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Telling Tales: A Beginners Guide to Storytelling

A guide covering: Why Tell Stories; Choosing Stories; Learning Stories; Telling Stories; Further Information and Places That Regularly Run Storytelling Courses. Compiled by Carl Merry

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Becoming a Professional Storyteller: Practical Advice on the Business

A guide covering: Beginning; Publicity; Contacts; Insurance; Accounts & Tax; Business Bank Accounts; Criminal Disclosures; Arranging Fees & Payment; Contracts; and Project Funding. Compiled by Tina Bilbé.

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Using Storytellers in Schools

A guide covering: What is a storyteller, their educational value, how to chose one and get the best from them. Compiled by Tina Bilbé.

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Promoting Storytelling events

A guide to organising and publicising storytelling events, for Arts venues, a compilation of advice.

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SfS Health and Therapy Group Guideline

There is considerable evidence that using stories in health and therapy settings can have a beneficial and therapeutic effect. However there are a variety of different means that stories can be used and ways that they can impact on the audience. The storyteller working in health and therapy settings needs to be aware of the potential impact of stories for good and for ill.

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