While Storytelling

Listeners require a physical setting that allows them comfort during the storytelling, perhaps on a rug and cushions in the reading corner. Listeners should be encouraged to relax and to concentrate on understanding and enjoying the storytelling experience.

Storytellers should find a comfortable position, look directly at the audience, tell the story as they have practised it, and let the tale do its work.

Storytellers may darken the room, play music, or do whatever helps to create an appropriate mood. They may select visual aids or props (e.g., an article of clothing, illustrations, wordless film) to enhance the effectiveness of their stories. These aids offer a number of advantages:

* provide the shy speaker with a prop
* guide students through a sequence
* motivate student interest
* combine visual and oral activities.