Spin the Yarn

  As I begin my journey into storytelling, I thought that it would be appropriate to read more about what goes into effectively telling a story. This brings me to the blog that I wanted to share, which comes from the Harris County Public Library in Texas. There are plenty of posts on their blog about book recommendations and helpful tech advice, but the one that I wanted to focus on is titled, Storytelling tips from an expert: A Librarian . The post has a companion video that their youth services assistant manager Jennifer Bacall made. Both the post and the video give some good storytelling tips, which I encourage everyone to check out, but especially those of us who are unsure of the effectiveness of our own storytelling skills. I am not going to list all of the tips, but I am going to respond to the ones that speak to me the most. The first tip was to “Know your audience,” and I feel like that must be difficult when you are recording for an audience that is not present. Comedians oft