Focusing on the act of creating a narrative:
* Listener: Someone who passively receives a story.
* Critic: Someone who analyzes and judges a story.
* Fact-checker: Someone who focuses on the truthfulness of a story rather than its creativity.
* Non-fiction writer: Someone who focuses on factual accounts rather than imagined narratives.
Focusing on the skill of engaging an audience:
* Borer: Someone who makes their audience disengage and lose interest.
* Rambler: Someone who speaks in a confusing or unfocused way.
* Monotone speaker: Someone who lacks expressiveness and enthusiasm.
* Data analyst: Someone who focuses on objective data and avoids emotional storytelling.
Focusing on the content of the story:
* Historian: Someone who focuses on historical events rather than fictional ones.
* Scientist: Someone who focuses on factual evidence and avoids creative narratives.
* Philosopher: Someone who explores abstract concepts and ideas rather than concrete stories.
* Cynic: Someone who doubts and dismisses the value of stories.
Ultimately, the "opposite" of a storyteller depends on what you want to emphasize. It's an interesting exercise to think about the different ways you can contrast the art of storytelling!