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Meaning of storytelling in English

(Definition of storytelling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of storytelling from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of storytelling

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We're evolving from storytelling to story sharing, and we're on our way to story making.
It is also about words and the difference storytelling can make in people's lives.
This game is the most free-flowing storytelling of the three games presented here and it's a terrific package.
From Wired
There are those companies who can not use storytelling because of the product/service they offer.
I was also moved to tears by the storytelling.
She works in found paper (sometimes vintage) as she builds her drawings, but always the focus is first on visual storytelling.
I'm not a genre guy -- what we responded to was compelling storytelling.
Family storytelling can help a child grow into a teen who feels connected to the important people in her life.
The storytelling process is the same as far as matching the best song to the scene.
My background helps me in storytelling, which is in many cases the most important part of getting ideas across.
We invite fans to be an active part of our storytelling process.
Storytelling is, of course, the work of making beautiful maps of unknown territories.
Why is our devotion to this lovely, affirming storytelling something we should hide, or apologize for?
From NPR
I don't think it's any fault of his or his method of storytelling, it's just how it's played out.
Today that artistry can be at the very heart of the storytelling, even giving the superhero his powers, for example.
From Reuters
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Translations of storytelling

in Chinese (Traditional)
講故事…
in Chinese (Simplified)
讲故事…
in Spanish
narración de historias…
in Portuguese
narração de histórias…
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