Stories, tales and myths in teaching Story-telling is one of the oldest forms of instruction, and one of the best. Stories are basic: we start telling our children about the world by telling them stories. We gossip by telling stories about other people. Is chatting over the garden fence a myth in itself embodying assumptions about the nature of neighbourliness in the suburbs? I could go on about the status of stories, but that is not the point, fascinating though it is. Use them. See here for the place of the story in the overall learning process
The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth Remember when we said Aokigahara was the Niagara falls of suicide? Well, for centuries the abbot in the small Czech town of Sedlec has been the Niagara Falls for dead people, regardless of cause of death. Ever since someone sprinkled soil from the Holy Land on the local cemetery in the 13th century, people from all over Europe started demanding to be buried there and the Sedlec graveyard kept growing until 1870, when the priests decided to finally do something about all those surplus bones lying around. Something insane. Bam! Chandelier full of bones! Today, the Sedlec Ossuary is a chapel famous for being decorated with tens of thousands of human bones. We realize this is the Czech Republic and all, but it has been 27 years, surely Poltergeist was released out there already. At this point, does it really surprise anyone that the church became the inspiration for Dr. A hotel? Come on dude, don't be a pussy, this place looks legit. We also would've accepted "Our nightmares."
The Art of Storytelling For Remarkable Leaders I don’t like to cry in movies, it feels weird and stupid to get that emotional over a make believe story. So I’m pleased to say only one movie studio has made me achieve this embarrassing milestone. Dang you Pixar! I was with my wife watching UP. Sitting there watching a man and wife getting married, moving in together, building their house, going on picnics, selling balloons, reading books, holding hands, watching clouds in the sky, building a nursery, saving for a vacation, fixing flat tires, repairing fences, and then slowly the couple is old and they are dancing, smiling, doing chores, and looking at old pictures together. Then Pixar pulled the trigger. The whole theater is bawling and all of this happened in less than 5 minutes. The reason I bring this all up is to demonstrate the power of storytelling. How many people do you meet, and in five minutes, have you crying like a baby because you feel so connected? Not often…right? But it’s not just good advice for stories. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Tate Modern | Collection Displays © David Shrigley Dark humour is a type of comedy in which serious or taboo subjects are treated with levity or wit. The idea of dark humour was one of the central concepts of Surrealism. In 1925 a group of Surrealists including Breton developed the game of cadavre exquis , a version of Consequences in which players take turns to draw part of a body onto a piece of paper which has been folded to hide what the other players have drawn. Marcel Dzama's drawings often present fictional species - anthropomorphised and hybridised animals and plants - interacting with humans. David Shrigley's texts and drawings are similarly pared down, while communicating frequently complex layers of humour. Louise Bourgeois's Autobiographical Series portray the events and fantasies of the artist's childhood and adolescence, again using a child-like style. Curated by Rachel Taylor
Advancing a New Form of Comedy - Storytelling It could easily be an operatic teenage drama, but Ms. Eisenberg, now in her 30s, told this story last week at Upright Citizens Brigade in Chelsea with directness, humor and understatement. Her point of view came across in the details: she described sex on the beach as “like grinding pepper.” Wearing a leopard-skin jacket, her bangs swaying as her arms spun circles in the air, Ms. Ms. While telling stories is about as old as life itself, storytelling, as a subgenre of comedy and increasingly theater, is relatively new, growing rapidly over the past decade. The soft-spoken Seth Lind hosts a charming monthly show in the East Village called Told. Some, like Todd Bieber, employ multimedia, as in his account of making spectacularly lame low-budget TV commercials in his hometown in “Commercial Interruption.” But storytelling’s bread and butter is dramatic heartache and romantic misadventure. This twee, endearing style has become common and is often grating in less able hands. Ms.
Gallows humor Gallows humor is humor in the face of or about very unpleasant, serious, or painful circumstances. Any humor that treats serious matters, such as death, war, disease, crime, etc., in a light, silly or satirical fashion is considered gallows humor.[1][2] Gallows humor has been described as a witticism in the face of – and in response to – a hopeless situation.[3] It arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations, often in circumstances such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable. Gallows humor is typically made by or about the victim of such a situation, but not the perpetrator of it.[4] Nature and functions[edit] Gallows humor has the social effect of strengthening the morale of the oppressed and undermines the morale of the oppressors.[6][7] According to Wylie Sypher, "to be able to laugh at evil and error means we have surmounted them. Examples[edit] From William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1: Social uses[edit] See also[edit]
How storytelling spurs success Storytelling isn't just for old folks and kids. It can help you move forward in your career - both by showing what you've accomplished and by persuading employees to trust you. By Vickie Elmer, contributor Marriott International's Ed Fuller loves to tell stories. The "issue," it turned out, was not what Fuller had feared. Fuller uses that story -- and others -- to teach new managers about Marriott's priorities: serving the customer well, and serving its chowder hot. That sentiment is shared by executives at companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Pepsi (PEP), who use storytelling "to create a metaphor or an emotional boost," said Annette Simmons, a corporate storytelling trainer and an author of two books on the topic. Storytelling lessons from company front lines Stories can also aid hiring, says John Berisford, head of human resources at Pepsi Beverages. To instantly grasp the impact of a good yarn, think of bestselling books such as Fish! ...and what to avoid See also:
To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science | Budding Scientist A student from High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey CREDIT: Marissa Hazel Guest Post by Jonathan Olsen and Sarah Gross, teachers at High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey Women and girls are historically underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields and much has been written lately about why girls in school seem disinterested in these areas. As STEM becomes more important in our increasingly interconnected global society, it becomes even more imperative that educators find ways to encourage girls to participate in these fields. A few weeks ago, researchers at the Universities of Pittsburgh and Michigan released the results of a study that reflected many girls’ antipathy toward all things STEM. As educators in a STEM-focused high school, we come in contact with intellectually gifted female scientists every day–albeit young ones. Research has shown that storytelling activates the brain beyond mere word recognition.
How To Remove Ambient Noise From Your Audio Files Using Audacity Audacity is a free program available for Mac, Windows and Linux, so most people should be able to download this and use it to clean up their recordings. Today we’ll take you through a few simple steps you can use on all recordings to remove background noise from audio. Install Audacity When you’ve downloaded Audacity, you’ll notice that it’s able to be used to import or record music and vocal tracks and can be used to mix tracks together for other purposes. This makes it very useful to musicians and podcasters alike, whether you are an amateur or a professional. Import Or Record Audio Either import the audio file you wish to clean up, or use Audacity as the recording tool. Isolate A Quiet Moment After importing, you’ll see the tracks of the audio file as separate lines in Audacity. Zoom in until you can find a moment where there was no deliberate sound in the track (the flattest bit you can find), such as when you paused for a moment. Step 1 – Get Noise Profile Image Credit: ShutterStock