Topic 6 Crafts of Storytelling (Poise & Gesture)

8/11/2019 Topic 6 Crafts of Storytelling (Poise & Gesture)

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Poise

a dignifed, sel-confdent manner or bearing;

composure; sel-possession.

Some people enjoy being in the so-called limelight

but to some, being in ront o a group o people couldbe a very nervous experience.

ll eyes !ill be on the storyteller" loo#ing at his$herace and body; clothes and ma#e-up; and the !ayhe$she stands, sits or !al#s.


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%ervous habits" playing !ith hairand shu&ing o the eet.

'ac# o sel-confdent" not ma#ing

eye contact and loo#ing verytense.

storyteller thereore must remain relaxed!hile presenting a story;

loo# and sound confdent;

be in control

ma#ing eye contacts !ithhis$her

listeners.


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0hen telling a story using gestures, thestoryteller is in act helping his$her listenersunderstand the story better by giving a!ayclues through the use o his$her body

language.

1t is thereore 2uite important or a storytellerto understand his$her o!n body language orgestures and !hen to use or deploy them

!hen telling a story.

/3ective use o gesture and body languageallo!s the storyteller some control over thestory, the audience and ho! they respond

during the storytelling presentation.


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Suggestions to teach good body language

0or# in ront o a ull length dress mirror.

Recordyoursel telling a story. 4laying it bac# !illgive important eedbac#.

(o or mastery over one habit you !ant to modiy orget rid o at a time rather than trying to banish the lotat once.

5emember regular smaller practices are moree3ective.

Practice!hat you can throughout the day. 6ou canteach yoursel body language anywhere.

7eep your gestures clear and appropriate.

void the use a urry of gestures that bears no realrelationship to the subject matter o our speech.


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8ypes o gesture

8he most basic and !ell #no!n are iconics,metaphorics, deictics and beats.

reerred to as speech-associated gestures, havedistinct roles in aiding urther understanding o

speech or concepts. 9ther types o gestures that !e shall also brie:y

loo# at include emblems, regulators, afectdisplays and acial expressions.


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+ 1conic gesture

illustrating !hat is being said, painting !ith the hands. or example, !hen a person illustrates a physical item by

using the hands to sho! ho! big or small it is.

8hey are used to show physical, concrete items.

8hey are useul as they add detail to the mental imagethat the person is trying convey and sho! the frstperson or second person vie!point that the person is

ta#ing.


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> ?eictic gestures

?eictic gestures indicate a point in space. 8hey accompany reerence to persons,

places and other spatiali=eable discourse

entities.

n example is pointing to the ground !hile saying@?o you have an account at )ellon or at 8A1Sban#BC


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Deats

Deats are small ormless waveso the handthat occur !ith heavily emphasi=ed !ords,occasions o turning over the :oor to anotherspea#er, and other #inds o special linguistic !or#.

n example is !aving oneCs let hand brie:y up

and do!n along !ith the stressed !ords in thephrase @(o A/?.@


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G 5egulators

5egulators are used to control turn-taking inconversation.

n example" the !ay that as a person completes!hat he$she is saying, he$she may drop the arms,

!hilst a person !anting to spea# may raise anarm as i to grasp the !ay or!ard.


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