Be a Storyteller, Not Just a Speaker
Stories develop themes.
The themes chosen to illustrate thepossibility of stories are: Relationships, Choice, Creativity, Making a Difference,Celebration.
Speakers are ordinarily people, from teachers tograndparents, from mountain climbers to cancer survivors.
The platform provides them with a privilege and awesomeresponsibility to share their stories in a way that helpsthe audience to "wake up.
" Good stories make people say,"Wait a minute.
I can think or act differently abouteverything than I did before.
" Stories are everywhere.
Speakers learn to retrieve them and retell them to audiencesas a way to show their humanness to show they care; to openpeople to possibility thinking and how making mistakes willlead to the courage to finally help them succeed.
Becausemost of us delineate our thoughts visually, great storieshelp to enhance and even transform our lives.
Be unique.
Think funny thoughts.
Live and re-live your storywhen you are telling a story.
Words are critical so be sureto pause when necessary and BE IN THE NOW.
Your words needto create an image in the audience's mind so that they canremember your story.
They may be a step away from their ownstory.
This will strengthen the connection between you andthem.
It's a good idea to use props to enhance your humor.
Remember most people have an attention span of six to eightminutes.
The Coach asks...
what is your story? ©2004 by Sandra Schrift.
All rights reserved Publishing Guidelines:You are welcome to publish thisarticle in its entirety, electronically, or in print fre*e of charge, as long as you include my full signature filefor ezines, and my Web site address (http://www.
schrift.
com) in hyperlink for other sites.
Please send a courtesy linkor email where you publish to sandra@schrift.
com Thank you.
The themes chosen to illustrate thepossibility of stories are: Relationships, Choice, Creativity, Making a Difference,Celebration.
Speakers are ordinarily people, from teachers tograndparents, from mountain climbers to cancer survivors.
The platform provides them with a privilege and awesomeresponsibility to share their stories in a way that helpsthe audience to "wake up.
" Good stories make people say,"Wait a minute.
I can think or act differently abouteverything than I did before.
" Stories are everywhere.
Speakers learn to retrieve them and retell them to audiencesas a way to show their humanness to show they care; to openpeople to possibility thinking and how making mistakes willlead to the courage to finally help them succeed.
Becausemost of us delineate our thoughts visually, great storieshelp to enhance and even transform our lives.
Be unique.
Think funny thoughts.
Live and re-live your storywhen you are telling a story.
Words are critical so be sureto pause when necessary and BE IN THE NOW.
Your words needto create an image in the audience's mind so that they canremember your story.
They may be a step away from their ownstory.
This will strengthen the connection between you andthem.
It's a good idea to use props to enhance your humor.
Remember most people have an attention span of six to eightminutes.
The Coach asks...
what is your story? ©2004 by Sandra Schrift.
All rights reserved Publishing Guidelines:You are welcome to publish thisarticle in its entirety, electronically, or in print fre*e of charge, as long as you include my full signature filefor ezines, and my Web site address (http://www.
schrift.
com) in hyperlink for other sites.
Please send a courtesy linkor email where you publish to sandra@schrift.
com Thank you.
