Category Archives: Story Practitioners

What a delight to present the fifth installment of my Q&A series with story practitioners. I have not actually met Svend-Erik Engh face to face, but have been in the same room with him during the Smithsonian Storytelling Weekends.  Svend-Erik Engh is a noted Danish performing artist and experienced workshop … Continue reading →

After I posted about the performance, Two Men Talking, and the affiliated firm, Narrativ, Jerome Deroy of Narrativ was kind enough to share these links with me: Performers/creators of Two Men Talking in an interview with WBAI Radio: 1 — Origins of Story     2 — Listening     3 — Workshops     4 … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to present the fourth installment in this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. This interview is with “Cousin” Jon Hansen (actually no relation as far as I know). I “met” Jon through this blog. He uses storytelling in the procurement … Continue reading →

See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A, Part 3 of the Q&A and Part 4 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 5): Q: I’m sure you can write (and have written) at length about StoryScrap™ Books. Can you … Continue reading →

See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A, Part 3 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 4): Q: You are an exceedingly prolific author of books that that relate to storytelling. It seems as though you’ve put out a … Continue reading →

See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 3): Q: What future trends or directions do you foresee for story/storytelling/narrative? What’s next for the discipline? What future aspirations do you personally have for your own story … Continue reading →

See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 2): Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Stories can be used as weapons. Given their persuasive and emotional qualities they can be used … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to present the third installment in this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. This interview is with prolific author Terrence Gargiulo. I’ve read several of his books and “attended” some excellent Webinars he’s presented. Read more about him in his … Continue reading →

See Jessica’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Jessica Lipnack (continued): Q: You write about Web 2.0 in your blog: “Virtual teams have always been in the 2.0 world, adding content to their shared online spaces, carrying on conversations after … Continue reading →

See Jessica’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2. Q&A with Jessica Lipnack (continued): Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: Learn the craft of storytelling from the geniuses who write and … Continue reading →