STORYTELLING IN GENERAL

(FUNCTIONS & BENEFITS OF STORYTELLING)

Storytelling Function

• Storytelling functions to increase one's enjoyment, either through storytelling orally or through the media. By increasing the feeling of joy, then the feeling of someone will forget the feeling of sadness
• Storytelling functions to increase vocabulary, phrases, to be good at composing sentences that are pleasant to listen to and read.
• Storytelling functions to add to someone's insight. When listening to or reading storytelling, new insights will definitely be gained, thus presenting a new perspective in assessing a problem.
• Storytelling serves to increase concentration. This is because the reader or listener will definitely focus on the story that is being delivered orally or in writing.
• Storytelling functions to obtain moral values that can be applied in everyday life.

Benefits of Storytelling

1. Growing Interest in Reading

Someone who is a storytelling carrier will definitely try to find various kinds of references by reading a lot of books so that the story conveyed can be accepted by the audience.

2. Increase Intelligence

When doing storytelling Someone will try to understand the story that will be conveyed, so that it will indirectly hone the brain to think.

3. Increase Creativity

When making storytelling, you definitely need ideas and concepts so that the stories you tell can entertain the audience. From those ideas and concepts, one's creativity will increase, thus creating various ways so that the audience does not feel bored.

4. Improve Language Skills

Storytelling in the form of a storyline has a lot of vocabulary, so that a storyteller's language skills will increase. The more languages that can be used, the more excitement the storyline will bring.

5. Can Add Income

The next benefit that can be felt when becoming a storyteller is being able to add income, so that not a few people make storytelling a profession. By making storytelling a profession, you will not only earn income, but also entertain.

6. Make It Easy for Someone to Make a Presentation

As we know that when doing storytelling, you will face many people. Therefore, the next benefit of storytelling is that it can increase self-confidence, thus eliminating tension and making it easier for someone to make presentations in front of many people.

by UKBA UNP