Podcasts about live storytelling

http://www.patreon.com/DieDeutschenPodcastIn der heutigen Episode ist Storyteller Said Ibrahim zu Gast – der Mann, der mit seinen authentischen Geschichten aus der Ich-Perspektive Millionen berührt. Doch wie hat alles angefangen? Said erzählt, dass seine erste Story tatsächlich seine eigene war – die tragische Geschichte vom Tod seiner Schwester.Außerdem spricht er über eine mögliche Verfilmung seiner Storys mit Moritz Bleibtreu und seine Zukunftspläne für Live-Storytelling auf der Bühne. Eine emotionale und inspirierende Folge, die man nicht verpassen sollte!

This week, we're sharing stories performed at our live storytelling night (Un)Intended Consequences last October with live music composed and performed by Matthew Forbes. Explore influential encounters, moments and ideas - and if you're eager for more, you can find three more stories in our 'Part I' Episode. Highly Strung - 'Neverland'Emily Suine and Oliver Durbidge are part of the lively puppeteering group HighlyStrung. Together, they tell a comical fantasy about the emotional waves of puberty.Along this whimsical journey, the dashing boy from Neverland becomes our guidethrough this tumultuous period of life. Ruth Melville - 'Americana'Ruth Melville is a nurse by trade and a literary artist by heart. She has publishednumerous stories enriched with interpersonal details and it is here that she sharesone of these stories. A tale combining the enchanted wonder of Disney movies andthe unfiltered facets of reality. All in one big queer American road trip. Jumaana Abdu - 'Children Go Straight to Heaven When They Die'Jumaana Abdu is an award-winning writer exploring the friction between Islamic andAustralian culture. Through the reading of one of her short stories, Jumaana detailsthe bloody ordeal of adult prejudice and its impact on two childhood friends. All The Best Credits Executive Producer: Phoebe Adler-Ryan Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell Host: Madhuraa Prakash Special thanks to the City of Sydney for helping us pay the artists involved, and to Knox Street Bar for hosting us!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It never fails. There is something about the forests that awakens the child in me and begs me to take off my shoes and play." - Safiya Myers Born to parents in the Army, Safiya has had many addresses and understands how to make a place a home. She loves to be immersed in cultures outside of her own through travel and listening to stories. Safiya believes storytelling is the medicine we need. You can often find her listening to her favorite storytelling podcasts or snuggling her super cute daughter.

“There's no better place to pour your heart out and have a good cry than in the giant root arms of an old beech tree. And sometimes the tree will cry with you.”  - Holly Paar Denizen of WNC for 30 years, Holly is a painter, musician, poet, filmmaker, photographer and storyteller. She has premiered two films at the Asheville Fringe Festival, held art shows, performed live–solo and with bands, won poetry slams, and generally had a good time. She's a self-proclaimed “Adventure Artist”, a druid, and currently the Director of Advancement for Dogwood Alliance. You can follow her art at hmpaar.com.

“Of course we work to protect our children and environment, ensuring growth for the future, but our people are suffering now. We need answers. We need help. We need change now.” -Richie Harding Richie majored in computer programming at Hardbarger Junior College of Business. He's the pastor for New Vision Christian Center. He's also the CEO of Visionware Recordings and the Executive Director of Gaston Youth. Gaston Youth teaches kids to grow vegetables and appreciate the earth. Richie and his community face pollution from hog farms and wood pellets facilities. His mother worked to protect their community's water 20 years ago. Richie is proud to follow in her footsteps.

"Value you. Value me. Together we value the earth." - DeWayne Barton DeWayne is a native of Asheville, N.C. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and is a Gulf War Veteran. He is the author two books of poetry and has been involved in community and youth development for over 30 years.  As a visual and performing artist, he is involved in environmental justice issues—both through his art and his community involvement.  His mixed-media, found-art installations have been featured at Duke University, Smithsonian Institute's Museum of African American History and Culture, and the August Wilson Museum. He is co-founder of both Peace Gardens & Market and Green Opportunities. In 2019, he was selected as a Robert Woods Johnson Culture of Health Leader.  He is the founder and CEO of Hood Huggers Intl. and Hood Tours - building communication, connection, and wealth using the arts, environment, and social enterprise. DeWayne was appointed by the governor to the board of the NC Arts Council, is the current President of the Burton Street Community Association, and a 2022 Fellow with the Appalachian Regional Commission's Leadership Institute. His latest endeavor, the Blue Note Junction, is a community health and business incubator and will serve as a climate resiliency hub as part of the NC Climate Justice Collective.

