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StoryLab Archives
September 2005 (Gainesville)
September 2006 (Fort Lauderdale)
November 2006 (Tampa)
September 23-24, 2005
Gainesville, FL
 Flora Joy:
Coaching and Mentoring Young Storytellers
The first StoryLab was
held in partnership with Santa Fe Community College and the Gainesville
StoryGroup. The topic, "Coaching and Mentoring Young Tellers," was
selected because of the need to support librarians, media specialists,
teachers, coaches and parents working with children. Seventy attendees
from throughout the state attended.
Dr. Flora Joy, founder
of the Storytelling Program at East Tennessee State University, trained
the adults while the 2005 Florida Storytelling Association Youthful
Voices young tellers produced a video. The workshop was an intensive
nine-hour training designed to help all those interested in discovering
or rediscovering the art and craft of storytelling from the coaches'
point of view. Each participant received a booklet, "Coaching Young
People." During the last session, the YV presented a new story, and the
"new" coaches practice their skills.
Following the coaching
session, six young people went to the SFCC stage and told their stories
to about 250 people. Then Flora and her husband, Henry, delighted the
audience by performing a tandem tale. The emcee, local talk show hostess
Ilene Silverman, and Dr. Joy received framed pictures of sunflowers, the
logo of YV. Members of Big Brothers/Big Sisters were guests, and for
most of them, this was the first exposure to the art of storytelling.
Over $400 was raised on behalf of the group.
Scott Smith, working
with SFCC video studio manager Bob Lightner, completed the filming of
"How to Make a Winning Video," which became a fund raiser for YV. Copies
of the DVD are available for purchase.
The StoryLab success
story was best described by Dr. Kris Williams, SFCC vice president, who
said, "This StoryLab is the most innovative and energetic program that
we have attempted. This workshop encompassed people ages nine to 69."
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September 15, 2006
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Doug Lipman:
Personalizing the Traditional Tale /
Universalizing the Personal Story
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How many of us have
told a traditional tale and thought, I know this is an important story,
but it doesn't touch my heart? Conversely, how often have we told a
personal story and thought, how important is this to others? How do we
make all our stories meaningful both for ourselves and for our
audiences?
Doug Lipman,
the nationally acclaimed storytelling coach, author and performer,
addressed these important topics and much more in an invaluable
intensive workshop/seminar. One hundred storytellers at all levels came
to participate and enjoy at the Broward County Library Main Branch in
Fort Lauderdale.
In written
evaluations, participants overwhelmingly rated the workshop very useful.
They found Doug engaging and knowledgeable about the issues and enjoyed
the stories. They also felt that they would be able to use many aspects
of the workshop in their own work and in their lives.
The evening before the
Lab, Lipman performed at the Florida Atlantic University downtown Fort
Lauderdale campus. And on Saturday, he provided a six-hour personal
coaching session at the home of Sally Leyenberger, in Delray Beach.
The Lab was hosted by
FSA, the Broward County Library Foundation and the South Florida
Storytelling Project at Florida Atlantic University.
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November 11, 2007
Tampa, FL
Mitch O'Rear and
Nancy Case:
Nurturing Youthful Voices and StoryGroups
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This StoryLab targeted
the needs of teachers, librarians, youth group leaders, youth
storytellers, home schoolers, and anyone who is training, or considering
training young storytellers. A dozen presenters excited attendees with
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Attendees learned
storytelling games to teach their young tellers, brought home the basics
of establishing a youth storytelling club, found out how to have their
own youth storytelling festival, networked with trainers from across
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