As we tell others our stories, to the degree they are helpfully attuned to us, our story is modified. The very act of attuning to someone nonverbally creates right hemisphere to right hemisphere brain connections that alter the experience in real time. In this way, good listeners energize the storyteller, and so encourage the story to be told more faithfully. They also ask good questions, and when necessary limit or redirect the speaker in order to get the best out of the story. Hence, storytelling is much more a dance between teller and listener than it is a monologue. In fact, it is fair to
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