storyteller
I enjoy storytelling, and the lyrics in country songs tell a story.
He grew up with a strong tradition of oral storytelling.
His storytelling skills are remarkable.

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storytelling | American Dictionary

storytelling
noun[ U ]
us/ˈstɔr·iˌtel·ɪŋ, ˈstoʊr-/
the art of telling stories:
The celebration will include dance, song, and storytelling.

Examples of storytelling

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Allowing and encouraging victims to engage in dialogue and public storytelling constitutes a crucial part of the transitional legal and political process.
A series of stimulating interviews with storytelling practitioners concludes the book.
As a cultural practice, crime storytelling thus had historical ramifications that went beyond questions of 'legibility' and the tricks of the so-called 'urban uncanny'.
Narrative competence and storytelling performance : how children tell stories in different contexts.
Following critical race theory, many of the authors in this volume use storytelling and narrative inquiry as their primary methods of collecting and communicating data.
Nursery activities included free play and some structured activities, including storytelling, singing songs, manipulative activities, and gross motor activities.
As a result children seem to take longer to develop skills for fictional storytelling.
Musical storytelling in the classroom can take several forms.
Moreover, there is a natural link between stories and children, especially in contexts where storytelling is a regular activity.
Over two-thirds are men, consistent with the fact that storytelling was traditionally a male domain.
Relations between early maltreatment and mental representations assessed with projective storytelling in middle childhood.
Humans are inclined to use storytelling or narrative as a natural way to convey their experiences.
Sessions of storytelling involve some or all of the following: singing, drumming, dancing and dramatisation.
Storytelling into understanding: middle school teachers work with text analysis and second language reading pedagogy.
The storytelling function of individual narrators tends to converge on a mode of direct address which is the 'authorial' voice of the play's company.
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