<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[National Storytelling Consultant Kevin Cordi ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover what you can do with narrative.  National Storytelling Consultant Dr. Kevin Cordi shares how story can address your needs. ]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:34:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kevincordi.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on Fear: Unlearning the Lesson of Correctness]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been over thirty years since I first stepped onto a stage to tell a story and into a classroom to teach. Three decades of practicing these sister arts, of wrestling with words, and of guiding others to find their own. Yet, after all this time, I find myself reflecting not on what I have mastered, but on what I am still learning. When I speak with fellow writers, storytellers, and students, one shadow looms larger than any other: fear. We talk about writer’s block, stage fright, or the...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/notes-on-fear-unlearning-the-lesson-of-correctness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a446b6c3c06bdad542acb03</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:39:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_9722a1c50e8040a8b162840ca2d64cdc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A word for storytellers and actors about storytelling–telling stories on and off stage ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A word for storytellers and actors about storytelling– by KEVIN CORDI on  Storytellers are the first actors.  Before there were set designs, lighting plots, or directors, storytellers were telling stories.    Storytellers are the first actors.  Before there were set designs, lighting plots, or directors, storytellers were telling stories.   Skillfully positioned words handled by a crafty raconteur steered the audience’s attention.  An African Griot might use stories to warn children to exibit...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/a-word-for-storytellers-and-actors-about-storytelling-telling-stories-on-and-off-stage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2e3d6243fecf001cb8c3dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:45:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_53a3affa3ce24ce2b65c865945edbd63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Classroom to the Boardroom--A Storyteller Educator Gives Talk for people around the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt of a talk for business people around the world, from the classroom to the board room.]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/from-the-classroom-to-the-boardroom-a-storyteller-educator-talk-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3337bc38520286278f65a0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:40:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7JaOo5kvk&amp;list=PLPrugdzsg0XRm80JDZBcGe5jjnWKiAkIP&amp;index=35" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book on literacy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm Excited to Announce My New Book! After more than fifteen years of teaching literacy courses, working with future educators, and exploring what truly helps students become stronger readers, I am thrilled to share my newest book: Unlock the Power of Disciplinary Literacy: A Practical Guide to Teaching Within Your Content Areas This book is written for educators, pre-service teachers, literacy leaders, and anyone interested in helping students read more effectively across the core...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/new-book-on-literacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2981a92a057aa1c77b838a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:45:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_125d9014b1ea4eac9fbfa755f21c15cd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of The ABCs of Storytelling: Reflections of a Story Coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dr. Michael Wiliams, illustrated by Tsochoy Go By Kevin D. Cordi, Ph.D. My mother raised me to listen to people who have walked the...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/review-of-the-abcs-of-storytelling-reflections-of-a-storytelling-coach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682f6e5b41921a7289041b86</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_6ef48958a2134dc6b58bd8800b1dd356~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_625,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bound to Dream, A Powerful Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every day, hanging above our family television, stood a picture of a lone figure of a tall stoic man that I had never met.  A man who...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/bound-to-dream-a-powerful-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67265f04901708e6fbce004d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:05:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_b9fdb6272ff94eecb2d913e2f6eda807~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Storytellers can learn from Poets?--Poet Charles Ghigna Shares]]></title><description><![CDATA[The storyteller and the poet live in the world where words make a difference.  How they tell or compose a story can determine the impact...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/what-storytellers-can-learn-from-poets-poet-charles-ghigna-shares</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67265ab3c251e65749f78970</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:20:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_c10de33debf549969d8cc581be29a546~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close Up with The Storyteller ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our last post we talked with Lindsay Bonilla about her previous work, the conversation continues but tis time we talk about her work...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/close-up-with-the-storyteller</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da1ff9dbf7edf82d8953d6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:06:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_a6747debe1a6424ea6e6f24d3505fe44~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_568,h_436,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can’t Read that!]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You can’t read that!”” She yelled each time louder and louder, grabbing the book from my tiny hands. “You are not ready for something...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/you-can-t-read-that</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f0a045d23612991abeecc3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:19:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_d945548c3f1b434eb955c8c57f29e959~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close Up with Lindsay Bonilla]]></title><description><![CDATA[interview by Kevin Cordi, Ph.D. I want to introduce you to my friend, author/professional storyteller Lindsay Bonilla.  We share many...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/close-up-with-lindsay-bonilla</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da1a4114ee49af1a431ff1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:29:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_cb740b739163423a82babcea337690b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_487,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think about Joy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[(To educators in all forms) We got this, you got this, We need this, this we have. As we consider the reason we think, act, learn, and...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/think-about-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ad2757dc91d6d093af9d17</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:55:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_7801d4b5644545cea8b695b87277ffe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising Youthful Voices: ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating a Storytelling Club (Please share so more Youthful Voices are heard and storytelling clubs can grow.) The school day ends....]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/raising-youthful-voices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65de4a5beea3ca11558233d5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_d2f5e0e7548a4bc98d22373b7f886ad2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We won the Coveted Storytelling World Award!]]></title><description><![CDATA[From: Kevin D. Cordi, Ph.D. RE: Sharing Good News I am happy to report that the book that I contributed to and served as the Lead Editor...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/we-won-the-coveted-storytelling-world-award</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a98ab955cf8fc831cc811f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_98357ab08da34dbab9959b68aa22d203~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_182,h_277,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think about Joy-a Poem to Remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think about Joy December 12, 2019 In our class we study joy as an ingredient that should be considered in every lesson plan.  We study...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/think-about-joy-a-poem-to-remember</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645ab398ba7fc145f02ff2f0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 21:08:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_c6e1a702e45043e8bae3c9daf4d520ca~mv2_d_3456_2304_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How storytellers are engaged in Acting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story and theater have much to share.]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/how-storytellers-are-engaged-in-acting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c957d7a619d46001c7e6e40</guid><category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category><category><![CDATA[presentations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:59:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_acb78bb097bd40dfbae59b868862567e~mv2_d_4831_3490_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We invite you to share your Social Action Story ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wanted!  Your "social action" stories--written and/or recorded, original, or revisited. What is meant by a Social Action Story? "Story...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/we-invite-you-to-share-your-social-action-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639b63995dd585e1b340a89b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_e867113027014090b13ec3b8a1ccd9d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the Corner...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbara and I often travel to places because we love the discovery.  A few years again we traveled to Barcelona and embraced the street...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/around-the-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fc4a0e1ff18a02f4e3ccac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 02:31:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_269c20ce9a5a484380fe8e6f8a606865~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing with Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was the smallest person in the school, district, not school, but the entire district.  There is one place that I was not small and that...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/growing-with-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f39e7fabaa1afba6c80d68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:02:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_327ba861e2b64ead9d3e89a1b11e4714~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_284,h_177,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than Amusement]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my wife Barbara and I entered Prater, the expansive amusement park in Austria,  we didn't know what to expect.  I has some thoughts...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/more-than-amusement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e9ca66d0985f89c51f900d</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Play]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tips and suggestions]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:05:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_774ab71a2b69431cb893e2427aa16e52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoot for the Moon ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoot for the Moon—It is a good place to start out your writing or telling a story *For our fifteen-day trip to Vienna, Budapest,...]]></description><link>https://www.kevincordi.com/post/shoot-for-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e097624127265f298566f9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:46:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99ad0_0913f1dcd37e44b8a62598fdd60c0e8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kevin Cordi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>