Hi!It's Kayla and Pete again, and we're so excited to bring you Series 2 of how i hobby, kicking off every Thursday from the 13th June! So many exciting guests to come:13th June: Brendan Girak talks about Cheesemaking!20th June: Rob Joyce talks about Weightlifting!27th June: Chloé Dall'Olio talks about Ecstatic Dance!4th July: Narie Foster talks about Live Storytelling!11th July: Jourdan Travers talks about the Psychology of Hobbies!18th July: Miranda talks about Making Chainmail!25th July: Meg Possamai talks about Salsa Dancing!1st August: Kelsey Mulvey talks about Cooking!8th August: Duncan Brown talks about Beekeeping!Sign up to our mailing list for behind the scenes chat, shownotes, and more, at www.howihobby.comAnd don't forget to follow us on instagram at www.instagram.com/howihobbyYou can also see our joyous faces on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@howihobbypodTOODLES!P&KWritten and produced by Kayla Lean and Pete FalconerMusic, audio editing and video editing by Pete FalconerArtwork by Laura Walsh - https://laurajanewalsh.co.ukAnimation by Kayla Lean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Improve your storytelling, interviewing, writing, producing, hosting and guesting skills! Sign up for new Sound Judgment workshops today at www.podcastallies.com/workshops. On this episode, Emily Silverman and host Elaine Appleton Grant discuss: — Why she thought starting a live storytelling event for physicians should be her next step as she was coming to terms with being in the wrong career while also searching for her biological parents and considering becoming a mother.— How leaving the full-time practice of medicine felt like an "identity death" to Emily — and how journalists and podcasters navigating media in 2024 are also experiencing identity death, and — How Emily found her way to a new career through her love of theater and storytelling, and how bringing the arts to medicine is serving the Nocturnists' goal of shattering the myth of the physician God and humanizing medicine. Emily and Elaine break down two episodes of The Nocturnists:"Pass/Fail," Episode 4 of the 10-part documentary series Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest, takes listeners into the stressful world of medical students taking an exam that has the power to dictate the rest of their lives. Put yourself in the shoes of students wondering if this one test will prevent them from becoming a doctor — or if it will bar them from pursuing their passion for their specialty? Emily gives us some lessons on getting listeners to contribute personal stories — and how her team weaves them together in heart-stopping fashion. We also examine the the power of novels to help us deeply understand the harmful consequences of medicine practiced for the wrong reasons, and how art can help us empathize in a way that journalistic accounts of history do not. In "Conversations: Dolen Perkins-Valdez" Emily learns more about the 1973 case of the Relf sisters, who were forcibly sterilized at a Montgomery, Alabama health clinic. We discuss strategies for how to hold intimate, revealing interviews — and when you should break the rules. Plus: Emily shares the single most important key to producing sound-rich, highly produced longform audio stories. Emily Silverman, MD is an internal medicine physician at UCSF, writer, and creator/host of The Nocturnists, an award-winning medical storytelling organization that has uplifted the voices of 450+ healthcare workers since 2016 through its podcast and sold-out live performances.The Nocturnists' work has been presented on CBS This Morning and NPR's Morning Edition, and at Pop Up Magazine and South By Southwest (SXSW). In 2020, its "Stories from a Pandemic" documentary podcast series was acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress for historic preservation. The Nocturnists has been honored by the Webby Awards, Anthem Awards, Ambie Awards, and more.Dr. Silverman's writing has been supported by MacDowell and published in The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, JAMA, CHEST, and McSweeneys. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter.Follow the show on Instagram @Thenocturnistsand on Facebook and LinkedIn at The Nocturnists  Improve your storytelling Check out our popular workshops on interviewing, story editing, story structure, longform narrative, audience engagement, scriptwriting and more. Hire Elaine to speak at your conference or company. Subjects include: Communicating for Leaders; Communicating about Change; Mastering the Art of the Interview; Storytelling Skills; How to Build Relationships through Storytelling, and more. Discover our strategic communication services and coaching for thought leaders using storytelling tools to make the world a better place. Serving writers, podcasters, public speakers, and others in journalism & public media, climate change, health care, policy, and higher education. Visit us at www.podcastallies.com. Subscribe to Sound Judgment, the Newsletter, our twice-monthly newsletter about creative choices in audio storytelling. Connect:Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram✉️ Email Elaine at allies@podcastallies.com

Tiffany Flunory-DE'Bellott has a passion for education advocacy, climate justice, and community organizing. She has a BA in Psychology. Tiffany's focus has been on diversity, equity, and inclusion work: facilitating racial equity circles and other grassroots movements. She's a board member of the Human Relations Commission of Asheville, YMI Cultural Center, COTHINK, and LEAF Global. She says, “It is my goal to ensure a better future for our children and families, through holding accountable and challenging systems of oppression, racism, and the false narrative of white supremacy.” Tiffany is proud that her two daughters, Sapphire and Pearl, are also committed to civic engagement and community service.

Lockie Hunter holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston and has taught creative writing at Warren Wilson College. She serves as curator of the long-running Juniper Bends Reading Series Reading series and co-producer of the poetry and prose radio program Wordplay on 103.3 FM in Asheville. Her words have appeared in publications including The North Carolina Review, The Baltimore Review, Quarter After Eight, Hiram Poetry Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slipstream, Brevity, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine, Arts & Opinion, New Plains Review and others. Lockie has received scholarships/grants from The North Carolina Arts Council and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Her essays have been nominated for Best of the Net Awards and the John Burroughs Nature Essay Award.

Puerto Rico born. Northeast raised. Mari is a fiercely independent free spirit. She strives to inspire that same level of self-determination for others. Especially women of color. Mari has a BA in Environmental Studies & Education from Prescott College in Arizona. That prepared her for a life of social and environmental impact. It also prepared her to be an educator, inside and outside the classroom. Mari is on a personal journey to decolonize her mind. To heal from the internalized harm that systems of oppression have conditioned her to take on. She's leaning deeper into her imperfections. She's finding compassion for herself and others. Mari immerses herself in the natural world, when possible. There she finds nurturing, grounding, and a deep sense of purpose.

Sha'Air Hawkins, artistically known as ShadowWRK, is an accomplished music producer, songwriter, and performer hailing from North Carolina with deep-rooted Jamaican heritage. With an unwavering passion for infusing joy into her compositions, Sha'Air uses the power of melody and narrative to craft musical experiences that resonate with diverse audiences. Her artistry not only reflects her own cultural journey but also serves as an inspiring call for others to harness their creative potential. Through her music, Sha'Air Hawkins weaves a tapestry of emotions, cultures, and stories, inviting listeners to embark on a transformative and uplifting musical voyage.

