Oral Storytelling for Beginners

Oral Storytelling for Beginners

“Thank you very much for having accompanied me on this path that we have traveled during the course. It may seem like the end of the story, but quite the opposite! It will surely be the first of many stories to come and the beginning of your story here at Domestika. Now let's review the key phases of the project. I would like you to briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. I really want to hear the story you chose! Choice of story Try to keep it short (in the end you must narrate it in a maximum of 4 minutes), that it has an interesting conflict and, above all, that you want to tell it. I chose The Country Where You Never Die , by Italo Calvino. Adaptation Adapt your story to your own words, changing what you want to change without losing the original meaning of the story. Storyboard Divide a sheet of paper into four grids. In each of them, draw the four essential moments, the nuclei that you have identified. Tell the story After rehearsing as much as possible, record yourself on audio or video telling the story. You sure do great! Some recommendations to help you: • Choose a quiet and beautiful space, where you feel calm and comfortable for you. • As we have seen, you can record your story as audio or tell it to the camera. If you choose the latter, you can ask a person to record you or do it in selfie mode. In both cases, it will be important to consider that the public is on the other side of the screen, so your gaze must go towards the lens. Don't forget to watch your back: there should be no distractions behind you. Your hands should be free so you can use them to emphasize various parts of the story. • If at any time you get lost, try not to cut the recording. Imagine that you have an audience in front of you: you can't say “Sorry, I'll start over”. Try to muddle through with sympathy. If you are clear about the nuclei of your story, you will be able to pick up the thread. Don't worry if you mispronounce a word or if a sentence gets confused: orality is like that. • Listen or watch your recording and ask yourself: is it understood? Flowing? Does it entertain? Do not forget that it should not exceed four minutes. Record again if you were not completely satisfied.

The moment arrives; share your course project with the community by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and explain the steps that have led you to it. Whether it's audio or video, upload your story to an audio platform like SoundCloud or a video platform like YouTube, depending on how you recorded yourself. I am looking forward to seeing your project and giving you feedback. Although I ask for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and what my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. Happy tales! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have reached the end of this tale. I hope it has been useful to you and, above all, that you had as good a time as I did. I really want to hear the story you chose and give you some feedback. Now you can choose if you are going to record your story on audio or on camera, but, in either case, think that you have an audience in front of whom you are telling the story. That means if you mispronounce a word or a phrase stops you halfway or you forget something, nothing happens because orality is like that. Try to improvise, keep counting until finally the story you want to tell...”

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Course summary for: Oral Storytelling for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 1758 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 23m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Marketing & Business, Writing

• Areas

  Children's Literature, Communication, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling