Stories are a great way to make your point. At businessballs.com, you can find many short anecdotes that you can use for a variety of messages. Some will be familiar, others not, but you’ll probably be able to find something you can use. Check it out!
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These stores are great, Ellen.
However, the best ones, and the ones that connect emotionally are personal stories.
No one can tell your story but you!
As they say in Yoga: “Be always present and in the moment.” When those stories occur in real time, capture them and put them in a file in the hard drive of your brain.
When you need a story to make a point in your speech, you’ll have it.
I totally agree with Fred Miller! One must be cautious in using others’ stories. There is nothing more disheartening to me than when I have heard a speaker present a Chicken Soup for the Soul story (that infamous “cookie thief” one) as his own experience. His credibility took an immediate nose dive for me.
A great exercise is to reflect back on your life and assemble significant experiences – no one else can possibly duplicate them and they reflect the REAL you.