Day 174 - 07:49am, 24 June 2019
I am on a storytelling course at work today which is great fun. One of the exercises involves each of us reading the same extract from Steinbeck's The Pearl as if we were reading a bedtime story. I nail it, loving the opportunity to gently tease my voice over the words as if to put the others to sleep.
I have been reading bedtime stories for many years. I've learned every trick of the trade - keep your voice slow and steady, no sudden movements and make plenty room for pauses (in the vain hope that they may have fallen asleep and you can stop there). At bedtime, it is less about what you say and more about how you say it, which is a pity because we are currently re-reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory of a night time and it doesn't really suit a slow and sleepy reading. But I don't care, there are some moments that it is worth the kids staying up a bit later for.
I have been reading bedtime stories for many years. I've learned every trick of the trade - keep your voice slow and steady, no sudden movements and make plenty room for pauses (in the vain hope that they may have fallen asleep and you can stop there). At bedtime, it is less about what you say and more about how you say it, which is a pity because we are currently re-reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory of a night time and it doesn't really suit a slow and sleepy reading. But I don't care, there are some moments that it is worth the kids staying up a bit later for.
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