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Day 5 of the 7 Day Storyteller's Action Plan. Free email course available at http://pickupdaily.net/storytellers7
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7 Day Storyteller’s Action Plan Day 5 of 7 Enhance stories with expression
2 DON’T SOUND LIKE A ROBOT ⊗ Focus on Expression - An indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc. as on the face in the voice or an artistic execution Expression is basically boiled down to a show of emotions that can enhance the story that you're telling.
3 The non-verbal elements non-verbal elements are particularly important for communicating feelings and attitude, especially when they are incongruent: if words and body language disagree, one tends to believe one tends to believe the body language. - Prof. Albert Mehrabian
4 HOW DO I BRING UP NATURAL EXPRESSION? Put yourself in the Put yourself in the same emotional state same emotional state Your body affects your emotional state, and vice-versa. Put yourself in the same emotional state that you’re trying to convey, and the body language will take care of itself.. Practice different Practice different emotional states emotional states - Excitement - Anger - Adventure - Curiosity - Surprise - Ambition - Protectiveness Observe your natural Observe your natural reactions and reactions and remember remember Emotion/Body connection works both ways. You can start from either side.
5 As you go through and tell stories, you can walk someone through a roller coaster of roller coaster of emotions emotions - not only with the content of the words, but also with the expressive nature of your body language
6 EXPRESS YOURSELF. Day 6 is ALMOST HERE - Talk to 2 people today. - Tell at least 2 stories, focusing on emotional expression. To your expressive self, -= Duke =-
7 THANKS! Any questions? You can find me at: @dukedelaet duke@pickupdaily.net Find out more about the Storyteller’s Action Plan at http://pickupdaily.net/storytellers7