Says storyteller Antoinette Botsford. I choose only stories that I love or that exert a compelling fascination over my psyche. Both storytellers also discuss using gestures, facial expressions and costumes. She also wears costumes designed to match the different tales she tells, and incorporates a drum, rattle, claquers or song in many of her programs. Writers have the written page.
Painters have their canvases.
The storyteller has her physical voice, which must be treated as a delicate instrument. Here is some advice for caring for the storyteller's voice. Try not to perform when tired or sick. Drink lots of water and avoid dairy and sugar on performance days-they encourage phlegm. Do special breathing exercises.