Learn and develop storytelling skills in all areas – professional, performance, and applied. This is a monthly series with a certificate after each time that can be used for professional development or continued education credit.
Watch this 5-minute video (also part of the registration):
Wanting to be Story Facilitator? Apply online here: https://tinyurl.com/AllThingsStory-app
Upcoming Workshops:
Saturday, July 10, 2021
9:00am-10:30am Mountain (UTC -6)/ 11:00am-12:30pm Eastern (UTC -4)
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Finding the Funny: Using Humor in Stories
Story Facilitator: Steve Daut
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
Humor is a powerful technique in telling stories, not only for tall tales and funny stories, but also to help audiences open emotionally to more difficult stories. Humor can be effective in providing “comic relief”, allowing an audience to hear important but troubling stories without becoming overwhelmed. Yet there can be pitfalls, so it’s important to understand what makes humor work and what to avoid. Through discussion, examples and exercises, students will discover different types of humor, and will learn techniques for discovering the humor inherent in their stories, and presenting that humor effectively.
Saturday, August 7, 2021
9:00am-10:30am Mountain (UTC -6)/ 11:00am-12:30pm Eastern (UTC -4)
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A Well Crafted Lie
Story Facilitator: George McEwan
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
Learn from an award-winning storyteller the real secrets of the liar’s tale. You’ll find out how to take the smallest grain of truth and grow it into a whopper worthy of a golden shovel.
Past Workshops:
Any of these past workshops are possible to order. Receive audio/video files recorded on that date – unedited/raw footage. Accompanying handout sent along upon purchase. Receive files from info@storycrossroads.org through wetransfer.com. All files are for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Files sent within 2 days of purchase date.
Suzanne Hudson – Click here to order “Bringing HerStory & History Alive Through the Art of Storytelling” – June 5, 2021
Jessica Robinson – Click here to order “The Art of Crafting a True, Personal Story” – May 1, 2021
Ginger Parkinson – Click here to order “Filling Your Creative Idea Bank Account – daily & quick exercises” – April 17, 2021
Laura Packer – Click here to order “Who Are You Anyway: A Deep Dive Into Creating Believable Characters” – March 6, 2021
Karl Behling – Click here to order “The Incredible Science Behind the Power of Storytelling” – February 6, 2021
Heather Forest, PhD – Click here to order “The Magic of Words: Storytelling Art & Technique” – January 9, 2021
Nannette Watts – “Coaching Performers & Storytellers” – December 5, 2020
Antonio Rocha – Click here to order “Hidden Gems” – November 7, 2020
Julie Barnson – Click here to order “Simply Scary to Totally Terrifying: telling ghost stories from kids to adults” – October 6, 2020
Simon Brooks – Click here to order “Breaking Boundaries of the Screen: Presenting On-line” – Labor Day-September 7, 2020 (inaugural workshop of this series)