Ethnobiologist Marc Williams has taught hundreds of classes to thousands of people about plants, humans, other life forms and their interface. His training includes a B.A. in Environmental Studies/Sustainable Agriculture from Warren Wilson College with a minor in Business and a M.A. in Appalachian Studies/Sustainable Development from Appalachian State University with a minor in Planning/Geography. He has over 20 years of experience working at various restaurants, farms, and travels throughout 30 countries in Central/North/South America, Europe and all 50 states in the USA. More information can be found at www.botanyeveryday.com."

Angela Hollowell is the founder of Rootful Media, a creative documentary film production company based in Durham, North Carolina. She is also the host of the video podcasts Honey & Hustle and Creative Architects by Castos. She creates documentary films about the outdoors, health equity, social impact, and environmental justice centering Southern voices. Her video interviews feature themes about creative entrepreneurship in North Carolina and beyond. In addition to her professional creative projects, she works to help visual storytellers and creative entrepreneurs build their audience and impact. When she's not working, she can be found in nature or enjoying a fruity beer or margaritas with friends. Useful Links: Personal Website: heyangela.co Rootful Media Website: rootfulmedia.com Honey & Hustle Podcast Website: honeyandhustle.co Personal YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/AngelaHollowell Rootful Media YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@rootfultv Creative Architects: coming soon Social Media: Twitter: www.twitter.com/anghollowell LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelahollowell/

Marsha Almodovar is a mother, painter, novice writer, and activist. She currently works for a local Asheville non-profit. She's facilitated racial equity and inclusion training for local area nonprofits and businesses. Marsha is a mixed-medium painter. She uses her art to highlight social justice issues. Currently, she's publishing a Spanish-language children's book. Marsha has served on numerous boards and commissions that speak to her personal mission of art and inclusion. Marsha is a 2023 Impact Award recipient from Tzedek Social Justice Fund. The award goes to people engaged in deep change or community healing work in Asheville using the wisdom they gained from navigating systems of oppression.

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on December 13th 2022.Julienne and Jerome discuss how storytelling has enhanced their guest's presentation and leadership skills. Anna Vafeiadou is responsible for the legal sector of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in Greece.As she had been increasingly asked to represent the work of the WWF through public speaking, she decided to enroll into a leadership development course at the MAVA foundation.She then worked with Jerome on her story to include into her presentations for a variety of stakeholders.In this episode, Anna shares her story, which starts in her childhood and spans in less than 5 minutes, her journey to where she is today at the WWF.Julienne and Jerome then deconstruct her story, and ask Anna what she got out of telling her story, and what the process revealed to her.If you've always wondered about the methodology behind the company, Narativ, this is a perfect opportunity to learn, and to find out how you can become a better storyteller in business.Resources:Foundation where Anna developed her leadership skills: MAVAWWF websiteAnna's profile on LinkedInFind out more about The Narativ Storytelling Method atnarativ.comEMAIL Jerome@narativ.comLINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/narativ-incTWITTER @narativ

(Jul 14, 2023)

Do you have a hard time thinking of stories that you can use in your marketing material? Are you wondering how to get started using stories in email marketing?    Listen in to this LIVE storytelling exercise that I completed with Lauren Fulton, business coach at The Rebranded Teacher Academy and host of the Rebranded Teacher Podcast. You'll hear us brainstorm stories from Lauren's everyday life that could be used to promote one of her digital products, and you'll also witness Lauren's AHA moment when she discovers how storytelling actually helps clients connect to the real value of the product.   Borrow our brainstorming pattern and start using stories in your email marketing today!   Lauren is co-host of The Teacher Seller's Summit which is happening July 6-9, 2023.  I'll be hosting a storytelling workshop where you can learn step-by-step methods to add more stories to your email marketing with ease. If you are a teacher with a business, you don't want to miss this conference which is jam-packed with incredible speakers who can help you grow your business. (Seriously–the talent that will be there is outstanding!) Grab your ticket HERE! Listen to this episode to learn: How to brainstorm story ideas to use in email marketing Why you don't need exotic stories to connect with clients–seemingly “boring” everyday life stories will work! How to transition from stories to selling in emails How storytelling communicates the REAL value of the product or service and connects with clients in a way that facts do not Your business big sis, Megan    Connect with Lauren Fulton: The Rebranded Teacher Podcast The Rebranded Teacher Academy The Teacher Seller's Summit Connect with Megan Wisdom Copywriting: ⭐️Get high-converting copywriting for your business: https://meganwisdom.com/ ⭐️Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganwisdomwrites/ Support The Copywriting for Business Owners podcast by leaving a review on iTunes so that other online business owners can get the copywriting and email marketing support they need!

This week we bring you something a little different: a story Anne recently performed live at A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago. Listen in as Anne grapples with the question of whether you really can't go home again. (Related: Are the Bill Swerski's Superfans of early ‘90's SNL fame Catholic?  Discuss.  Write in and tell us.  Anne has thoughts.)Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Julienne and Jerome discuss how storytelling has enhanced their guest's presentation and leadership skills. Anna Vafeiadou is responsible for the legal sector of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in Greece. As she had been increasingly asked to represent the work of the WWF through public speaking, she decided to enroll into a leadership development course at the MAVA foundation. She then worked with Jerome on her story to include into her presentations for a variety of stakeholders. In this episode, Anna shares her story, which starts in her childhood and spans in less than 5 minutes, her journey to where she is today at the WWF. Julienne and Jerome then deconstruct her story, and ask Anna what she got out of telling her story, and what the process revealed to her. If you've always wondered about the methodology behind the company, Narativ, this is a perfect opportunity to learn, and to find out how you can become a better storyteller in business. Resources: Foundation where Anna developed her leadership skills: MAVAWWF web siteAnna's profile on LinkedInFind out more about The Narativ Storytelling Method atnarativ.comEMAIL Jerome@narativ.comLINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/narativ-incTWITTER @narativ

