Writing vs. Telling: Storytelling Tips

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village I am Nicholas the Storyteller here in Miami, Florida and today I'm going to teach you how to tell a story. Writing a story and telling a story are two different things. Yes they are. Now when you write a story you don't have to repeat yourself. No, because it's right there and you can just go back and read it. When you're writing a story you have to use very good grammar. You have to get all the punctuation correct. When you're telling a story you just sort of wander along. Now of course when you are writing a story it becomes permanent and when you're telling it it's on the air. But you know. I found one thing that's very, very helpful. Is that when I am preparing a story, when I'm learning it. I will both tell it and write it and then tell it again and write it again. It helps to remember the story. It helps to develop the story. Writing is good, too. But, telling is better as far as I'm concerned."