Campus Slammer Wesleyan 2011

One coffee shop
5 judges
7 story slammers
1 timer
1 large batch story listeners
2 finalists

That is the recipe for a great night of Campus Slammer  Story Slam at Wesleyan March 31, 2011.

As things were organized everyone ordered their favorite hot drink and settled in to hear stories on the theme: Winners and Losers!  Thanks to  their on-campus radio station for coming out and recording the stories to air on their show Speak Your Piece.
Look for scheduling at http://www.speakyourpiecewesu.wordpress.com/

Winners and Losers in the stories came from every where but among the tellers we had a field of all winners, they all did an awesome job and the scores were close and broken by adherence to the time requirement. Way to go - Victor, Paul, Chris, Lindsey, Charlotte, Taylor, Jake and Hannah!

      Thanks to the Espwesso Coffee Shop for sharing their space and trying to make coffee quietly while our story slam was in progress. They were a warm oasis on a cold wintry night. Many thanks to  campus coordinator Lindsey Abrams.

                                                                                
Two finalists were selected to represent Wesleyan at the Finals April 28, 2011 7 p.m. at Conn College in New London.  Taylor Goodstein and Paul Pianta, Congratulations! Your stories were fun and entertaining for us all.  We look forward to seeing you and a strong support team from Wesleyan at the finals.

The overall winner from  the Finals of Campus Slammer will return with 2 runners up to  anchor a Showcase Mic on Saturday April 30, 2011 at the Connecticut Storytelling Festival,  http://www.connstorycenter.org/  The Showcase mic will follow the main storytelling concert.  Seven  other people interested in sharing a slam story will have an opportunity to tell that evening with our winners.
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                                                         

And The Winners Are ...ECSU Campus Slammer

Seven bold students took their place on the stage at Eastern CT. State University Tuesday night March 29 in the first ever ECSU Campus Slammer. Competition started to heat up as the stories were told of a candle toasting kitty then a story rapped out about lovers compared to swans and sharks. There were Twilight moments, one story triggered by another. There were birthdays and sad days and open laughter. Thanks to Keith Cummings, Steven Engborg, Katie Morous, Sarah Mooney, Peter Berry, Jim Shannon and

Jennifer Henries for sharing their story.

And The Winners Are..........

Jennifer Henries and Jim Shannon

Jennifer and Jim will represent ECSU at the finals April 28 at Conn College

 Audience settles in as Media Services set up to video tape the performance of Campus Slammer.

 

The Campus Slammer is sponsored by the Connecticut Storytelling Center http://www.connstorycenter.org/  You can get all the information on the Finals and Showcase Mic on their website. Storyteller and  ECSU Professor Raouf Mama was our on campus liaison. We appreciate his working to bring Campus Slammer to Eastern in 2011.

At the finals April 28,  2 winners from each campus will face off in a final story slam of the season  and we will have a  Overall winner and 2 runners up announced. Those three will return on April 30 to be part of the Showcase Mic at the CT. Storytelling Festival. Good Luck to Jennifer and Jim!

Next slam is Thursday March 31 at Wesleyan Coffee House 9 p.m.

ECSU Campus Slammer March 29, 2011

Eastern Connecticut State University  Hosts Campus Slammer

   March 29, 2011 at 7 p.m. ECSU will host its very first Campus Slammer. The Campus Slammer is a competition  of 5 minute stories on a theme. Tellers are scored on arc of story, connection to theme,  delivery and timing. The top two scorers will go on to the finals at Conn College April 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.

Eastern's Webb Hall Rm. 110  is the site for the ECSU Campus Slammer with a theme HUMOR you will be sure to enjoy the stories shared! Everyone is welcome to come and listen and  cheer on your favorite teller.

Plan to come to the finals and show your support to your favorite teller or college.  April 28, 2011 at Conn College.

 The Campus Slammer is sponsored by the Connecticut Storytelling Center and our campus liason is Storyteller Raouf Mama. http://www.connstorycenter.org/ 

Presentation Tips- Personal Story

Telling a Personal Story

Presentation Tips on a personal story from Nancy Duarte in this short video clip. There are some very useful tips as you prepare for a Campus Slammer or the Campus Slammer finals.

Upcoming Dates:
March 29,2011 Eastern CT. State University Webb Hall Rm 110  7 p.m. theme Humor

March 31, 2011 Wesleyan University Middletown CT.  Coffee house 7 p.m.

Finals Conn College 7 p.m. April 28, 2011 Ernst Rm Blaustein Hall

Showcase Mic winner and two runners up  April 30 9:30 p.m. ( after feature concert) CT. Storytelling Festival Conn College New London, CT. 

more info: http://www.connstorycenter.org/

Campus Slammer Story Slam

Block out some time on the calendar to attend Campus Slammer
March 29 at ECSU Webb Hall Rm. 110 7 p.m.
Mar 31 at Wesleyan's Coffee House 7 p.m.

drop your name in the hat to be picked to sharea 5 minute story
save April 28 to attend finals
save April 30 to attend showcase mic

Get an Idea for a 5 minutes story
Eastern's Theme is Humor!

Release your story at Campus Slammer

All the details can be found at http://www.connstorycenter.org/  what are you waiting for? Campus Slammer 2011

First inter-collegiate story slam you don't want to miss being a part of this scene!

Finalists T-Shirts and Prizes

If you are a Campus Slammer finalist one of these T-Shirts will be yours at the Finals!

Were you one who shared 5 minutes of storytelling?

The folks at Sew on and Sew Forth,  Franklin CT. are busy making them for you.

There will be other prizes for all finalists, be sure to mark your calendar and bring your  cheerleaders to  applaud as you represent your campus in Campus Slammer April 28, 2011 7 p.m. Conn College

Ernst Room Blaustein Hall

need to see the details? http://www.connstorycenter.org/

 The Campus Slammer Winner and 2 runners up will be featured at a Showcase Mic  Sat April 30, 2011 at the CT. Storytelling Festival  Conn. College New London CT.  Following the TIm Tingle Choctaw Native American Storyteller in Concert. All participants have their free tickets!  See you in New London!

University of Hartford Campus Slammer WOW!

What did you think of a slamming night at University of Hartford? A pictures worth a thousand words and these are not enough to do justice to the fun Campus Slammer  March 10 in Auerbach Aud. at Hillyer Hall! Feedback tellers? Don't forget to save the date April 28 for the finals and April 30 for the Showcase mic, come support your U-Hartford finalists. Bring a van load - bring a bus! All the details at http://www.connstorycenter.org/   

Storytellers at Campus Slammer University of Hartford 2011



High ad low scores thrown out the middle three averaged for a final score  built suspense

Our judges for the evening

Awesome Emcee duo Amanda Hiles & Greg Manizza

college level Rock Paper Scissors  out finalists vie for a pen!