From the Bible. - "Let your speech be always of grace, seasoned with salt."

• A. Always speak clearly.
• B. Be sure that your story is in harmony with the spirit of the occasion and the mood of the audience.
• C. Constantly enlarge your repertoire.
• D. Develop your powers of concentration.
• E. Eliminate exaggerations, pet words, unnecessary details.
• F. Faithfully work to improve your diction.
• G. Give some attention to the development of good memory habits.
• H. Have faith in your power to excel.
• I. Improve your vocabulary.
• J. Judge the work of others as you wish yours to be judged.
• K. Keep your English in constant repair.
• L. Let the spirit of sympathetic understanding determine your interpretation and your characterization.
• M. Make helpfulness the keynote of your themes.
• N. Never exceed your Time Limit.
• O. Observation plus imagination equal good storytelling.
• P. Practice Voice exercises daily.
• Q. Quit not, because of criticism or past mistakes.
• R. Read classics frequently to enrich your background.
• S. Share your talents generously.
• T. Tell stories of various types.
• U. Use only those gestures which will reinforce the thought.
• V. Value the opportunity to participate in Storytelling programs.
• W. Watch your pronunciation.
• X. Extend a cordial manner no matter how disturbed you may feel.
• Y. Yet, do not be too serious.
• Z. Zealously welcome each opportunity to tell a good story.