New Livestream guest- Steve Baltzois I'm happy to have Steve join me on a live broadcast. He's a Canadian who ended up in the film and TV industries in the US and Australia. I'll bet you've heard his voice in a famous movie. Steve will be joining me live from down under to discuss how stories can be used to differentiate businesses and transform your marketing message. This is a ‘must see event' for anyone who runs or wants to run a business. Find steve online at https://steve-and-david.com/

Ben is back! This time with his coaching hat on to elicit a story from Fred. After a reminder of why the method is so powerful, he explains the process and then uses it in real life signposting the stages. Is Fred clear on his customers? What is the old way and what has changed? Can he create a deep enough subconscious shift to stimulate a desire to do something different? You be the judge!

Emmeline Anthony is a student at Somerset College and performed this story as part of Storyfest 2020.  Her story 'When This Becomes Enough' tackles an issue I know I felt when I was in my teens. Why go outside when I am totally comfortable inside my room? My perfectly safe space. I asked Emmeline, if her story was a song, what would the lyrics be? I then used her lysics to write the song in this episode. Thanks so much to Andrea Lewis and the Storyfest team and to all the staff and students at Somerset College on the Gold Coast. And thank you Emmeline for writing and performing this story for us. Thanks also to Jake Morton for the beats and samples and to Somerset students, Aleeza Tariq and Riddhi Athota for the introductions. I hope you enjoy.  

Ayla Chirathivat-Geralds loves the world and when the pandemic hit in 2020, she knew that she would not be going on an aeroplane for quite some time. But luckily for her she discovered that the place she calls home is a pretty wonderful place. This Stories in the Key of GC performance was presented at Somerset Storyfest 2022 held at the wonderful Somerset College on the Gold Coast. Thanks so much to Andrea Lewis and the Storyfest team for having us and especially to Ayla for writing and performing her story for this event. Thanks also to Jake Morton for running the sound design whilst I played the piano and to Somerset students, Aleeza Tariq and Riddhi Athota for the introductions.

This week, I share the stories from my first Live Storytelling Show! The recording quality is not super great, but at least it's a taste of being at the live show. 

Tell Me More... Live Storytelling returns to the stage totally revived! Part 3: Jessa Gaul is back!

Tell Me More... Live Storytelling returns to the stage totally revived! Part 2: A very personal story about coming back to yourself.

Tell Me More... Live Storytelling returns to the stage totally revived! Part 1: Brendan Kennedy and Ed Phillips.

The very thing that makes us human is the stories that each of us has inside. As I quote one of my recent guests on Your Next Stop, “Every single person is another beautiful human story.”    The gift of storytelling belongs to each and every one of us. Storytelling is something we all do naturally, starting at a young age. It is a form of communication to persuade through stories creating memorable, compelling messages. It creates meaning in ways that connect our human emotions and move us to action.   Storytelling gives us a better sense of the world, telling and hearing stories about what is happening and why. We get a visual understanding, a different perception of the world.   Storytelling creates connections among people, and between people and ideas. With our stories, we build familiarity and trust and allow the listener to enter our inner space. At some point, we may influence other people's attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and behavior. Join Juliet Hahn for a storytelling episode recorded live on Fireside.   Find Us Online! Fireside: Juliet Hahn Instagram: @iamjuliethahn LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn FB: Juliet Hahn Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn YouTube: Juliet Hahn Twitter: @iamjuliethahn

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Angela Massie.  Stephanie is joined by Angela Massie, VP of Live Storytelling at The Weather Channel. As VP of Live Storytelling for The Weather Channel tv network, Angela (Angie) Massie is responsible for presentation of content and field coverage during the network's live programming hours. During her tenure, she also assumed the role of interim Head of Marketing in 2019 and oversaw all marketing efforts for the network, including social media and digital marketing. In addition she leads the team behind "Pattrn", The Weather Channel's climate change storytelling unit. Angela shares how the weather channel differentiates from other news outlets using compelling storytelling, balancing tragic events with those that are not, ensuring content quality, consistency, and engagement. Additionally, Angela reviews how she worked with the Weather Channel to launch Pattrn and her personal holistic leadership style.  WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

Eurovision is back; Live Storytelling; Crowd Sauce; Friends reunion; Gwyneth Paltrow; Are you more interesting than a phone?; Be a reliable expert; E M Forster and LinkedIn; An interview with Steve Postell; Music from The Immediate Family

