My family goes to the North Carolina Home Education conference nearly every year. When we're making plans to go, we always have the kids look through the program listing of the workshops and talks that will be given over the weekend, and we ask which talks they would like to attend.
Invariably, the first thing out of each of the kids' mouths is the same thing, year after year after year, and that is, "I want to hear Jim Weiss." And usually, that means that we hear him speak at least twice ... and regardless of what workshops and talks are happening concurrently, it would never occur to us to miss one of his talks.
Jim Weiss has an amazing voice, but more than that, he is a gifted storyteller. He captures the essence of a story; he weaves the stage setting, plot, and character development into one cohesive and delightful story.
This past weekend was no exception. Weiss had one session on the stories of G.K. Chesterton, and he told us Chesterton's first Father Brown mystery. I say he told us; that is, he had it memorized, and he related the story to us with wonderful voice inflection changes, facial expressions, and body language, and his timing was superb. He can build up suspense like nobody else; his voice can be loud; his voice can be soft; but his voice is always exactly where it needs to be to make the story the most effective it can be.
Weiss' second session was a series of stories dealing with the time from the building of the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem, through the destruction of the second temple. Weiss told a delightful story demonstrating the wisdom of King Solomon, and then he shared a great deal of the history of the area, who did what to whom, and all that. Even small children were absolutely riveted, wanting to hear more and more.
Jim Weiss has a talent, a God-given wonderful gift that he shares by telling stories. What a joy it is to hear him speak!
You can find more information about Jim Weiss and his products at the Greathall Productions website, Greathall Productions.
Also feel free to take a look at this article:
Jim Weiss, Storyteller
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