Lectures

Corporate Storytelling

• * Improving your Presentation Skills

Storytelling and Spirituality

• Raven vs. The Big Bang: The Epic Battle of Myth and Logic
• The Myth of the Divine

How to Step into Storytelling

This workshop teaches you the basics of how to become a storyteller yourself. You will learn how to choose a story and make it own, how to relate well to your audience, how to project your voice, and many other techniques that today’s top storytellers use every time they perform.

These techniques don’t only apply to storytelling, but to all forms of public speaking. You will learn how to take charge of a room, how to grab their attention and keep it, and how to make your presentation memorable.

I have two versions of this workshop: one for adults and one for kids:

• Adults: Step into Storytelling
• Kids: Who Has a Scar?

Show Themes

You Don’t Know Jack

You probably know Jack as a mountaineer of beanstalks, but have you heard about his roles as story spinner, world-renowned hunter, or thief? There’s more to wily Jack than you ever thought possible, but now you have the chance to hear the REAL story behind Jack! Honest!

Stories include:

1. Jack’s Tall Tale
2. Jack’s Seeks his Fortune
3. Jack Cures the Doctor
4. The World’s Greatest Thief
5. Jack and the Haunted House

Wonder Tales

Stories include:

1. The Blue Hippopotamus
2. Lugae’s Sun
3. The Month Men
4. La Befana
5. The Widow’s Broom

Devil’s Details

Stories include:

1. Ti-Fleur and the Magic Fiddler
2. La Chasse Galerie
3. The Devil and the Pont de Quebec
4. Lex and the Devil

Celtic Tales

The Irish have a saying: “Giorraionn beirt bothar which means “two shorten the road”. This collection of tales will share a bit of the Irish wit and wisdom, while shortening any road you must travel.

Stories include:

1. Jack of the Lantern
2. The Selfish Giant
3. The Man with No Story
4. The Goat-Skinned Lad
5. The Hump-backed Bagpipers

Did you Hear Something?

Everyone loves a good creepy story told when the lights are dimmed and the shadows are long. When critters go bump in the night, it’s best to huddle closer to the campfire and share one more ghost story before going to bed. Did you hear that? I coulda sworn I heard a growl beyond those trees…

Stories include:

1. The Hall of Wonders
2. The Dead Don’t Pay
3. The Boy Who Drew Cats
4. The White Dress
5. Thomas and La Chasse Galerie

Underdog Tales

These stories show how even the weakest, youngest, and smallest of us can always carry the day when our hearts are strong enough to beat back the monsters and outshine the darkness.

Stories include:

1. Jack’s Tall Tale
2. Koji the Prankster
3. A Wise Little Girl
4. Jack Cures the Doctor

Wisdom Tales

Every culture has its pearl of wisdom to share. These pearls can take many forms and come from many people, young and old. These tales stretch across the ages to share their wisdom which still finds its voice today.

Stories include:

1. The Hunter’s Son
2. A Wise Little Girl
3. The Rose Bush
4. Indra and the Blind Shaman
5. The Blue Hippopotamus

Through a Child’s Eyes

Tales that celebrate the unique perspective that children have as they embark on their adventures.

1. A Wise Little Girl
2. Koji the Prankster
3. The Boy Who Drew Cats
4. Jack Cures the Doctor

Love is Blind

Tales that show how various cultures celebrate and regard love in all its forms.

1. The Madien and the Mirror
2. Love is Blind
3. Indra and the Blind Shaman
4. The Blue Hippopotamus

A Winter’s Tale

This collection of tales recount the traditions and mythology that surrounds the Winter season from a multitude of cultures.

Shortening the Road

The Irish have a saying: “Giorraionn beirt bothar which means “two shorten the road”. This collection of tales will share a bit of the Irish wit and wisdom, while shortening any road you must travel.

1. The Selfish Giant (Irish – W. B. Yeats)
2. The Humpbacked Bagpipe Players (Scottish)
3. The World’s Greatest Thief (Scottish)
4. Jack of the Lantern (Irish)
5. The Lad in the Goatskin:
6. Thomas and La Chasse Galerie