Practice! Practice! Practice!

                     A lady once approached a famous pianist after a great performance.

                “Master, I would give a lifetime just to be able to play like that.” She enthused.

                The virtuoso looked at her knowingly and answered with a smile, “I did.”

                Although I don’t expect you to devote a lifetime, I encourage you to exert some effort mastering the craft of storytelling; the result would eventually amaze you.

                A child of Winston Churchill confided that his father had practiced for hours each of those “spur-of-the-moment” speeches to sound like one given extemporaneously. Thus, you too should practice a lot.

                If you don’t have an audience, why not practice on your children or nieces, or even give a little entertainment to friend’s children when you drop by their place. Children are the best audience – they love storytelling and you won’t be so anxious as when you are with adults or formal audience. For children, everything is fun, and that attitude will help your performance.

                The secret to the mastery of the art of storytelling is constant, correct practice. The following exercises will help you get a good grasp of storytelling.

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