storytelling mistakes Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/storytelling-mistakes/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:42:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg storytelling mistakes Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/storytelling-mistakes/ 32 32 Storytelling Mistakes: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-mistakes-if-i-can-do-it-you-can-do-it/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:38:27 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8034 We’ve all heard that speaker, the one with a particular type of poor me story that can actually be dangerous. I had a wonderful career doing what I loved and making lots of money. I lived in a beautiful house … More ☛

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]]> Storytelling Mistakes: Poor Me Stories https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-mistakes-poor-me-stories/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:56:59 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4279 Never play the victim card, on stage or in life. Don’t use your audience as a therapist. Your triumph over cancer, escape from an abusive relationship, or successful battle with addiction is admirable but… When we’re in pain, we tend … More ☛

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]]> Storytelling Mistakes: “You Guys” and “You All” https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-mistakes-you-guys-and-you-all/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:54:39 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4261 How many of you have heard speakers address the audience as a group? Is it okay to do that? What do you guys think? There are a few problems here: If I ask “How many of you,” I’m asking a … More ☛

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]]> Storytelling Mistakes: Pit of Despair Stories https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-mistakes-pit-of-despair-stories/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:49:26 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4243 Here’s a simple rule: If you bring your audience into darkness, bring them back into the light. Not every story has a happy ending, but it should at least offer a worthwhile lesson. If everybody in your story loses and … More ☛

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]]> Storytelling Mistakes: The Data Dump https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-mistakes-the-data-dump/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:47:28 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4154 WordPress is a content-management platform used to drive over 455 million websites. Written with open-source technologies like PHP and MySQL, this free software is supported by a huge developer community that extends its functionality through thousands of free and commercial … More ☛

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]]> Stories to Never Tell: The Starfish Story https://speakipedia.com/stories-to-never-tell-the-starfish-story/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:57:44 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4148 Like the Chauffeur story, here’s a tale that thousands of speakers love to tell but shouldn’t: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=speaker+telling+the+starfish+story A man walking along the beach noticed that thousands of starfish had been washed up on the sand by a storm tide. And … More ☛

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]]> Stories to Never Tell: The Chauffeur Story https://speakipedia.com/stories-to-never-tell-the-chauffeur-story/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:01:46 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4143 Like the Starfish story, the Chauffeur story get recycled over and over. In the story, Max Planck, the famous physicist, is being driven around Germany on a lecture tour. One day, the driver makes a suggestion: “Mr. Planck, these scientists … More ☛

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]]> Who Are You to Judge? https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/ https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:00:18 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2882 Have you ever been disappointed with a judge’s call—in a courtroom, on a ball field, or in a contest? Who are you to judge? In August of 2020, I watched eight finalists compete in the World Championship of Public Speaking, … More ☛

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