Connection: Forge a personal bond with the stories you choose, making them come alive for your audience.

In our digitally saturated era, the art of storytelling offers a pathway to reconnect with ourselves, our communities, and the natural world. As we recapture the essence of storytelling, we awaken to new ways of seeing and relating—finding wholeness within ourselves and our surroundings.

Toko-pa Turner eloquently expresses this in her book 'Belonging':

“There is a world behind this world. The old cultures used to be in constant conversation with it through the sacred practices of storytelling, dreaming, ceremony, and song. They invited the Otherworld to visit them, to transmit its wisdom to them, so that they might be guided by an ancient momentum. But as we succumbed to the spell of rationalism, the living bridge between the worlds fell into disrepair. As fewer made the journey ‘back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,’ we forgot how to find the Otherworld.”

Who Will Benefit from This Course? 🌟

• Parents: Enrich your family life with meaningful storytime experiences.
• Social Butterflies: Gain confidence in sharing wisdom and ancient tales with friends.
• Heritage Seekers: Reconnect with the myths and traditions of your ancestral lineage.
• Nature Lovers: Learn to tell stories that celebrate and teach about nature.
• Aspiring Storytellers: Hone your skills to tell captivating stories with presence and clarity.
• Memory Wonders: Overcome fears about not remembering stories verbatim.
• Inspiration Seekers: Draw creative energy from the old tales to deliver messages without didacticism or moralizing.

Your Storytelling Journey: What You'll Experience:

• Discover Your Inner Storyteller: Uncover the natural storyteller within you.
• Resourceful Story Finding: Never be at a loss for story ideas again.
• Global Renaissance Participation: Contribute to the worldwide movement of oral storytelling.

By the End of This Course, You Will:

• Confidence: Trust your unique storytelling style and voice.
• Improvisation Skills: Learn to improvise with confidence, focusing on the essence of the story rather than word-for-word recall.
• A Living Library: Start your personal collection of oral stories.
• Inspiration: See the universal themes in traditional tales reflected in your own life's journey.
• Creativity Unleashed: Enjoy the process of being creative and experimenting with storytelling.

Your Guides on This Voyage:

This course is expertly led by Nicola-Jane le Breton, a seasoned creative writing teacher and arts facilitator, and Silvia Lehmann, a theatre director. Together, they run a storytelling development project and monthly workshops that have become staples in their local community in Western Australia.

Ready to Embark on This Magical Adventure? 🌿📖

Enrol now and join the ranks of those who are bringing the ancient art of storytelling back into the heart of culture, one tale at a time. Let's weave new narratives from the threads of tradition, and in doing so, enrich our collective human tapestry. 🌟✨

Enroll Now and take your first step towards mastering the captivating art of storytelling!