The Storytelling Coach: How to Listen, Praise, and Bring Out People's Best (American Storytelling)

by Doug Lipman

Book Overview

Winner of Storytelling World Award & the Pegasus AwardWhether we are in a business meeting, before a congregation, or in front of a class of students, we are always telling stories. In The Storytelling Coach, Doug Lipman shares his proven principles for teaching people to bring life and power to their stories. Lipman outlines his basic coaching principles, guidelines for emotional safety, the four primary obstacles to success, and suggestions for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874834341
• ISBN13: 9780874834345
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Terrific book on coaching storytellers

Great advice and beautifully written and organized too. Vivid stories from various storytelling traditions and from the author's experience clarify his points. I'm enjoying it and learning a lot about coaching storytellers, too.

Become a better storyteller!

At storytelling festivals around the country, I have overheard storytellers--some librarians or teachers, but many just people who want to hone their skills spinning a story--recommend this book to each other. It is a very nurturing treatment of the hurdles to effective oral communication. Even preachers and insurance agents will benefit by its advice.