Hilary McLellan
101 North St.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518.584.4301
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Welcome!  |
| I specialize
in stories of transformation, empowerment, humor, and suspense
including folktales, myths, personal stories, and historical
stories. |
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Audiences |
| K-12, Family,
and Adult; Organizational and Corporate audiences. |
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Programs |
 School, Family, and Adult Programs: Programs individually crafted
to fit curriculum and occasions. Some examples: Saratoga Springs
Stories; Horse Stories, Hudson River Stories; Adirondack Stories;
Bridge Stories; Stories about Time and Place, Stories about "When
I was Your Age." |
| Corporate Storytelling Programs: Programs crafted to fit the audience
and occasions. Some examples: Heroes' Journeys; Leadership Stories,
Organizational Change Stories, Product and System Design Stories. |
| Video Biographies: I also specialize in using media
to create stories and to help people capture their own stories
and those of loved ones. For more information about this, go
to Saratoga Media Arts.
Related to this, I have taught workshops on how to capture and
record personal and family stories. |
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Recent Storytelling |
| Antioch Elementary
School. Performance presented November 22, 2004 Yellow Springs,
OH. |
| Saratoga
Fall Festival. Ghost Stories in the Gideon Putnam Cemetery. October
31, 2004. Saratoga Springs, NY. Storytelling event sponsored
by the Saratoga Springs Visitor Center. |
| Spring Story
Jubilee. Century House. April 23, 2004. Latham, NY. |
| Growing Stories.
Performance presented through the OASIS Program, SUNY Albany.
September 29, 2003. |
| Stories of
Transformation. Hilary McLellan. Presented for Storytime Under
the Tent, Two Together Program, Albany, NY. Summer 2003. |
| Story Sunday
Jubilee. Glen Sanders Mansion. January 19, 2003. Scotia, NY. |
| Storyline
Stories. Stories recorded and available online to help promote
the April 2003 Riverway Storytelling Festival. Albany, NY. |
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My Links |
| Healing
Stories, Sharing Stories. |
| Saratoga Media Arts. |
| McLellan Wyatt Digital. |
| Tech Head Stories. |
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About Hilary |
| Hilary McLellan
has been telling stories for over 20 years. She got her start
telling stories to her family. One time, Hilary told a scary
story of her own creation that scared one of her young nephews'
friends so much, he would not come back to their house to visit
for months! But other than that, audiences have always responded
with positive enthusiasm! |
| Hilary had
extensive training
as a storyteller with several award-winning storytellers, including
Elizabeth Ellis, Jeannine Laverty, Doug Lipman, Bobby Norfolk,
and Marnie Gillard. She attended an Executive Storytelling Workshop
with the Executive Communications Group in New York City. She
also has an extensive background in mythology. She teaches a
course on Mythology and Modern Life through Empire State College.
And she has taught university courses and workshops on Corporate
Storytelling. |
| Hilary has
been a member of the Story
Circle of the Capital District for a number of years. She
is also a member of the Saratoga
County Arts Center, where she has taught workshops and reviewed
grant applications for funding through NYSCA. On July 7, 2004,
Hilary presented a storytelling workshop at the National Storytelling
Conference in Bellingham, WA. |
| In spring
2004, Hilary helped to plan and implement the Riverway
Storytelling Festival in Albany, NY. And in 2003, the mayor
of Saratoga Springs appointed Hilary to serve on the Advisory
Board of the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Program with the
mission of helping to preserve the stories and cultural history
of the city. In July 2002, Hilary was interviewed and featured
on the radio program City Stories, broadcast by WKNO-FM
Public Radio. Memphis, TN. Hilary spoke about organizational
storytelling in the context of cities. |
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Other Activities |
| McLellan,
H. Capturing Opportunity: Stories in Organizations. Pre-conference
Workshop. National Storytelling Conference. Bellingham, WA. July
7, 2004. |
| Corporate
Storytelling Workshop for trainers from State Farm Insurance.
2002. |
| Workshops
on digital storytelling and computer animation for kids sponsored
by the WSWHE BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services).
Saratoga Springs, NY. 2001-2005. |
| Digital Storytelling
Project with students at Keewaytinook Internet High School in
northern Ontario, Canada. Spring 2002. |
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My
Training as a Storyteller |
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