How to Demonstrate Instead of Narrating Your Stories TOM Storyteller’s Lab performance coach, Oscar Romero, shares some additional details from a blog he wrote about demonstrating your actions vs. narrating your details when telling your story. Oscar provides some examples and shows you the do’s and do not approach. Author: Read more…
The Pandemic: Turning Stress Into Stories I don’t know about you, but for me this Pandemic has caused much stress and a longing for the normal we used to have. Thankfully, none of my friends or family have been gravely I’ll with COVID-19. Still, I have missed out on long-overdue Read more…
How many times did your teachers tell you, “show don’t tell”? I remember various English teachers drumming this refrain into my brain! What exactly did they mean? Years later when honing my public speaking skills I discovered the importance of this lesson. How many times have you fallen asleep or Read more…
The highlight of my recent sales conference came when a colleague spoke about his journey to success. It wasn’t his successes that mattered so much, it was the failures he encountered along the way. Now in his late fifties, this man had been through a lot…leaving his original career in Read more…
“Hey, get the hell off my property! Do you have a permit to solicit here?” The well known-YouTuber and solar sales agent took a few steps back. The homeowner he roused from the doorstep was irate and becoming belligerent. What followed was an assault of foul language and probably just Read more…
If spending time with family for the holidays means sharing some laughs, you might have plenty of material to build stories amusing to people beyond just your family! Did uncle Louis have an embarrassing moment that’s funny every time he talks about it? Did cousin Al experience a day like Read more…