Watch The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals

2023
1 Season

The gift of storytelling may be one of life's most powerful—and envied—skills. Now, The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals reveals the tried-and-true methods experienced storytellers use to develop and tell entertaining and memorable stories.

The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals is a series that ran for 1 seasons (24 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses

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24. Remember Your Stories - The Power of Orality

November 1, 2023

Wrap up the course with some final considerations for keeping your audience interested, from the technical aspects of microphones and PowerPoint, to the more nuanced ways that you can read audiences and understand their needs on the spot. Finally, return to the nature of orality itself as a cultural force that shapes us all.

23. Keeping Your Audience

November 1, 2023

Once you

22. Invitation to the Audience - Mindset

November 1, 2023

How do you get and keep your audience

21. Adapting to Different Audiences

November 1, 2023

Consider the physical parameters of informal and formal storytelling scenarios; how stories emerge in these different settings; and what specific audiences

20. Putting Performance Anxiety to Good Use

November 1, 2023

Whether you consciously deal with performance anxiety as a barrier to communicating with others, or you want to become a more energized and engaging storyteller, this lecture is designed to teach you the physiology behind performance anxiety; the correlation between anxiety that debilitates and energy that enlivens; and practical tools for channeling nervous energy.

19. Preparing to Perform

November 1, 2023

Synthesize everything you

18. Vocal Intonation

November 1, 2023

Focus on using vocal intonation to evoke the

17. Varying the Narrator

November 1, 2023

Learn to build dynamic tension through your characters and achieve satisfying resolutions. Understand ways to personify the negative force your protagonist is struggling with so it becomes a

16. Emotional Arc and Empathy

November 1, 2023

From ghost stories to family stories, empathy is crucial in giving your audience an emotional entry point and permission to feel. As you turn from plot sequencing to development of your story

15. Plot and Story Structures

November 1, 2023

Does your story need to be told in chronological order? Use your storytelling journal to organize the pieces of your story into a structure that conveys the underlying meaning. Learn to separate plot from emotional arc and gain tools that are useful when you

14. Developing Complex Characters

November 1, 2023

How old are your characters? Are they

13. Narrator - Bridging Characters and Audience

November 1, 2023

Begin thinking about the narrator

12. The Artful Manipulation of Time and Focus

November 1, 2023

Explore how you as a narrator can artfully guide the audience

11. Discovering Point of View

November 1, 2023

There is no such thing as a purely objective narrator. Consider how the narrator

10. Visualization and Memory

November 1, 2023

Learn to visualize a story

9. Giving Yourself Permission to Tell

November 1, 2023

Engage in

8. Tensive Conflict and Meaning

November 1, 2023

Dissect the layered process professional storytellers use when preparing to tell a tale, which involves an interconnected cycle of talking, writing, imaging, playing, and rehearsing. Explore the concept of

7. Myth and the Hero

November 1, 2023

Use ancient myths from East Africa and ancient Sumeria to break down this structure and investigate why the archetypal figures and pattern of separation, initiation, and return found in the hero

6. The Powerful Telling of Fairy Tales

November 1, 2023

With classic stories, fairy tales, and myths, there

5. Telling Family Stories

November 1, 2023

Examine the hidden meanings of the family-story genre, including why we tell family stories, how stories organically emerge from families, and what remembering these stories entails. With these hidden meanings in mind, consider how you can tell your own family stories in a way that captures your audience

4. Connecting with Your Audience

November 1, 2023

Focus on this second aspect of the storytelling triangle

3. Connecting with Your Story

November 1, 2023

What kinds of stories appeal to you most? Look at the variety of stories that are available for you to tell and some practical resources for finding them. Assess the intellectual, social, and cultural connections we develop with stories and identify how you can add depth and context to the stories you tell.

2. The Storytelling Triangle

November 1, 2023

Telling a story is a three-way dynamic relationship between you, and the story, and the audience. In the first of three lectures that analyze this storytelling triangle, look at The Old Maid and other stories in depth to understand how the process of storytelling works. Then, consider why you

1. Telling a Good Story

November 1, 2023

What qualifies as a story? Learn the significance of storytelling in various cultures; the ways this art is distinct from other forms of performance or literary thought; and how the craft of professional storytelling can help you improve your own storytelling abilities. Listen to tales from the professor

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The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals is available for streaming on the The Great Courses website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals on demand at Prime Video and Amazon.