Today we feature four storytellers who worked hard during a Tell Us Something corporate storytelling week-long workshop. Members of the Montana Economic Developers’ Association, or MEDA shared their true personal stories from their homes and offices during a corporate workshop hosted by Tell Us Something. The storytelling workshop helped people harness the power of personal storytelling to talk about the work that they do every day. Why is that work important to them, why that work is important to those that they serve and why that work is important to the communities where they live and work across the state of Montana. The MEDA members who are sharing their stories with you today know that it is with our stories that we can reach people with our mission. They left the graphs and pie charts at the office. They saved the data points for later. Our storytellers today used their true personal stories to share the story of the important work that they do in communities across Montana. Around 20 or so MEDA members joined me every day for a week. During our two hours every day, I taught them what I know about storytelling. We talked about techniques and structure and helped each other develop and improve our stories. I tailored the workshop specifically for the MEDA members.  Usually, a Tell Us Something event is focused on a theme. We hadn’t discussed a theme for these stories, but, listening to them, a theme emerged. We can say that the theme is  “Why am I here?” or “Why I do this”. Call it “Passion.” Whatever you call it, you’ll see that these storytellers are personally bonded to the work that they do, and that their passion really comes through in the stories that they share. Our first storyteller is Gloria O’Rourke. Gloria has been a MEDA member since 1995 and self-employed since 2003. She and her business partner, Mike, share an office and have been married for 44 years.  Mike and Gloria enjoy spoiling their four grandsons and then returning them with sugar highs to their parents. We call Gloria’s story “My Desk”. To learn more about the Montana Economic Developers Association, visit medamembers.org Our next storyteller is a world-traveler from a small town. Heather McCartney is a 5th generation Montanan. She works as an outreach and consumer education specialist with the non-profit child care resource and referral agency, Family Connections. Her passions include hunting for good decaf, long reads, and connecting people to great resources. She lives in Choteau with her conservation officer husband, her artistic and whimsical daughter, five freeloading chickens, three cats, and a dog named Bear. Green is her favorite color. We call Heather’s story “Family Connections”. To learn more about Family Connections, visit familyconnectionsmt.org. Russ Fletcher is an old retired guy who escaped from San Francisco 25 years ago to live in Missoula with his retired attorney wife, Alexis.  They have two children. His son lives in San Francisco and works for Google. His daughter has “Come Home” from L.A. and works for Hulu. Russ spends a lot of his day looking at a computer screen, drinking coffee, and pondering the future of Montana. Russ calls his story “How I Found My Last Best Job in a Missoula Dive Bar”. To learn more about Russ’s passion project, Montana Associated Technology Roundtables, visit matr.net. Teresa Schreiner is the Investment Director at the Great Falls Development Authority. She’s a former ‘Butte Rat’ who teases that she came ‘kicking and screaming’ to Great Falls with her husband, although loves to sell folks on the Electric City. Teresa just celebrated ten years with her larger than life husband, Casey, who equally challenges her efforts. Together they have three scrappy and smart little boys that love to give them a run for their money: Aiden, Liam, and Finn. Teresa calls her story “Nose Down Ass Up”. You can learn more about the Great Falls Development Authority by visiting growgreatfallsmontana.org

Credits:Record Club is a Kelly&Kelly production. It is produced by Chris Kelly, Max Collins, Lauren Bercovitch, Dave Shumka and Jodie Camilleri. Record Club was created by Lizzy Karp + Ken Tsui and recorded at a Here There event. Special thanks to the following generous souls for sharing their stories:Featured in the podcast:Adam Reid, Arinn Westendorf and Justyna KrolAlso spoke at the live show: Andrea Warner, Emily Williams, Fatima Dhowre, Jackie Wong, Michelle Morgan and Tracey Friesen. With music by Desirée Dawson.

Spirit of Punk Live storytelling The final part of our two-part series of live stories we recorded in conjunction with the Spirit of Punk at the end of last year at Buck Mulligan's bar in Melbourne. The principle of Spirit of Punk is simple. All you need to do is show up and read a piece of your work no longer than the duration of a Ramones song. How easy is that? The recordings are live so there are some little mic disturbances here and there. But more than anything there is the unmistakeable courage of writers taking to the stage to read their non-fiction stories. Writers in this episode  Confessions of a Boarder by Lacey Smith I came to write this piece to answer the main questions everybody asks me when I mention that I endured boarding school. Many people have an idealistic view of boarding house life: beautiful buildings, a good education, working air conditioning etc.; I felt the need to set the record straight. Lacey Smith is an Australian-Canadian writer and podcaster, currently working on her first novel. At 14 she was selling merchandise for a satanic metal band but has now put those wild days behind her. She lives in Melbourne with her long-suffering husband and their Westie, Maisie.   Hell Bent by Noeleen Ginnane End 2019, nearly a wrap on my Diploma Writing/Editing, Swinburne. I’d relocated on 15 November, before which 15 June. Exhausted. Broke as a freak. ‘Provide 500 words, memoir,’ teach said, as if you could whip that up with a thought, pause and muse. I panicked, pulled out past sufferances; re-felt, altered, submitted it. ‘I’ve written since forever,’ Noeleen Ginnane tells us. ‘It kept me sane, teen years. If I hadn’t wagged school so much to write, I’d never have failed it as well as I did.’ Modestly published in Australia, and (erotica) in the U.K. and U.S., Noeleen’s ‘only recently confessed to/begun living the writer I am.’ She has been published in: I can’t Breathe - Fremantle Arts Review, The TV - Western Word, Mother In Top Gear - Perth Child Magazine, Quiet – Oz Poetic Society,  Sweet Selection, Army Style, Blossoms Full Bloom, Sweatbox, Aunty Said - In The Buff (UK), Aunty Said - Best Women's Erotica (USA), Batman and The Fisherman, My Mother's Torment - Reader's Digest   The Stink by Laura Wild I have terrible taste in romantic partners. This memory always makes me laugh and it’s a story I tell friends when we get bogged down. At least our pillows are clean, mate. Poorly navigating the internet one LiveLeak video at a time, Laura Wild is an Australian writer currently studying at Swinburne University of Technology. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria with her partner and the four houseplants that have managed to survive her ineffectual care. She has been published in Backstory Journal and Other Terrain Journal.    Acknowledgements: Memoria is written,  produced, edited and presented by Natalie V. Special thanks go to Jen Farrow for her recording tech on the night and Nic Brasch for letting us record his event. Thank you to the writers who took part in this episode: Lacey Smith, Noeleen Ginnane and Laura Wild. The stories in this episode are sound edited by Natalie Vella. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions,   Sage the Hunter, When in the West and The Envelope. Illustrations by Peta Manning. Her book, See Me Doodle, is out now. Support the show.

