The Art of Storytelling: Narrative Techniques for Beginners
What do names and words hide?
A course by Ilan Brenman , Writer and Best-Selling Author
About the video: What do names and words hide?
Overview
“A good storyteller should know that almost everything around us has a story behind it and that knowing it makes us better storytellers. ”
In this video lesson Ilan Brenman addresses the topic: What do names and words hide?, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Storytelling: Narrative Techniques for Beginners. Learn storytelling techniques to captivate and enchant your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“What do names and words hide? In this class, we will unveil stories in unimaginable places. Do you know the meaning and origin of your name? My name is Ilan and the meaning of that name is "tree". Many names have beautiful and curious meanings. Knowing the origin of your name is knowing yourself a little more. For example, Caesar comes from the Latin and means "long hair" or "plenty of hair". A curiosity: in a lecture where I talked about the origin of names, a man raised his hand and asked me, "What is the origin of my name?" Then I asked, "What's your name?" He said "Caesar" and he was ba...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Storytelling: Narrative Techniques for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Children's Literature, Communication, Podcasting, Storytelling
Ilan Brenman
A course by Ilan Brenman
According to writer Ilan Brenman, he is a fisherman of tales, constantly tuned into the shoal of ideas that surrounds him. Author of the best seller Até as princesas soltam pum, he's already sold over three million copies of his children's books, which have been translated into more than 15 languages worldwide.
His first book was published in 1997 and since then he has released over 80 works. He was also a columnist for Crescer magazine and CBN Radio and has given lectures and participated in television programs both in Brazil and abroad.
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