Storytelling Theory and Practice

Professor Brian Sturm presents storytelling as a way of organizing information, conveying emotions, and building community. A model of storytelling as altered state of consciousness (the story trance) is presented that inlcudes 16 portals to altered states. Three stories are told to illustrate the theoretical model: Truth and Story; What happens when you really listen; and The stone cutter. Storytelling ethics and the need for trust and truth are discussed.

Channel: Education
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: UNCChapelHill

Length: 45:17
Rating: 4.16
Views: 30791

Tags: ethics immersion storytelling trance

Video Comments

goodman528 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Very good lecture, thanks for putting it on youtube!

Andyc140 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

i hate when my collars do that..

LaRoucheisright (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

tshnvr: Why would anyone take the time to make such a statement?

tshnvr (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

here's a story for you,once upon a time (as many of these stories take place) you had sex with your brother, you suck. the end.

enos76 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Interesting, but audio syncronization is broken after the first half.

VanessaEden (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

very interesting video! thank youbest regards from germanyVanessa Eden

defdeezy (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

i think you're projecting yourself onto him.

YouhideIseek (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Somebody actually listening and learning.

kevpingu (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

That dude so got bullied in High School

RicardoGreen2008 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

The 3 stories tales that you tell in your lecture-demonstration connect well with the theory you present in practice, particulary well told with great feeling with the last story, "The Stonecutter." I too like using this story with college-level public speaking students as well as with students whose native languages are not English, and look forward to further lecture-demonstrations by Professor Brian Sturm. Thanks you for your great presentation!