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Children's Storybooks Online - Stories for Kids of All Ages

See our new sister site devoted entirely to phonics. All free! A beginning phonics program with over 100 pages, 400 cartoons and click-and-hear words, plus audio narration.

BookHive: Zingertales

http://www.cmlibrary.org/bookhive/zingertales/zingertales.asp Welcome to Zinger Tales! Zinger Tales is a collection of stories told by great storytellers! Choose a storyteller below to hear the tale and get some book recommendations too! Stories are provided in RealPlayer format, which requires the free RealPlayer plug-in . Doc McConnell ( back to top ) For over two decades, Doc McConnell has been known as a man who has helped revive the art and love of storytelling.
http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/ Comprehensive collections, for storytellers, of articles, links, and information on the oral tradition and the art of storytelling - compiled by Tim Sheppard . The Storytelling FAQ The official Storytelling Frequently Asked Questions.

The Storytelling FAQ

BBC - CBeebies - Stories and Rhymes

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Tejas Storytelling Association

http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/ a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of storytelling as an oral tradition, a performing art, and an educational tool.
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Storyteller.Net Storytelling resources and audio stories..

Kathy Jessup, a storyteller hailing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada, shares her article about the uses of emotions in your work as as storyteller. You can read her article, free of charge, by clicking on this link now.. En »more

The Art of Story Telling copy 1

http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/art.htm The National Storytelling Network is a membership organization and has a Storynet onlinet. They sponsor the annual nation-wide storytelling Tellebrations held annually in November in many cities, a National Storytelling Conference , as well as the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn. in October. They also maintain a National Storytelling Directory and a list of Guilds and Organizations
Writing speeches for graduation, class assignments, or other purposes consists of a lot more than finding a few inspirational quotes and possibly a funny story or two. The key to writing good speeches lies in using a theme. If you always refer back to this theme, the audience will respond positively and remember your words. This does not mean that inspirational quotes are not important. However, they should be integrated into your speech in a way that makes sense. Choosing a Theme

effective speech writing - writing graduation speeches

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Writing Effective Speeches - The key to an excellent speech is in its structure

There are three ways I generally start writing a new story. Most often I start with the scrap of an idea , almost as often with a character , and once in a while a setting grabs me and starts the ball rolling. There is a fourth way to get a story started, and it's one I've largely ignored. That method is to begin with a theme in mind.
Effective storytelling is a fine and beautiful art. A well-developed and presented story can cut across age barriers and will hold the interest and reach its listeners. Stories will be remembered long after other orations. Knowing and applying the basics of storytelling will strengthen your stories. You are most welcome to copy and use this document! http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/eest.htm

Effective Storytelling - a basic manual

art of speaking in public tips, techniques, famous speaches, humor, quotes, topics

Based on my 21 years managerial and 10 years training experience, here are 60+ online rapid read tips to be effective in public speaking. In next five minutes they can prepare you for powerful performance in classes, presentations, conferences, seminars, events, and discussions. Contents of this web site are recommended resources by many esteemed organizations and educational institutions all over the world. Every single tip given here, has been used by me for years, so I am sure they'd be helpful to you too.
So you've gotta write a speech... A quick look at what this place is all about! Arright folks, welcome to Dave's Guide to Speechwriting. I'm Dave, curator of this corner of cyberspace, and I'll let you know a little bit about it before we get started. So heeeeere we go:

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Children's Literature - Resources for Storytellers

indicates an Internet resource that in my opinion is particularly valuable. Story Resources available on the Web A good Web site that brings together many links to online stories and storytelling resources. Jim Maroon's Storytelling and Puppetry Pages