An Introduction to Storytelling

A 9-hour workshop conducted by Storywise

If you are interested in storytelling, but don’t know where to start, this is the workshop for you. This nine-hour workshop (over two Saturdays) will give complete beginners a firm grounding in storytelling skills.  This workshop is for anyone interested in learning to tell stories: whether at work or at home, to adults or children, just for fun, or as a step towards telling professionally.

You will receive step-by-step guidance in:

• learning to tell a story without memorisation.
• adding details to make the story uniquely yours.
• rehearsal and performance techniques.

Trainer: Sheila Wee of Storywise.    www.storywise.com.sg

Dates/Times:

• First Session – Saturday 22nd October 2011 from 2pm – 5pm

• Continuation – Saturday 29th October 2011 from 10am – 5pm

Venue:  Kembangan Plaza – just across the road from Kembangan MRT

Cost:   $330

For  more information  please contact  Sheila  Wee on 62583307 or write to:  admin@storywise.com.sg

Beyond Storytelling 101

Have you been telling stories for some time already and been wondering how you can improve your storytelling skills? If yes, then Beyond Storytelling 101 is for you! Beyond Storytelling 101 aims to enhance participants ability to adapt stories for telling and to hone their delivery skills over 12 hours of coaching.

Beyond Storytelling 101 (2011) will be the fourth time that this intermediate course is being carried out after the three successful courses held during 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Areas Covered:

• How to choose and adapt stories for performance
• Telling for children vs. telling for adults
• Vocal skills: speech clarity, projection, expressiveness
• Presentation skills: awareness of body language, use of gestures, working with props/visual aids
• Rehearsal skills: regarding different methods of preparation
• Performance skills: physical & vocal warm-ups, how to overcome nerves, coping with gaffes

Duration: Four 3-hour sessions

Dates: Saturdays 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd April 2011 (2 to 5 pm)

Venue: At a condominium near Newton along Bukit Timah Road

No of Participants: 6 minimum, 8 maximum

Cost: $300/person

Pre-requisites: – This is NOT a workshop for beginners. This workshop is geared for participants who have been telling stories actively for some time and wish to improve their telling skills.

Enquiries: Verena Tay 91263835 (via sms only) or verenatay@gmail.com

More information: www.verenatay.com or www.moonshadowstories.org

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