In a previous post, Add Storytelling to Perfect Your Speech, I state that facts tell, stories sell.  I am an avid believer of the power of stories in a speech, as well as for everyday networking and connecting.

Think about the ‘old days’ when important things were all shared and passed down in time through stories.  Stories around the campfire or sitting on your grandmother’s lap hearing stories about when your parents were little. Stories have power. Stories take your facts and make them personal.  They spark the imagination, they spark the connection.

So when I was planning the December Founder’s District Speakers Bureau, and had the opportunity to book Ed Tate for a workshop on Storytelling, I jumped on it!

Ed Tate

Who is Ed Tate you ask?  He is our own (Toastmasters) 2000 World Champion of Public Speaking!  He also owns his own Personal Development Company, Ed Tate & Associates.

He will be at the Speakers Bureau December meeting to teach us all, “How to Create Stories in 10 Minutes or Less.”  As loyal followers of my site, I would like to invite you to the December 14th Speakers Bureau meeting, at 7pm.  Additional information can be found here, in the Workshop Flyer.

Here are some of the things you will learn:

Participants will:
• Hear and diagnose Ed’s award winning remarkable stories
• Discover & Practice Ed’s 4 Elements of Effective Story Telling
• Using a story creation framework, participants will create new material immediately!
• Learn 10 different ways to creatively open and close any presentation
• Have lots of Fun in this interactive accelerated learning program

Presentation Outcome:
1. Create your own original stories.
2. Break your routine of how they open and close a presentation.
3. Connect with any audience, any time.
4. Reexamine your existing material and re-energize it.

Come to the Speakers Bureau as my guest, and learn how to create and add stories to your speeches!  Also learn about what Speakers Bureau is all about.  We help Toastmasters up their game, and inspire them to reach their professional speaking goals.

(Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons and PASUKARU76)