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gift
recreate
tweak
edge, home, ministry


Page 3: Fourteen Steps to Preparing a Story
Step 12: Description
five senses
factual feelings, emotions
fact to life
hear, experience
two-thirds
Step 1: Select
small
children's
like
ending
1) limits
2) flexibility
3) protect
life, own
Step 13: Participation
involve
song
phrase
hand
volunteers
1) story
2) audience
3) arrangement
exciting, active
active, thought-provoking
Step 2: Push
informal
read
telling
front, people
written form
Step 14: Practice
front, people
finalize, in front
1) family
2) retirement
3) coaching
4) Space for ideas from the group
Step 3: Feelings, Concerns
walk
think, react
follow God
relax, quiet
reporter, location
describe, see


Page 10: Five Tools for Presenting a Story

Tool 1: Imagination
see it in your mind

Step 4: View
exercise
understand
first
narrator's

Step 5: Central Truth
motivates, tell
pointed, general
openly stated
Tool 2: Facial
1) emotions
2)moods, rage
15, 25
limited
commit, effective
quiet, speak
rushed
stop, tell
overdo
Step 6: Hook
song, attitude
blatant, subtle

Step 7: Story, Story

advanced
enhance
Tool 3: Body
15, 25
limited
commit, message
comparing
waist

Step 8: First Words
beginning
frame
first, memorize, practice
begin
acknowledge, smile
facial, hand, before

Step 9: Ends
last, memorize, practice
conclude
slow, lower
distinctly
quietly
back, bow
Tool 4: Voice
slow
much, fast
balance, tools
Range, Variety
speakers, styles
slight, portraying
Protect
excuse, straining
story, game, argument
singing
warm
sing

Step 10: Facts
customs, time line
interpretation
information, enhance
sparingly, spices

Step 11: Details
distract
accuracy
original
academic
one-third, two-thirds
Tool 5: Pause
stop talking
material, talking, silent
mental
facial
anticipation
life
filler


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