EXPLAIN :

1) PARALINGUISTIC FEATURES OF A
SUCCESSFUL STORYTELLER.
2) TECHNIQUES IN VOICE PROJECTION.
3)
THE IMPORTANCE OF PACE IN DELIVERY.

PARALINGUISTIC FEATURES OF A SUCCESSFUL

STORYTELLER.

1) Specific narrative style

A narrator who tells a story uses a completely
different speaking style than a news reader.
A storyteller will use certain tempo and pitch
variations to emphasize and clarify certain
elements of the sentence that are important. This
technique is especially observable in the case of
stories for children.
2) Presence of emotion and attitude
The presence of emotional or attitudinal expression
in the speech based on the plot increases the
engagement of the listener of the story.

3) Tension course
Every story contains a certain dramatic tension
based on the events that take place in the story.
Depending on this tension course the speaker
creates silences or evolves towards a climax.
When for example a sudden event takes place,
the narrator communicates the tension change
that is involved in this event in his speech to
engage the listeners.
4) Use of voices for characters
A narrator can use various voices in order to
realize a distinction among characters in the story
(for example a witch with a high grating voice).

TECHNIQUES IN VOICE PROJECTION.

When youre telling a story, always face out

to the audience.
Have good posture. Stand up / sit up
straight, but not so straight that you create
tension.
Focus your attention at the back of the
room this will help the sound to carry all
the way from the front to the back of the
room.

Use your breath to cushion the air that the

sound rides on. Practice breathing slowly and
deeply into your belly. Then use the air,
without trying to save it.
Really use all the space in your mouth its
your resonator, like the hollow body of a
guitar. The more space in your mouth, the
more sound youll make and the richer. (Dont
get stuck listening to the sound in your head
trust these tools and keep your attention
focused outward.)

THE IMPORTANCE OF PACE IN

DELIVERY

The storyteller is (accidentally or not)

experiencing an emotion while telling the story
which influences his performance
The storyteller wants to make a character of
the story sound like it's experiencing an
emotion, which he implements by either
recalling an emotional event and thus
experiencing a target emotion which influences
his performance, or by faking an emotion.
The storyteller wants the audience to
experience a specific emotion