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Telling Your Own Stories (American Storytelling) Paperback – December 15, 2005

by Donald Davis (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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Telling Your Own Stories is designed for families, teachers, counselors, or anyone who wants to inspire storytelling either in themselves or in others. The book has proved useful for preachers, salespeople, conference and seminar presenters, librarians, scout leaders, and business motivators especially. Through a series of memory prompts, the user is led through the creation of plots, of place, and of characters. Donald Davis, one of Americas most prominent storytellers, offers his advice in this first "how-to" title.
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    128 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    August House
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    December 15, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    5.67 x 0.33 x 5.54 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780874832358
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0874832358
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0874832357
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ August House; unknown edition (December 15, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780874832358
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0874832358
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 0.33 x 5.54 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Natalie England
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Get-to-know-you Book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020
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This book is tiny, or at least, that's the first thing you notice about it. I had in my head that I would be purchasing a big textbook, but this can easily fit into your jean pockets. I say that it's small--but it's truly mighty. Filled with story prompts, you can flip through them with friends, or in my case, Coworkers! And it does three things: First, it prompts you to tell your own stories. Second, it helps your friends think about and tell their own stories. And Third, it has added bonus of hints and how-tos for telling those stories, just in case you don't know where to begin or how to go about it. It has prompts such as "Can you introduce us to a boyfriend or girlfriend you didn't marry?" and "Take us on a visit to your childhood doctor's office" It's classy in the sense that it is an older book, but still just as timeless as the stories we all carry with us.
I'm going to continue to take it to work with me and see if, in the late hours of the night, we can get to know each other and build up our team. I also think it will be a great dinner conversation starter when Grandma is around! Overall I highly recommend this tiny but mighty book of story prompts!
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Nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is not a book of instruction but a book for inspiration for all to enjoy. Having brief ideas from the book can help ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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. Telling Your Own Stories by Donald Davis is a compact, exciting book for everyone who is telling stories. There are many springboards in the book to help the experienced storyteller or for the beginner storyteller, to start a conversation. This book is not a book of instruction but a book for inspiration for all to enjoy. Having brief ideas from the book can help anyone who is starting to tell stories. Telling Your Stories can be used for family gatherings, trying to find out family history. It can be used for icebreakers for a business meeting, or in a ministry setting, to have people relax before meetings. This is a must-have book for any storyteller.
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Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Donald Davis Has It Going On!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2012
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He knows how to tell intriguing stories about life's simplest experiences. I can now go to wherever I want in my life and actually be there, remembering how I felt, how things smelled, looked, and can express my feelings without being "correct" to anyone else. I can't stop laughing at what a great life I have with many stories to tell. Until now, I've just been wondering how to do it. This book is stimulating....your brain just goes. It will also be fun to bring up the subjects he uses to get a group talking (family especially) how you remember your first pet that you don't have anymore...etc.
Thank you Don.
p.s. You were awesome at the Mt. Timpanogos Story Telling Festival up Provo Canyon in Utah this year!
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Mike Klaassen
4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone has a story to tell, why not tell it well
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020
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I initially was asked to read this book for class and went into reading it as a textbook. But I soon realized that it was a clearly constructed roadmap to adding value to and capture the beauty of our lives and the lives of the people we care about. What stuck me the most in Donald Davis’s book “Telling Your Own Stories” was the practicality and how it hit close to home. In section three, Davis suggests recovering memories through places. Like in Davis’s example, I have found it difficult to gather stories from my 90 year old plus grandmother. Often times, when I ask her questions, she replies, “You know, I just don’t remember.” Which is a hard response hear then you want to hear stories. Davis suggests that by inviting someone into a space (a specific location from yesteryear) it could help trigger memories and stories. I look forward to my next conversation with my grandma and testing out these techniques to hear meaningful stories from my beloved grandma.

I appreciate the prompts that this book suggests as well as the useful tools that it holds. I am also reminded that sharing a story orally includes five different languages. This has broadened how I think about conversations and sharing stories. Words are important but how you share them is what makes the difference.
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Pamela Pitts
5.0 out of 5 stars So Helpful!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
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I have read and reread this book! He gives me so many ideas for topics for my writing!
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Tennisbabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Telling Stories !
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2010
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With pleasure I write my review of this book ! I have met Donald Davis many times at story telling events and at his workshops on storytelling. This book is wonderful to use helping you to tell your own stories ! Google "Donald Davis" to find out if he is going to be performing near you sometime. Donald would be so happy to talk to you after his performance, about this book or any of his other books !
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Jesse Allen
3.0 out of 5 stars Posing Questions
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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Donald Davis' book "Telling your own stories" enlightens the reader to understanding how you can prompt stories through questions. Personally, I learned quite a bit from his prompting questions and then how to share those prompts through stories that bring the audience into experiencing or contemplating that story for their own life scenarios or situations. Not only does Donald give you many prompting questions to consider but also gives example stories, suggestions, and explanations on how to tell those stories from the prompt provided. Overall, this book contains information that allows those desiring to learn how to better communicate with audience through stories helpful tools and thoughts to guide them for preparation. It is a book that allows you to learn how to engage your audience in a productive way.
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joel kroff
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent , Excellent, Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014
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This book is very well written without being complicated. I have used it several times in generating interesting family discussions to bring about stories that we all have but tend to forget because they were embarrassing or we thought nobody would be interested. Have used the book in group story telling with the same effect. Highly recommend this book !!!
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The Stillwells
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor value for money
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2013
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This book is bad value for money. It has 127 pages alright, here's what's on those pages:

46 contain single line 'prompts' in giant type such as 'Can you remember a time when you got a gift or compliment which you did not at all deserve?'
25 pages of large type, typically one or two sentences, explaining what the prompts mean.
8 front and blank pages
Only 48 contain proper text.

And the book is tiny. Only 2/3 the height of a regular paperback with fat margins over 1/3 the width of the page. So those 48 pages of 'proper' text have 235 words per page compared to a more typical 500 or so.

This book has no more content than a 30 page pamphlet. It is very poor value for money and over-padded, I can't recommend it.
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