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  1. storytellingnoun

    The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.

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  1. Storytelling

    Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters and narrative point of view. The term "storytelling" can refer specifically to oral storytelling but also broadly to techniques used in other media to unfold or disclose the narrative of a story.

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  1. Storytelling

    Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, and images, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation, and to instill moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative point of view.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of storytelling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of storytelling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of storytelling in a Sentence

  1. Demand Justice:

    So that’s when I first got acquainted with Elie, and we did an event together in December of 2018 and took the house down with storytelling that is on display here, right now, and that’s when we decided to sort of lean in on that issue.

  2. Marina Hassapopoulou:

    As he has done with the Blade Runner legacy via' Blade Runner 2049'( 2017), Denis Villeneuve is capable of bringing in new fans and sparking renewed interest in the source materials, his film' Arrival' demonstrates that he is capable of handling complex storytelling in a way that still makes it accessible to mainstream audiences.

  3. Judy Norton:

    I guess at my core, I’m an artist, and so the opportunity to utilize my imagination, create things and share stories is what makes me happy and fulfills me… It wasn’t until many years after ‘The Waltons’ when I had gone back to theater that I had the opportunity to take on a role within a theater company as a writer and director. I found to my surprise that I really enjoyed it as well. And as you get older as a woman, there are fewer roles. So it can be a bit challenging to stay satisfied as an actor. As a writer, [my] age, sex, how I looked – it didn’t matter…. It was a great training route to hone my storytelling skills.

  4. Ronny Chieng:

    Crazy Rich Asians ' supporters promote Asian storytelling. Not just Asian stories, but Asian people in stories with the full spectrum of the human experience, when you say,' Oh, it's not enough attention on Asians, it's more black and white, that game becomes like you're playing the discrimination Olympics.

  5. Vanessa Bryant:

    Sports/fantasy is a blend of two of my passions : sports and fantasy storytelling, i'm Vanessa Bryant and huge Harry Potter fan. So, it was a natural fit for me from that perspective.

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