Listening to a story by Terry WolfishCole @tell_me_another (that's her twitter) on a zoom call from the Norfolk Libray in CT with a couple dozen folks was a nice way to start December...and there'll be more to come with sharing stories. She gave tips and overall the idea is to 'cut to the chase' in terms of engage the audience with 'stakes' in terms of what you are facing, wanting, hoping for..what you have to gain or lose...then let the listeners experience what you go through to reach a major point and then 'bring it home'.
She told a story of 'running away from home at age 5' to her