On this Episode we have Story Teller, Coach and founder of International Academy of Story Telling (Kathalaya), Geeta Ramanujan talks about fundamentals of Story Telling, letting go of your inhibitions and how she built a globally recognized Academy of Story Telling.

List of Questions -

1. What is a story? (02:45 )
2. What is a story & who is a story teller? (02:50 )
3. What got you hooked to stories? (06:50 )
4. What helped you get better at story telling (was it a natural or a deliberate process)? (12:50 )
5. How did your interest in story telling germinate into Kathalaya? (14:50 )
6. Major challenges in building Kathalaya? (21:47 )
7. Why are corporates suddenly interested in Story telling? (28:26 )
8. How to let go of your stage inhibitions? (33:45 )
9. Have there been moments were you have made a compete fool of yourself? (36:00 )
10. How do you balance between preparations and spontaneity? (39:09 )
11. What really goes into crafting a great story ? (44:12 )
12. How important is rhythm, voice modulation and childlike enthusiasm? (45:47 )
13. What’s the difference story telling & story writing? (50:00 )
14. How can people consistently practice story telling? (53:52 )
15. Where can people find stories? (55:40 )
16. How can a 18 year old, who loves story telling prepare for a career in story telling and also make money thorough the craft? (58:18 )
17. 3 big takeways (01:06:48 )

For detailed shownotes, list of questions and time stamps visit http://thebreakschool.com/geeta-ramanujam/ 

This is the first episode in the our story telling series. In the second episode we continue our conversation with the fictional story teller mehak Mirza Prabhu. Listen to learn more - http://thebreakschool.com/mehak mirza Prabhu/