The Writers XL bring Shelly's boyfriend onto the podcast to test out comedy inspired by everyday life. Join us for some tricks and tips on how to brave the stage when going live.

Spirit of Punk To begin our new season, we have something very special for you. A series of live stories we recorded in conjunction with the Spirit of Punk at the end of last year at Buck Mulligan's bar in Melbourne. The principle of Spirit of Punk is simple. All you need to do is show up and read a piece of your work no longer than the duration of a Ramones song. How easy is that? The recordings are live so there are some little mic disturbances here and there. But more than anything there is the unmistakeable courage of writers taking to the stage to read their non-fiction stories.. So to kick it all off, here is Nic Brasch to tell us how he started the Spirit of Punk. And as with every Spirit of punk event, Nic follows his introduction by reading one of his own pieces. Tonight, Nic reads his flash memoir, I Can Tell Anyone Anything. Writers in this episode I Can Tell Anyone Anything by Nic Brasch My story is prompted by some advice I got from the writer, Christos Tsiolkas, who told me, ‘You can tell anyone anything’, after I had related an experience related to my sister’s suicide. His advice was spot on. Nicolas is a writer, a teacher of writing, Chair of Writers Victoria, and the founder and host of Spirit of Punk, an open mic event for emerging writers. Mind Your Own Business by Erica Murdoch You think that you know everything there is to know about your parents. You have them pigeonholed and all worked out. Or so you think. Then life throws a curveball and you are left breathless, skeptical and scared. And underneath it all maybe not surprised. Maybe the clues were there all along and you just chose to ignore them. Erica is a freelance writer and has completed an Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT She has been published in Fairfax Media, Weekend Notes and N-scribe. Kindness by Annie Drum Kindness is a story about somebody in her family. Annie Drum is a Ballarat-based writer whose work has appeared in anthologies and poetry chapbooks. She writes short stories and poetry and is working on a novel as well as a young adult novel. Purchase her short story collection, Like Trees. Nadine by Helena Spyrou Harking back to my youth when almost every week I would listen and dance to live music in pubs around Melbourne. Helena Spyrou is a Melbourne-based writer. She has been previously published in a number of journals, including Meanjin and Going Down Swinging. She works for the Union movement. Support the show.

It is an honour and a privilege for episode thirty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast to have special guest Matthew Dicks join us all the way from Connecticut, USA. When he agreed to be on the show, Thomas admits he did squeal just a little bit. He is a huge inspiration to both Kate and Thomas through his work as a storyteller, podcaster and ruthlessly efficient human being.Despite the fifteen hour time difference, a valuable and enjoyable relationship has built between Kate, Thomas, Matt and his wife, Elysha. There is most likely nobody on the planet better at both telling stories from the stage and being able to forensically dissect storytelling down to its barest elements, devices and psychology. This is going to be a damn good conversation on the show today; the definitive guide to storytelling in a presentation.About Our Guest Matthew Dicks is an elementary school teacher and the internationally bestselling author of several books including his latest, Twenty-one Truths About Love, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, and Storyworthy: Engage Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling.He's the founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows and teaches storytelling to corporations, nonprofits, universities, and individuals. He's a record 45-time Moth StorySLAM winner and 6-time GrandSLAM champion. Matt is also a podcaster, wedding DJ, minister, and stand-up comic. He loves eating ice cream cake, playing golf poorly, tickling his children, staring at his wife, and not sleeping.What You'll Learn• What a story IS, and what a story IS NOT• Why transformation in a story is so important• The value in telling stories about small moments vs big events or life stories• How storytelling fits into a corporate presentation be it internal or outwards to stakeholders• The first step someone should take if they're ready to add stories into their presentationsMentioned In The Show• Matthew's Website: http://www.matthewdicks.com/• Matt's Awesome Book: Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of StorytellingOther Great Things of Matt's Worth Showing You• Matthew's TED Talk: Homework For Life• Matthew's newest book: 21 Truths About LoveResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Ai Addyson-Zhang, Ph.D. is the creator of Classroom Without Walls, which provides entrepreneurs and digital marketers with the tools and strategies they need to get a foothold in the rapidly growing online marketplace. A former associate professor of communications studies at Stockton University, Ai realized that she could reach and educate people beyond the confines of academia. Her desire to reinvent traditional classroom teaching led to Classroom Without Walls, which she livestreams every Wednesday at 2PM PST. In this episode, Ai discusses what pushed her to trade her physical classroom for a virtual one, reveals what surprised her about modern social media usage, and has you really consider what you want out of livestreaming. The Finer Details of This Episode: Ai lays out the many ways people are utilizing livestreaming in their brands or businesses today and explains what it was like for her to go live for the first time. Why it’s worth taking the time and effort to assemble a clean and reliable streaming setup. What spurred Ai to leave her conventional teaching career and embrace a livestreaming platform? Ai explains what really surprised her about her former students’ relationship with social media. Ai’s tips for expanding your livestreaming audience and drawing guests to your show. The reason you should figure out methods of repurposing your own content. Quotes: “If I want to teach this, I cannot just be a teacher. I have to be a practitioner.” “I really think… our educational system doesn’t really encourage our teachers to become practitioners.” “Taking action gives us clarity, momentum and confidence.” “Quality is a lot, lot, lot more important than quantity.” “Treat every single person as a VIP.” Guest Links:Classroom Without Walls - https://www.classroomwithoutwalls.ai/ Ai on Twitter - https://twitter.com/aiaddysonzhang Ai on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiaddysonzhang/ Visit Brandon’s website at www.BrandsOnBrandsOnBrands.com Join the Brand Growth Community on Facebook at www.brandonbrands.com/community And please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Learning better charisma by telling better stories. Learning to stop telling yourself the BS stories that hold yourself back. Jack Napier joins for a great conversation on game --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rian-stone/message

