Speech writing is in lots of ways similar writing a paper, apart from that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation mistakes. You should not try to write words in your speech that you are not relaxed pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less fluently delivered speech.

To be able to write a high-quality speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right elements is key for it's success. Every… Continue

Check this out - a Museum of Storytelling (focused on kids, but still incredibly cool) is planned for Oxford England.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/19/museum-of-storytelling-oxford

Brother Blue’s story lives on for many
Mourners honor famed storyteller
By Brian MacQuarrie Boston Globe November 9, 2009

CAMBRIDGE - On a beautiful, color-dappled afternoon, an upbeat stream of artists, dancers, puppeteers, and storytellers walked into a North Cambridge funeral home to pay their respects to the man who lay inside. The deceased wore a blue beret, sported a multicolored jacket, and rested in a coffin draped with a dazzling covering featuring a sparkling blue butterfly.

The man… Continue

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Artists and Facebook: Send an Effective Invitation
".... I get tired of seeing lumpy artists lumping around at their poorly attended events because they didn't take the time to do the things I suggest. "But I sent out a press release," they say. "And I sent out facebook invites," they say. " click on link below to go to his blog directly - great read !
Sla… Continue

More on Cooking up a Story...
JOURNALING: SHOPPING as
COOKING: WRITING

Andrea and I spend a lot of time helping students find rich details to add to their writing. Over and over we emphasize how the five sense can be used to draw the reader or listener into the world and experience of the writer or storyteller. Rarely does it happen that a young elementary student has too much detail. But it does occur in upper grades and in the story world too. In these cases an exercise that sought to encoura… Continue