Good old books, the iPad, and storytelling
This is sort of an interesting take on the whole iPad thing. The theory being that most people will by the WiFi version and hence won’t be “always on” in terms of the Internet. They won’t have enough storage space for a lot of movies, so, they’ll read books instead. That might be a bit of a stretch but I sure hope not. Here’s one of the points: “Books are the closest to pure storytelling and the aim is to let the user disappear in the story. It’s not to add anything – it’s to take away everything except the story – even the carrier (the physical shell) should disappear in the users’ hands.”
Purpose and Benefits of Digital Storytelling
This is a wonderful post about Digital Storytelly from Cheri Gregory, speaker, writer, high school English teacher, personality trainer, wife, mother and a few other things as well. She could give the Energizer Bunny a run for his money! Here’s a sampling from her post:
“The purpose of digital storytelling is, at its core, the same as its age-old counterpart, verbal storytelling: to communicate experience and truth via head and heart.
But digital storytelling has some added benefits. The ability to pre-produce the story so that its delivery is exactly according to plan — no nervousness, no props falling, no microphones cutting in-and-out — increases its potential effectiveness. The combination of spoken words, printed words, still pictures, moving pictures, sound effects, and music has the potential to awaken and speak to every aspect of the viewer/listener/experiencer.”
Smithsonian storytelling weekend: April 15-17, 2010
Here’s a post from Steve Denning, one of the pioneers in business narrative and organizational storytelling, about the upcoming storytelling weekend in DC. There are links to an interview he did with Seth Kahan so that you can listen to the mp3 or read the transcript.
The Power of Storytelling – A Path Towards Wholeness
The theme this month for Creative Every Day is stories. This is a post about using storytelling “as a way to bring left and right brain thinking together – to shift to ‘Whole Brain’ thinking.”
When Was the Last Time You Told Your Story?
This is a wonderful post from writer Mark David Gerson, author of The Moon Quest and The Voice of the Muse. It’s also a personal story for him. “My novel, The MoonQuest, is the story of a society where storytelling has been banned, storytellers have been banished and all vision and creativity have been extinguished. It’s also my story.”
It’s very inspirational. I think you’ll like it a lot.
Nothing helps us connect more than storytelling: participant
A report from the World Storytelling Day activities hosted by the Mariposa Folk Foundation in partnership with the Orillia and District Arts Council and the Leacock Museum.
Two notable quotes from storyteller and singer Brad Woods. “”We go to clubs, we go to workshops like this, we go to folk festivals because we want to connect,” said storyteller and musician, Brad Woods. “Nothing helps us connect more than storytelling.”
“I don’t know the right and wrong way to tell a story because you should tell the ones that speak to you,” he said. “I think conviction and passion have a lot to do with it. If I don’t connect with it, I’m not going to be able to tell it well.”
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Great post, Gregg. Thanks for including me in it!
You’re quite welcome Mark! I can hardly wait to read your book.
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