Personal storytelling performance development: psycho-social development; voice and vocal dynamics; movement and gesture; facial expression, posture and performance dress; characterization; dialect and linguistic factors; musical effects; nonverbal behaviors. Training for public storytelling performances in libraries, schools, and community information settings. Advanced program planning, including development, implementation and evaluation of an individual or group storytelling concert. Advanced study of current trends and research in storytelling. Prerequisite: INFO 5440
The Storytelling Coach: How to Listen, Praise, and Bring Out People's Best. Doug Lipman. August House, Inc.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition.
Other readings will be provided in the course or via the UNT Library's electronic resources.
Software will be free or trial versions. Student will need to create accounts to download and or use the respective software.
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Vist my Storyteller Source page to review online resources, journal articles, and books related to various genres of storytelling.