• The Challenge

    Posted by NEST on January 16, 2018

    © by Jay O’Callahan, 2018 STF Intensive Presenter Suppose someone said to you, “Bethlehem Steel is closing after more than a century.  It built the New York skyline.  It was one of the…


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  • STF Presenters, Dorothy Cleveland and Barbara Schutzgruber

    Sex, Death, and Violence – a Peek Behind the Curtain

    Posted by NEST on January 12, 2018

    © By Dorothy Cleveland and Barbara Schutzgruber, 2018 STF Presenters   Many of the workshop proposals we come up with are based on conversations we have with fellow tellers at storytelling conferences. “Sex, Death, and Violence…


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  • Jeff Gere, STF Presenter

    TALK STORY TELEVISION

    Posted by NEST on January 8, 2018

    © By Jeff Gere, 2018 STF Presenter (Originally Published October 2002 in The Museletter) Like it or not, television is the most pervasive form of storytelling on the planet. Commercial television uses humanity’s love for stories to…


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  • AUTHENTIC INTERACTION

    Posted by NEST on January 4, 2018

    © By Judith Black, STF Workshop Presenter   Much more than a chant or collective rhythm, authentic interactivity is the magic that elevates storytelling into a unique communal experience. The teller is present, relating completely through…


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  • The “Skinny” on PechaKucha

    Posted by Nina Lesiga on August 15, 2017

    by Nina Lesiga © I was at a Story event in New Haven, CT that had a name that I couldn’t pronounce. It was thrilling, immersive and the official start of…


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