Storytelling Structure, Great Speech's Structure

 Nancy Duarte: the structure of all great speaches - stories.

Tonight was our last Storytelling Workshop and all present told powerful stories that they (we) are preparing to the showcase of 29th February and the outside our club storytelling event "change" at Canal Café Theatre in March, to Spark London event.

But for all, here is already, a Ted.com speech, from which all could take and learn something.

1 February 2012 Meeting

Last week Valentine’s day came early. Zhanna, our Toastmaster, with a difference, appropriately dressed in red took us through the origin of St Valentine’s. As she introduced the speakers for the evening, her introductions were cushioned with love poems and amusing jokes.
Lewisham Speakers showed their resilience and creativity as Manoj stepped in last minute to act as timekeeper (even without our equipment) and Steve J. took up the mantle of Ah counter. Windy, as Grammarian provided the word of the day “Affection” in accordance with the theme "love" and Vivienne as the Table Topics evaluator managed to incorporate into her evaluation.

Michael, gave his CC No. 4 speech entitled “Illegal drugs should be legalised” . Michael took us around the world as his well researched speech covered drug issues in Mexico, America and Amsterdam. He finally gave a comparative view and well researched opinion.

Steve had us mesmerized with his 15 minute "Pro" speech on Web crimes and well deservedly won the best speech of the night.

Julie using visual aids gave us CC Speech No. 8 informing us about the techniques adopted for storytelling and how this affected her life.

Our effective evaluators Lucas, Serena and Flavia gave constructive feedback and Lucas, who has blossomed since recently joining Lewisham Speakers, won best evaluator of the evening.

Richard as Table Topic master gave us "Choices of professions" and many guests and Toastmasters took up the challenge with jest. Jim, one of the first members to join our club 3 and a half years ago took part and we do hope he will visit us again soon.

Chris D. won the Table Topics award with his entertaining and energetic answer, as a guest - at the end of the meeting he became a member! Welcome Chris!

Next meeting, the 15th of February, Chris will already have a role as a member.

Tough times

Remember: what happened when the going went tough, give the best speeches, stories and also,

the best photos too, as here, as this girl dancing in the rain and not stopping!

When all goes well, not much to tell.

When all seems to darken, suddenly the rain fell on your shoulders, what did you do?

Tell us about those times, how you got out of it, what you learned through it, and how you came out with your head up like this girl did dispite the rain.

Dancing in the rain is not easy.
Surviving difficulty can teach others.

We will be all interested to learn, how you did it.

Next Storytelling workshop will be about Audience, their reaction and yours to them, the energy between and how to forget yourself in the moment when speaking, dancing, performing. Be all in it.

Please prepare your tale of "change" for the 7th of February meeting of Lewisham True Tales Workshop.

Ask yourself again:
1 what perspective can you offer?
2 what adversity have you overcome?