Intro To Storytelling Wow Your Crowd

A practical, step-by-step guide to brainstorming on, workshopping and presenting oral stories.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Become a more engaging
- clear and compelling communicator.
- Increase your charisma
- using your voice
- body
- emotions and intelligence.
- Entertain and make a meaningful impact on your listeners.

What you'll learn

Become a more engaging

clear and compelling communicator.

Increase your charisma

using your voice

body

emotions and intelligence.

Entertain and make a meaningful impact on your listeners.

Learn how to brainstorm on the most story-worthy moments of your life.

Discover The 2 Essential Ingredients for any good story.

Include The 6 Senses in your story scenes to trigger emotional responses.

Master The 5 Beats of classic story structure.

Know how to answer the "So what?" question in your ending.

Acquire a workshopping and performance-honing process you can apply again and again.

Get tips on becoming a regular practitioner of storytelling in any community.

* Requirements

* You will use pen
* paper and a device for recording audio and/or video like a smartphone.

Description

When it comes to making a meaningful connection with other people, nothing compares to your personal stories.

You come to trust others, learn from others and are sometimes inspired by others based on their ability to share their stories. And even if you don't think you have stories, here is where you'll learn, you do.

In this workshop, you'll apply a series of practical guidelines, step-by-step, for creating unforgettable true stories of your own experience to use throughout your life. Please note that if your aim is to tell stories in the workplace about projects, brands, client relations and so on, The Story Studio has a course called Storytelling for Business also available on Udemy. This course, Intro to Storytelling, is about stories that may or may not have anything to do with your career.

In both video lectures and workbook exercises, you'll find the nitty-gritty tips and tools of a foolproof workshopping process you can use for crafting story after story.

What You'll Come Away With

After taking this course, you'll know just what to do when you notice listeners losing interest or sense that you're veering off track. You'll identify and explore the most affecting and fascinating moments you've lived through. You'll learn how to maintain suspense and build an emotionally resonant arc. And you'll be empowered from sharing your experience thoughtfully and with heart.

Be heard, be remembered and create the change you wish to see in your communication with dynamic and entertaining storytelling.

Who this course is for:

Public Speakers
Teachers
Writers
Performing Artists
Professionals
Therapists
People Working on Personal Development

Course content

5 sections • 13 lectures

The 2 Essential Ingredients for Developing a Story 3 lectures

What is a Story? Preview 09:08

In this lecture, you'll be shown how important it is to have a person the listener can identify with at the center of your story. Your goal is to show us that person's changing emotions.

Brainstorming for Stories to Tell Preview 10:42

This lecture walks you through an extensive brainstorming session for culling stories from your memory.

Taking a First Stab at Telling a Story Preview 11:08

This lecture shows you how to get a "rough" first telling of your story out of your system and how to ensure you improve on the story the next time around.

Making the Most of a Story's Key Moments 3 lectures

Scenic Details vs. Narrative Summary Preview 10:14

This lecture helps you to distinguish between the two basic modes in which the text of a story operates, so that you can be sure not to use too much of one and not enough of the other.

The First 4 of the 6 Senses Preview 10:38

This lecture gives you examples of sensory details bringing scenic moments in stories to life.

The Last 2 of the 6 Senses Preview 10:53

This lecture continues to give you examples of sensory details bringing scenic moments in stories to life.

Shaping a Story 1 lectures

Story Structure Preview 19:11

This lecture walks you through The 5 Beats of classic story structure.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 lectures

Frequently Asked Questions Preview 16:26

This lecture tackles many of the remaining questions you might have about honing your storytelling skills.

Sample Stories 5 lectures

Story 1: Jolenta Preview 15:18

The video portion of Lecture 9 is a story from Jolenta, who has shared stories on the RISK! podcast before. The supplemental portion is a transcript of a story Kevin Allison shared on the RISK! podcast called "Man at Hawaii" with annotations describing how the text of the story is working.

Story 2: Ed Preview 24:25

Story 3: Dawn Preview 13:25

The video portion of Lecture 10 is a story from Dawn, who has shared stories on the RISK! podcast before. The supplemental portion is a transcript of a story Lee Harrington shared on the RISK! podcast called "The Other Side of the Story" with annotations describing how the text of the story is working.

Story 4: Joel Preview 13:56

The video portion of Lecture 11 is a story from Joel, who has shared stories on the RISK! podcast before. The supplemental portion is a transcript of a story Scott Whitney shared on the RISK! podcast called "Revelations" with annotations describing how the text of the story is working.

Story 5: Michele Preview 14:09

The video portion of Lecture 12 is a story from Michele, who has shared stories on the RISK! podcast before. The supplemental portion is a transcript of a story A.D. Miles shared on the RISK! podcast called "The Deuce" with annotations describing how the text of the story is working.