When should you tell personal stories - and when do you need something else? Do you need to tell really polished stories? How can you use your imagination to influence your audience?

75. The Power of Made-Up Stories with Kelly Swanson

Welcome to The Storypowers Podcast, the show about the power of stories, the people who tell them and why you should be doing it too. I’m your host, keynote speaker and storytelling coach, Francisco Mahfuz.

If you want to learn how to find, craft and tell stories that work, check out the Storypowers Bootcamp at https://storypowers.thinkific.com/courses/storypowers-online-bootcamp

And if you love the show and would like to support us, you can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storypowers

My guest today is Kelly Swanson.

Kelly is an Award-Winning Storyteller, comedian, Motivational Speaker and author many books including The Story Formula, The Gutsy Girl’s Guide to Public Speaking and the story series Prides Hollow: The small town with a big heart.

She is also the founder of the Story Impact Academy, which helps people master the art of strategic storytelling.

You can find her at https://motivationalspeakerkellyswanson.com/, and the town where her imagined stories comes from is at prideshollow.com.

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