National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He observed that the best presenters exhibited the following: • ENTHUSIASM. The storytellers obviously enjoyed what they were doing, expressing themselves with joy and vitality. • ANIMATION. The presentations were marked by lively facial expressions and gestures. • AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. Almost every storyteller involved the audience in some way, asking listeners to sing, clap, repeat phases, or do sign language. • SPONTANEITY. Although the stories were memorized, storytellers responded freely to listeners. • NO NOTES. This was truly
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