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Tellabration Master Workshop: We Are Connected

Looking to increase connections with your audience? What little extra step can we take to increase their and our enjoyment of the story telling listening experience?

Join Oba William King, nationally recognized storyteller as he shares essential techniques such as finding rhythm, riding the wave, making it funny, using the pause. This will be a hands on workshop: bring a 3 minute story. We will be on our feet, and working together to find and hone our strengths as storytellers.

This workshop is aimed towards the experienced storyteller, and will be open to Guild members and also to non-members with storytelling experience before a live audience. Oba William King has lead workshops in a wide variety of settings including national storytelling festivals. Every storyteller will find gems to take away from this focused workshop.

Friday, November 16th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Multnomah Arts Center, Room 30, 7688 SE Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR. Register on-line here seating is limited: General Public $40; Guild Members $30. Registration at the door (space permitting): General Public $45; Guild Members $35.
Doors open 15 minutes early. Off Street Parking: use the parking lot behind the building for closest access.

Oba recently appeared at The National Storytelling Festival, the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library, and was the Featured Teller for two inaugural Festivals: Evanston Public Storytelling Festival and Storytellers Festival at Park Forest Library. His school and library based assembly presentation and Family Reading Night program continues nationally with rave reviews

A US Military Veteran, King is founder and director of JUSTUS arts Educational Entertainment, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award Recipient, Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar and Hidden Jewel of the Neighborhood. Obas recent books include Firefly and Little Star, a storybook for young readers and R.E.A.D. designed for Pre-Teen and Tween aged youth each available online.