Category: Storytelling Workshops
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Laboring in September
Happy Labor Day Weekend! Better Said Than Done storytellers have gotten to take August off, but we are redoubling our storytelling events in September. We have so much coming up in the world of Virginia storytelling that I thought I’d just lay it all out there. Better Said Than Done founder and lead storyteller, Jessica… Read more
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Super Story Day
Jessica Piscitelli Robinson is participating in an all day storytelling workshop run by the Virginia Storytelling Association (VASA). Join us on September 28th for a variety of storytelling workshops and a storytelling show at the Workhouse Arts Center. Check out all the details here: Super Story Day 2013 Read more
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June Storytelling Workshop
The next Better Said Than Done storytelling workshop, “Spotlight on You,” is on June 15th. In it, students learn the craft of storytelling as well as get to work on and perform a story, receiving critical feedback. Read more about our storytelling class here. Here’s what a recent graduate of our storytelling workshop said about… Read more
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Judge for Yourself
The best storytellers of the best storytelling show met for a storytelling competition on May 25th, 2013, at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. If you want to see who won, check out our recap. If you want to judge for yourself, watch the videos of these true, personal stories about competing, fighting and doing… Read more
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Spring Storytelling Workshop
Feel like you’d like to tell a story – on our stage or next time you’re out at a party – but aren’t sure what elements comprise a good story? Or think you have a good story already and just want to make it better? In the next Better Said Than Done storytelling workshop, “Spotlight… Read more
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The Virginia Report
Better Said Than Done founder and storyteller Jessica Piscitelli Robinson was recently interviewed on The Virginia Report, a local TV program hosted by Virginia Delegate Ken Plum. The show will air on RCTV28 on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 10 at 10:30 p.m. In the meantime, you can watch the episode… Read more
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Learn to Tell a Great Story
We have one more storytelling workshop left, before our long hiatus. In “Spotlight on You,” students will learn the craft of storytelling and have an opportunity to workshop their own true and personal story. For more details and to register for the storytelling workshop on March 16th: Click Here Here’s what some past students had… Read more
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Storytelling and Your Brand
I wanted to share this article on the “Science of Storytelling” with you. It’s great read, but to give you a quick idea, in case you are feeling lazy, it basically says that people remember stories more than facts, figures, or concepts. If you want to impact someone, get them to understand and remember your… Read more
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Last 2 Storytelling Workshops of the Season
I know this is hard news to bear, but Better Said Than Done teachers need a little break. With all the shows and classes, and, um, our lives, we have been overwhelmed. So we are taking the Spring and Summer off. Workshops will resume in the Fall. However, all is not lost. There are 2… Read more