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The Partisan Teller: Storytelling in the First Person

Target Participants:

Open to experienced storytellers in English who wish to improve their storytelling

Duration:

1 session, three hours per session

No. of Participants:

Min: 8 people; Max: 15 people

Pre-Workshop Preparation:

  • Participants who are able to communicate fluently in English are welcome.
  • Please bring with you a story that you would like to work on.
  • Please bring pen/pencil and paper to help in the restructuring of your story.

Notes for Organisers:

  • Please make available preferably a quiet room with sufficient seats and writing tops. It is preferable that the seats/writing tops can be rearranged at will in a flexible manner
  • The room should be fairly sizeable so that small groups of participants can work together to rehearse the stories without disturbing other groups.

Storytellers often tell from the point of view of the omniscient narrator, and prefer not to enter the realm of telling their chosen story in the first person. If you wish to broaden your storytelling repertoire and techniques, let experienced storytelling coach and playwright Verena Tay share with you practical tips on how to change your storytelling perspective, infuse suspense in your style and bring your story to life.

Areas Covered:

  • Planning and developing your chosen story from the first person perspective
  • Rehearsing and telling your story in the first person
About the Facilitator

Verena Tay has spent more than 25 years acting, directing and writing for Singaporean English-language theatre. She has three published collections of plays and is now working on her debut novel and first volume of short stories. In addition, Verena is an active storyteller-cum-storytelling coach and a co-founder of MoonShadow Stories. Possessing an MA in Voice Studies (Central School of Speech and Drama, 2005) and an MA in English Literature (National University of Singapore, 1993), she has been helping people to improve their communication skills since 2001 and currently teaches voice, speech and presentation skills at various local institutions. For more information about Verena, please visit www.verenatay.com.