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The Pleasures and Perils of Professional Storytelling
The Pleasures and Perils of Professional Storytelling ©2020 Laura Packer Laura will be presenting her workshop The Working Storyteller: How to Run a Storytelling Business at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ It took me four tries to launch a functional storytelling business. The first time I had no idea what I was […]
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The Power of Play
[Above Image from: Ring Around the Rosie by Edward Henry Potthast 1910-1915] Story Play ©2020 Karen Chace Karen will be presenting her workshop Story Play at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is […]
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A Story That Mattered
A Story That Mattered ©2020 Jennifer Munro Jennifer will be presenting her workshop Creating Stories that Matter at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ I’ve been thinking a great deal recently about the title of my workshop, “Creating Stories that Matter,” for this year’s conference. It now strikes me that it’s a bit presumptuous […]
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StoryLab Coaches Share Secrets to Storytelling Success
StoryLab Coaches Share Secrets to Storytelling Success ©2020 Robin Bady, Jamie Brickhouse and Michele Carlo This awesome trio will be presenting their workshop StoryLAB Coaching: The Doctor Will See You Now at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ Robin Bady: When I decided that I wanted to tell personal stories, I had […]
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Open Face Puppetry
The Simplicity of Open Face Puppetry ©2020 Lona Bartlett Lona will be presenting her workshop The Simplicity of Open Face Puppetry at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ I have been a puppeteer and storyteller for more than three decades. The world of puppetry began for me in high school when my friend Marg […]
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Sharing Our Stories – An Act of Generosity ©2020 Jennifer Otto and Eileen DeLorenzo Jennifer and Eileen will be presenting their workshop “A Bicycle Built for Two: The Balancing Act That Is Tandem Telling” at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ “Hallo.” “Hello. Can I help you?” “Is this your house?” This was […]
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Finding a Niche Market
Finding a Niche Market – Joey’s Story ©2020 Joey Novick Joey will be presenting his workshop Take Your Story to Corporate Market at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ I’ve been doing standup comedy since the late 80s. I was elected to the Borough Council in Flemington in 1995. And for 20+ years I […]
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©2020 Judith Heineman Judith will be presenting her workshop Bringing Your Audience onto the Stage, Into Your Story and Beyond at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ Comedian W.C. Fields (1880 – 1946) was famous for saying, “Never work with animals or children” – although, according to his IMDb biography, he secretly admired […]
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You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup ©2020 Linda Marchisio Linda will be presenting her workshop You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: Discover Movement for Self Care at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ You can’t pour from an empty cup. A familiar adage. It reminds us to take care of ourselves. […]
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CLIMATE DESPAIR and The Story That Gets You Off the Couch
CLIMATE DESPAIR and The Story That Gets You Off the Couch ©2019 Judith Black Judith will be presenting her workshop Speaking Truth to Power…or to Your Neighbor at Sharing the Fire 2020. Register today at https://www.nestorytelling.org/conference-details/ “Honey, get me a catheter. I’m here on the couch for the duration, which, as it turns out, isn’t […]
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