Comments on: 12 Things I Learned at Story Time http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/ Tales from the Edge of Technology Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Clay Franklin http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 Clay Franklin Thu, 06 May 2010 02:17:21 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-3086 Great article. I followed over from <strong><a href="http://coachlisab.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Lisa Braithwaite's site </a></strong>I just built a Keynote slide and used bullet points and no images. I will need to rethink the story I will be telling and see if it is engaging and leaving the audience wanting more. I will remember to make the presentation in such a way that children would be engaged.  That should keep it from being boring. Clay Franklin <a href="http://clayfranklin.com" rel="nofollow">http://clayfranklin.com</a>   Great article.
I followed over from Lisa Braithwaite’s site
I just built a Keynote slide and used bullet points and no images.
I will need to rethink the story I will be telling and see if it is engaging and leaving the audience wanting more.
I will remember to make the presentation in such a way that children would be engaged.  That should keep it from being boring.
Clay Franklin
http://clayfranklin.com
 

]]> By: Rhett Laubach http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 Rhett Laubach Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:51:05 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2787 Great post! Just found you today and am already digging it. Keep up the good work. Rhett Laubach www.YourNextSpeaker.com Great post! Just found you today and am already digging it. Keep up the good work.

Rhett Laubach
http://www.YourNextSpeaker.com

]]> By: Kristina Thorpe http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2768 Kristina Thorpe Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:11:29 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2768 I love this blog post.  Clear and concise.  Tells a great story! I love this blog post.  Clear and concise.  Tells a great story!

]]> By: Debby Bruck http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Debby Bruck Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:11:04 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2763 <strong>Loved this!</strong> Makes it quite simple, doesn't it? Seeing the world through the eyes of a child helps us get in touch with ourselves, our own needs, desires and wants. As a grandma, you know how to keep a child interested and when to distract them from their boo-boos, when to show them a nice color fruit, and how to dress up vegetables. Tell the kids stories of how it was when you were little and their eyes light up.  [Maybe not teenagers, that's another story.] Also, thanks for the WISYWIG here on the comments. Debby , CHOM at http://twitter.com/DebbyBruck Loved this! Makes it quite simple, doesn’t it? Seeing the world through the eyes of a child helps us get in touch with ourselves, our own needs, desires and wants.

As a grandma, you know how to keep a child interested and when to distract them from their boo-boos, when to show them a nice color fruit, and how to dress up vegetables. Tell the kids stories of how it was when you were little and their eyes light up.  [Maybe not teenagers, that's another story.]

Also, thanks for the WISYWIG here on the comments.

Debby , CHOM at http://twitter.com/DebbyBruck

]]> By: How to Give a High Quality Presentation « Quality and Innovation http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 How to Give a High Quality Presentation « Quality and Innovation Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2762 [...] I ran into a blog post by Chris Spagnuolo this morning (Twitter: @ChrisSpagnuolo) called “12 Things I learned from Story Time”. Apparently he went to the library recently with his 3 year old, and while listening to the story [...] [...] I ran into a blog post by Chris Spagnuolo this morning (Twitter: @ChrisSpagnuolo) called “12 Things I learned from Story Time”. Apparently he went to the library recently with his 3 year old, and while listening to the story [...]

]]> By: Vinod http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2752 Vinod Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:53:41 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2752 Child is the father of man Child is the father of man

]]> By: Cody http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2751 Cody Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:29:43 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2751 Chris - thanks for the great post, really enjoyed the perspective. Something struck me as I read, and it's in several of the points above but I'd like to call it out for what it's worth. In my opinion, the best stories are not read - they are told. Continuing with the early childhood theme, Waldorf educators don't read stories, instead they learn them and then tell them while looking at and engaging with the children. The stories are consistent, but not homogeneous, and there is room for improvisation and interaction with the audience. Simple props are used to help illustrate the story as well. I believe that presenters and public speakers can learn a lot from this approach. Thanks again for the valuable post! - Cody Chris – thanks for the great post, really enjoyed the perspective. Something struck me as I read, and it’s in several of the points above but I’d like to call it out for what it’s worth. In my opinion, the best stories are not read – they are told. Continuing with the early childhood theme, Waldorf educators don’t read stories, instead they learn them and then tell them while looking at and engaging with the children. The stories are consistent, but not homogeneous, and there is room for improvisation and interaction with the audience. Simple props are used to help illustrate the story as well. I believe that presenters and public speakers can learn a lot from this approach. Thanks again for the valuable post! – Cody

]]> By: Ryan Prociuk http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 Ryan Prociuk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:33:08 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2750 Chris great post. Making complex = simple is a concept that many of us need to learn and live by. Story time should be the theme of presentation classes Chris great post. Making complex = simple is a concept that many of us need to learn and live by.

Story time should be the theme of presentation classes

]]> By: Chris http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2749 Chris Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:32:39 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2749 Definitely Lisa.  If you always have a beginner's mind, you can find lessons and inspiration everywhere! Definitely Lisa.  If you always have a beginner’s mind, you can find lessons and inspiration everywhere!

]]> By: Lisa Braithwaite http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Lisa Braithwaite Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:29:34 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/learning-from-story-time/#comment-2748 Great post, Chris! A great example of how inspiration can strike at any time -- even Story Time! Great post, Chris! A great example of how inspiration can strike at any time — even Story Time!

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