Joshua Morotti, an electrical engineer and the founder of Life Out Loud Storytelling, dives into the art of storytelling and its impact on communication during the conversation. He explains how effective storytelling can foster deep connections in both business and personal contexts. Listeners learn the importance of transformational moments in narratives and the essential elements that make a story resonate. Plus, Joshua shares insights about the upcoming live storytelling events that celebrate courage and connection, inspired by real-life experiences.
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Storytelling's Impact
Learn storytelling to connect with audiences personally and professionally.
Storytelling sets you apart, whether at dinner, a campfire, or in presentations.
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Stories in Business
Stories effectively communicate messages and motivate teams.
They resonate more deeply than mission statements or data, fostering emotional connection.
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Storytelling and Pathos
Stories add emotional depth (pathos) to presentations, making them persuasive.
Our brains naturally create imagery during storytelling, enhancing its impact.
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Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
Matthew Dicks
In 'Storyworthy,' Matthew Dicks provides a comprehensive guide on the art of storytelling. The book is divided into three parts: Finding your story, Crafting your story, and Telling your story. Dicks shares his own stories to illustrate key points and offers tips and exercises to help readers improve their storytelling skills. He emphasizes the importance of identifying a 'five-second moment' of transformation or realization in every story and provides techniques for making stories engaging and memorable. The book is designed to help anyone become a better storyteller, whether for personal or professional purposes, and highlights how storytelling can deepen connections with others and enhance one's own life[1][3][5].
Yeeha! Episode twenty three Presentation Boss Podcast! Today we reached out to our friend Joshua Morotti to talk a little bit about storytelling and not only how it can be useful in business, but also about live storytelling shows. Sometimes described as 'like a stand-up comedy show, but with true stories instead', they are always an entertaining show of courage, kindness and connection.
About Our Guest
Joshua Morotti is an electrical engineer by day, budding entrepreneur by night; storyteller always. He has years of experience as a speaker and has been attracted to the art of Storytelling. And being a 'get stuff done' kinda guy, he decided what his hometown of Brisbane needed was a live storytelling event.
After reaching out to Kate and Thomas, the three of them launched Life Out Loud Storytelling; a series of regular shows that allow real people to tell real stories from stage in front of a live audience.
What You'll Learn
• Why the ability to tell stories effectively is so important
• The difference between a story and a speech
• How Life Out Loud Storytelling came to be and what inspired it
• The considerations that make a great story, regardless of where it is told
• The three key elements every story must have
• Some of the common mistakes to avoid when sharing your experiences
• Details about the next live storytelling event in Brisbane
Mentioned In The Show
• The Moth: https://themoth.org/
• Speak Up Podcast: http://speakupstorytelling.libsyn.com/
• Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks: http://www.matthewdicks.com/storyworthy
• Life Out Loud Storytelling: https://lifeoutloud.com.au/
Resources 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
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