The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story Paperback – January 1, 2014

I Loved the book! Perhaps I loved it more than some of these other people because I had the privilege of hearing John Walsh tell stories on more than one occasion. He captivated me and the rest of his audience. I wanted to learn anything and everything that I could about story telling from this great but very humble story teller.Yes, he is a Christian. Many of the stories that he tells are from the Bible. Others are not. If you read the Bible, you will find out that Jesus, too, told many stories to convey his message to people. I was not offended by anything in this book. I feel that a Christian or non-Christian could learn so much from him concerning the art of story telling.I read the book, applied what I learned, and believe that I am a better story teller because of it. I have also used this book to help other people become better story tellers.

Yes, Walsh's book is a real eye-opener! Very cool.After just completing a couple of the exercises following Walsh's advice is bringing new life to the scriptures and new life to my ability to communicate, period!My wife and I want to work through it together. It's just easier with her own copy, so we've ordered another.We're also hoping to empower the kids to communicate instead of vegetate. Definitely better than T.V.!

It is an insightful and practical resource for anyone looking to enhance their storytelling skills. The book breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-follow steps, making it accessible for beginners. While it offers plenty of useful tips and examples, I wish it delved deeper into advanced storytelling techniques. Nonetheless, it's a valuable read for anyone wanting to captivate their audience with memorable stories.

A great book teaching how to tell the stories of the Bible, making them interesting as well as factual and exciting. This is a workshop in "how-to's." It is an opportunity to learn new ways of communicating God's Word to others. I would recommend it for pastors, teachers, and anyone in a place of influencing people to read and heed the Bible for themselves.He does seem to, at times, embellish the stories a bit more than I am comfortable with. But the idea of practicing the stories and using interesting, exciting language is very good. So often, the stories become just "facts" to learn, rather than stories to "experience." And which, of course, is the most exciting? If one would experience the stories more, one would realize they are stories to be lived out, learned from, and retold to others. I recommend this book very highly.

What i wanted

Yeah, I got suckered in too. Nowhere on the cover does it hint that the book focuses on preaching and spreading the gospel more effectively, which although is not the only benefit of the lesson (as the author is quick to point out) it is clearly the main direction. I haven't finished reading it yet, I just wanted to voice my unexpected surprise at the overtone. I think that ultimately it will provide good points in communication effectiveness, I'm already seeing the same tips mentioned by Dale Carnegie and other interpersonal skill educators.

This book provides a simple approach to storytelling. I've personally gained a ton of knowledge off if it.I highly recommend this book for those who just want to be more involved in a simple approach of it.

As an Amazon customer since 2001, I have bought many items and barely decide to write a review and/or return products. I'm surprised this book has a 4 stars and I should've paid attention to the negative reviews but the title was promising. HUGE mistake.I have more than 500 books in my library, more than 1,000 Ebooks and buy more books than what I can "literally" afford. I'm used to read boring history, scientific and psychology books.... But this book is beyond annoying- it's unacceptable-.The author tells his personal anecdotes as a Christian and forces the reader into his close-minded structure. If you buy this book, be prepared to read how the author complains about his personal fears of public speaking and how he exposes his fears and beliefs from a Christian point of view. It's exasperating to non-Christian readers. I tried to return it, but I'd have to pay mail fees and I won't waste more money on this. Please, unless you're a christian(preferably a fanatic that explains everything from the church's/pastor's/god's perspective), DO NOT buy it.I don't understand why the author had this book printed; it could have been posted on a journal online... May be on a section called "Christians struggling with public speaking fear" or "how to overcome public speaking fears?(only for Christians)."