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When is a scary story too scary for children?
Started Sep. 13, 2008
What topics do you want covered on the Art of Storytelling with Children?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Brother Wolf Oct. 14, 2008.
What is your favorite memory of telling stories to children ever?
Started Jul. 2, 2008
Hi - Folks thanks for checking me out.
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I teach help children to forge a magical connection with the natural world.
My current projects include...
The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com
With 100+ hours of shows and blog posts about the Art for of storytelling with storytellers from all over the world.
The Fairy Tales Forever Podcast
http://www.fairytalesforever.com/
My storytelling work - listed for your free entertainment.
One third of each CD produced and some live performances.
Teh Dyslexic Storytellers Blog
http://dyslexicstoryteller.blogspot.com/
My personal blog on my life as a dyslexic person.
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- Have you told stories to children before?
- professionally
- About Me:
- Eric James Wolf was born three minutes after the taxi arrived at a New York City hospital on January 20th, 1970. He has attended numerous educational institutions, both public and private, graduating with a BA in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic for which his senior project was storytelling. His experience has included an apprenticeship with a professional storyteller. He completed an M.S. in Environmental Education from Lesley University – sister school to Harvard.
He has been telling stories since 1993 for compensation – but his first public performance was at the age of 8 when his sister told her teacher that he was a good storyteller. The kindergarten teacher proceeded to nod knowingly and invited him to tell a story to her class. Little did she know – 20 minutes later, with the lights turned low, Eric finished telling, “The Old Man in the Shack.” Then the fifteen parents lined up out side were finally able to pick up their children.
Brother Wolf tells several genres of stories: modern fairytales, morality tales, peace stories, historical characterizations and personal tall tales. These stories all have one common theme to them - they teach children to have a magical, mystical and imaginative world view. If you know of some children who need a little reimagining, please let him know.
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- http://www.ericwolf.org
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I thought as way of thanks I would write a short article giving thanks to all those bloggers who have been so supportive of my podcast over the years. Keeping in mind that many of these people have become my friends, I apologize to any worthy storytelling blogger who feels excluded form this list.
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I thought that I posted a blog, but was unable to view it after completion. Either it takes some time for blogs to appear, or I pushed the wrong button? Which was it?
My apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Life is a bit hectic as I get ready to leave for the Kansas Storytelling Festival early tomorrow morning. Thank you for your interest in my work. I have a number of articles I can share. How would you like me to do that? I probably won't have time to send you something until next week. In the mean time, I will try to post a video, if that is possible.
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Yes I listened To La'ron Williams interview. Appreciated what was discussed about finding a place of common ground to create an opening for critical consciousness of social justice issues and La'ron's advocacy for being proactive - which is a founding premise of my study.
Cheers
Louise
thanks for your words.
I'm very happy to have been invited to join the group.
I'm very interested in your work on dyslexie with children, I would love to know more about it.
I recorded some books for a library who proposes books to blind people.
The library told me about their will to find out more about projects to help children in schools with their dyslexy. Looking forward to reading you again, please receive my many greetings.
Nathalie
Thanks for the follow up. I was pretty well versed in Podcasting before taking the course, so I took it more looking at how you think about podcasting and how you think about building an audience..etc.
Here's what I liked:
- I liked the beginning of the course and how it made me think of my particular podcasting topic. It made me really nail down what the show was about and how to keep it focused.
- I liked the suggestions on services to host a podcast and other tools information.
- It was a well put together course. Especially for someone who might be new to podcasting. It was a good leaping off point for each topic.
I don't have much I didn't like about it, but if I could have it differently, which I wouldn't suggest anything if you didn't ask. But giving it some thought for your TQM purposes.
- Possibly have a couple audio files talking about how to interview people and actually showing and hearing the process. (that's where i have the most questions.)
- Maybe have an index or list of services and tools in one handy place like a sitemap page or something for easy browsing and discovery of podcasting related sites and resources.
- Maybe an audio file with part of an uncut segment, then with an edit or two, then with an intro, and possibly add a segway music clip, showing the 'professionalizing' of the recording.
Sometimes, I couldn't do all the excersizes and near the end of the course, I did get busy and couldn't give as much attention to it as I wanted.
And as I was taking the course, it occured to me how strange it was that I was taking a course on podcasting from a place i came to learn how to tell stories. (But i did want to learn how to make a podcast as professional sounding as yours.) What I really want to see is an email course on how to tell a story. How to choose one, memorize it, make it your own, and presentation tips. Etc.
I thought it was a pretty dang good course though. I mean, for a free course, I got 1000 times my moneys worth. So as the sound byte on the show says... Thank you for doing what you do Eric!
I'm currently doing the podcasting course you keep plugging, and i'm on the second one and enjoying the process. I'll let you know how it goes. Hope you are having a great summer!
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