Open Mic Guidelines
We extend a warm invitation to tellers to use our open mic guidelines. The Guild is a warm, welcoming community of tellers and listeners, ideal for new tellers to test their wings. We're keen to spread the art of storytelling and invite tellers of all levels to submit a story idea. We encourage you to contact us and chat.
GGS has a few guidelines to use the open mic.
- We TELL stories. We do not read them. (See Telling Tips)
- We enjoy a story with humour, but GGS is not a comedy club.
- Sometimes we recite poems, but we are not a poetry group.
- Sometimes we weave musical instruments into our story, but we are not a concert.
- We prepare and rehearse our stories, that is, we go beyond memorization and take the next steps to shape stories for the listening ear.
- We have members who are experienced storytellers, workshop leaders, and mentors. They are delighted to offer one-on-one tutoring or group workshops. Email us.
- Select a story suitable for telling. (Note that stories good for reading, may not necessarily be good for telling.)
- Select a story that honours the distinction between appreciation and appropriation.
- We try to keep our stories under ten minutes, or unless pre-arranged.
- Most importantly, we love the stories we tell and want you to love yours too.