The World Loves a Storyteller

In business it’s widely known that the best salespeople are great storytellers. And what’s a performer if not a storyteller, or a salesman for that matter.

A good storyteller knows how to keep you in suspense, to keep you on the edge of your chair waiting for the next word. And it almost goes without saying that in order to do that the storyteller must remain within a similar state of suspense.

In a sense it’s an artifice, a clever trick, perhaps – after all, interpretations of major works, and good stories for that matter, are crafted over months and years of experience.

But without an appearance of spontaneity, even if it is largely artful, your performance is dead in the water. Guaranteed.

What it requires, then, is some passion and love for the story you’re trying to tell. And you must be fresh, and engaged at the time of your telling.

Your vision must be out in front, crafting compelling REASONS for listeners to stay with you. A classical player gets to premeditate many of his reasons. An improviser cannot.

It’s a kind of listening, really.

All the best,

Clayton Haslop

P.S. You may be surprised to find out just how affordable the Singing Hands Masterclass/Seminar is. Many colleagues tell me that what I ask is too low for the value that’s imparted.