Kathleen shares her story about her families' belief in a life with big possibilities and dreams - and not being defined by disability. TRANSCRIPT: When Grace was born she was born with some issues, we didn't know right away it took a few months. But for some reason my husband and I took on this belief that we were not going to be defined by whatever this was that was going on with Grace. And it was partly because at that time we had a three year old son and we just kept thinking like ok so we are going to have some serious issues going on with Grace we are going to have to give her lots of attention we get that. We understand, like we went to counseling and we understand we are going to constantly grieve the loss of her dreams or our dreams for her, etc. etc. But we kept thinking we've got this three year old boy too, we can't just be focused on Grace. And we can't define Ben by Grace. And I didn't want to be defined by Grace. Like I saw myself having friends and connections and doing things that were unrelated to disability. So we really had this mindset that we can't be defined by this disability. And I will tell you that it is profoundly hard to work against that because for my daughters condition there's an organization out there, she has a neuromuscular condition so its MDA. So immediately, MDA gets involved right at the hospital, they want to be involved in your life and they want you to give money and all this other stuff, right? And if you have someone who's born with Down syndrome it's the exact same thing, right? And I'm sure it is with autism and all of these groups. And I understand that all of these groups do really great work and some of them like the MDA fund a lot of important research for treatments and cures and all that stuff. So I am not down playing the importance of that, but what happens as a parent is you're inundated from the get-go with ‘be a part of the disability community.' And that was hard for us because we were thinking like ok, we are not this is not who we are, like we don't define ourselves this way. We had this belief in Grace from the get-go and I remember a doctor looking at me like I had four heads. And I told them all Grace is going to go to college and she's going to do whatever she wants in life. We had these huge beliefs that Grace could do anything, in some ways it was bad because Grace isn't going to college. And to have this mindset of that being what defines a successful life, is not good. If she doesn't go to college that doesn't mean she isn't important or wonderful. The good part of it is we just always had dreams for her. And we believed she could do a lot of things. So we weren't even in therapies and we love OTs, but you know you get to a point and you can't applaud what accomplishment she just made, you immediately have to fix the next thing. But we wanted to be focused on the positive. And we would say often we don't want to be the poster family for MDA, we don't want to be the poster family for disability. And that's how we lived our lives. And then after that, we found a school. And literally this school — I went in one day, they never looked at Grace in terms of disability. It just wasn't an issue. Grace went in and she needed a walker at this time to go in. She went in with her walker and they did, I don't want to call them interviews, but it was just to see if the child was ready to go to school at that point. And she went in with her walker and she did what most two and a half year olds do, which was cry like anything because their mom just left them and they're in this room with all these kids they don't know and never met before and these teachers. They accepted her and I want to make sure I quote this correctly, but I remember going into school one day for these little teas that they do, it was a Montessori school, Mercy Montessori. And they invite you into a tea that your child does for you. I went in and we were sitting in this little circle in these teeny tiny chairs. And the kids are all on the floor. And Grace is on one side of me and another kid is on the other side of me. And the other child puts his or her (I don't remember) hand on my leg and says “now she is going to need to use your leg to stand up so she's just going to stand up that way.” I was like oh my gosh, like he didn't say she can't get up. What that little child said was this is how she does it. And then I followed her to her work, which is what they call them at Montessori. And her partner said to me, it was a little boy. So you will see that I do it this way and Grace does it this way and we just both get it done. And it was amazing. Now one of the things that I did do is they asked me if I wanted to address the class, when Grace first joined and talk about Grace's concerns or issues or anything. And I said no I don't want to do that because then what everyone hears is that Grace can't do this, or you need to help her with this and I just felt like everyone will figure it out. Between the teachers and the students, they all figured it out. And it was just beautiful. And we stumbled across that. We really did. We were just looking for Montessori setting because our OT said I think it would be good for her to be in a Montessori setting. So that's all we were looking for and this is what we found and it was wonderful and it was in line with what we valued as a family, but we also failed. So swimming upstream, we finally cave at one point. MDA said we'd really like to hear your family's perspective it's a little different then a lot of our other families. And I thought well that's fine we could do that because they're letting us talk about our perspective. Well it was awful, and I had to cut it short because basically they wanted me to tell a sob story about our daughter in order to get money, right? And I hate it, I get it but I hate it. So the man came to our home and started to asking me these very specific questions that were to go down this sob story path. And I just had to say look we're not going down that path. You either say what we want to say or we end it right here. So he let us say a few things and I think it was a very abbreviated I think film for what they were looking for. But we learned a really valuable lesson that you have to hold strong, you have to understand what other peoples' values are, because even when you cave, maybe you cave into someone who really shares your values. But there are going to be lots of places where you feel like you're going to cave and you do cave like we did, and their values are not our values and we didn't get that. If we had gotten that, we probably wouldn't have caved. The other thing that I would say is, you know, as a family we do struggle. My husband worries about the finances, (I'm not crying I really have something in my throat) — I worry about the friendships, whose going to be in Grace's life. We've taken Grace and Ben to several countries, multiple times. And Grace's disability has never stopped us from doing anything. She's had this amazing life and that helps move me upstream. Where we are today is, we no longer have our dreams for Grace, we have Grace's dreams for Grace. Her dreams are to become an actress on Broadway. So we are not going to crush Grace's dreams ever. She can try to do that as long as she wants. We will support her to the best of our ability to do that. Eventually she'll figure out that, you know what, I just want to be in Cincinnati and if I can be in something related to theater and history I'll be good. And I think she'll come to that on her own. So we're on this path now where she's doing a lot of things around that.. She's doing a one-woman show, that she and myself and some else has written, and she's going to perform that hopefully in the spring. She's doing this with an actress who actually was in the movie that's just out with Robert Redford “The Old Man and the Gun” I think it's called, and she works with Grace every week. Grace has invited her to go to some plays and she has gone to these plays with us. So this is a person who until Grace's high school acting teacher gave me her name, she had no sense of anyone with a disability. But she understands what it is to be an African American woman in the theater. And so she knows how you can be marginalized that way. We also - we support her to have people who know her. So Grace today is in the church choir, she's not in a special needs choir. She's probably not the best singer, in fact I've kind of thought she might be the worst singer until the other day and someone was a cantor and I though, yeah maybe not. She's working with Starfire to do a StoryCorps. So people are seeing Grace now as the person in the choir but also the person who is doing this StoryCorps thing. And when Grace is not at choir, people stop us on the way out of church, “Where's Grace?” She's missed when she's not in choir. So those are really great ways of Grace being in the community. So slowly but surely — Grace is in a valued role. And I think that's all I wanted to say. That's our family.

