Storytelling
combines the intensity of a solo performance with the intimacy of a face-to-face conversation.
"Storytelling at its best is mutual creation. Through the interaction between teller and listener, storytelling speaks to the inner child to nurture the human spirit." -
Ellin Greene, author of Storytelling: Art & Technique.
Joe Doolittle began storytelling when his children (now over 30) were young. He realized it was a good method to teach and motivate kids, and staff as a senior vice president of the Community Health Plan (CHP).
Joe is presently a consultant in health care management.He listens for stories in all aspects of his life and collects those he believes will entertain and teach others. Joe has a particular interest in local historical stories. He uses storytelling with clients, students, and audiences regionally.
Note: With 4 weeks notice, Joe can usually develop stories around most themes.
Audiences: High School, Family, Adult.
Programs: Historical Tales of the Mohawk, Hudson, and New England Regions (or Why is there a statue of an Indian in Schenectady’s Stockade?); Shared Joy; Lessons Learned form Living Life Less Seriously; There Is a Life After an Empty Nest!; Grandparent, Will I Ever Be One?.