Tag: storytelling workshops
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Counting Down to the New Year
As we ready ourselves to ring in 2016, here’s a celebratory look at this past year. In 2015, Better Said Than Done: was voted top 3 best performing arts company in Northern Virginia produced 12 shows featuring more than 87 true, personal stories from 41 unique and talented storytellers including 15 first-time tellers! What’s more,… Read more
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Give storytelling a try – or give the art of storytelling
Frigid temperatures, snow, ice, and long nights are fast approaching. Find winter’s silver lining by spending that indoor time learning something new. Something like storytelling! Better Said Than Done’s storytelling workshops teach the art of telling a good story, whether you’re interested in getting on stage, entertaining your friends at a party, honing your writing, or… Read more
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Storytelling Workshops Offered in October
This October, we are offering all three of our storytelling workshops. Register now to learn the art of storytelling, whether your interest is for business, the stage, or everyday life. Select workshops start next week! Your Business Story: crafting your company tale Wednesday, October 7 11:00 AM-3:30 PM Reston (address provided upon paid registration) $75 A… Read more
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Have I got a story for you?!
I have always been shy. When I was a small child, I would turn my head to avoid the gaze of a stranger. If they made the mistake of persisting with a friendly gesture or introduction, my response was to hide or burst into tears. It’s possible I gave a couple of people who were… Read more
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Screwy Storytelling Videos
In our July show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, “Screwed: stories of being screwed up, screwed over or just plain screwy,” the Better Said Than Done storytellers shared true, personal stories of getting screwed. Anna Marie Trester hosted the show. She started the night off with this story of linguistic misunderstanding. This story… Read more
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Storytellers Got Screwed
This past July, the lovely Better Said Than Done storytellers got screwed – and then told us all about it! In “Screwed: stories of getting screwed up, being screwed over and just plain screwy tales,” the Better Said Than Done storytelling troupe let it all hang out. Anna Marie Trester, storytelling workshop leader, hosted the show… Read more
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Great stories
Ira Glass related the adage, “Great stories happen to those who can tell them.” At Better Said Than Done, we believe that everyone has a story to tell, and we will teach you how to tell a great one! Our workshop, Take the Stage: storytelling for performance, delves into the elements, tools, and skills of storytelling critical… Read more
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Something to talk about
“….but I don’t have anything to talk about” I sometimes hear this from would-be storytellers when I mention an upcoming storytelling workshop, such as Spotlight on You, which I am going to be teaching on August 8. “Oh Anna, I really want to come, but I just don’t have anything to talk about – interesting… Read more
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The Mamas and the Papas Storytelling Videos
Our May storytelling show, “The Mamas and the Papas,” featured true, personal stories about being a parent, having a parent, or being a kid. Below are just a few of the videos of the Better Said Than Done storytellers doing their storytelling thing. Host Dustin Fisher, renowned author of “Daddy Issues,” shared two short stories.… Read more
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Mad Men – An Ending to Discuss
IF you have not watched the series finale of Mad Men, and still plan to, do not read this! Seriously, spoilers ahoy! In our storytelling workshops – for corporations or for individuals – we discuss structure at length. Structure, of course, is the basis, the foundation, of any type of storytelling. Often, we reference pop… Read more