Leah Purcell's purpose had always been to look after her mum. And while she had dreams of the big city and becoming an actor, being a Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri girl from the bush made that unlikely. Leah had a baby at 17 with an abusive man which made her acting dreams impossible. That was until her mother's greatest gift, her death. Warning: This episode contains some swearing. This story was first told at The Wheeler Center Gala in Melbourne, in 2018.  The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs.

Gus Fitzgerald was just 10 when he was swept out to sea in rough and wild surf conditions. His father calmly followed, walking down the beach. Then Gus realised, his dad wasn't going to save him. It was up to him. When he lost his father to cancer, Gus had to learn another lesson, how to stay afloat without him altogether. Warning: This episode contains some swearing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are also advised it includes the name of someone who has died. This story was first told at SPUN Stories a live storytelling podcast created in Darwin by StoryProjects. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. If you or anyone you know needs help or advice there is support available: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527

"I could grow old with you, you know, I could really grow old with you," Tim Bishop's partner said to him. This was in the early days of their relationship, and Tim knew he was in for something. His man was from Cabbage Tree Island and knew his land as the land of his people since time immemorial. But one day it came time for Tim to take a road trip back to his man's family alone. Warning: there is some swearing in this episode. This story was first told at Queerstories, a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project and podcast. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. 

May 28 was a bit of a blur for Bridget Judd. She remembers her mum's phone call and that she knew when she answered the news wasn't going to be good. She had lost her beloved father. Being a journalist, Bridget is used to finding the language to describe events. But this time she found herself in silence and unable to find the words to speak. Warning: this episode contains references to suicide, which may cause distress. This story was first told at SPUN Stories a live storytelling podcast created in Darwin by StoryProjects. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. If you or anyone you know needs help or advice there is support available:   Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527

It was while he was high on LSD on the day of his wedding to Jenny that David Marr had a realisation: he was gay. David knew what he’d done was wrong, marrying was a mistake. Despite this devastating insight, he felt an absolute calm, almost relief. While he was a passionate advocate for the 2017 marriage equality plebiscite, David wasn’t sure he wanted to get married again. Warning: there is some swearing in this episode.  This story was first told at Queerstories, a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project and podcast. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs.

"I could grow old with you, you know, I could really grow old with you," Tim Bishop's partner said to him. This was in the early days of their relationship, and Tim knew he was in for something. His man was from Cabbage Tree Island and knew his land as the land of his people since time immemorial. But one day it came time for Tim to take a road trip back to his man's family alone. Warning: there is some swearing in this episode. This story was first told at Queerstories, a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project and podcast. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. 

Gus Fitzgerald was just 10 when he was swept out to sea in rough and wild surf conditions. His father calmly followed, walking down the beach. Then Gus realised, his dad wasn't going to save him. It was up to him. When he lost his father to cancer, Gus had to learn another lesson, how to stay afloat without him altogether. Warning: This episode contains some swearing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are also advised it includes the name of someone who has died. This story was first told at SPUN Stories a live storytelling podcast created in Darwin by StoryProjects. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. If you or anyone you know needs help or advice there is support available: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527

Leah Purcell's purpose had always been to look after her mum. And while she had dreams of the big city and becoming an actor, being a Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri girl from the bush made that unlikely. Leah had a baby at 17 with an abusive man which made her acting dreams impossible. That was until her mother's greatest gift, her death. Warning: This episode contains some swearing. This story was first told at The Wheeler Center Gala in Melbourne, in 2018.  The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs.

May 28 was a bit of a blur for Bridget Judd. She remembers her mum's phone call and that she knew when she answered the news wasn't going to be good. She had lost her beloved father. Being a journalist, Bridget is used to finding the language to describe events. But this time she found herself in silence and unable to find the words to speak. Warning: this episode contains references to suicide, which may cause distress. This story was first told at SPUN Stories a live storytelling podcast created in Darwin by StoryProjects. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs. If you or anyone you know needs help or advice there is support available:   Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527

It was while he was high on LSD on the day of his wedding to Jenny that David Marr had a realisation: he was gay. David knew what he’d done was wrong, marrying was a mistake. Despite this devastating insight, he felt an absolute calm, almost relief. While he was a passionate advocate for the 2017 marriage equality plebiscite, David wasn’t sure he wanted to get married again. Warning: there is some swearing in this episode.  This story was first told at Queerstories, a national LGBTQI+ storytelling project and podcast. The Producer for the ABC was Emma Gibbs.