PC 014: 7 Tips For Better Sermon Illustrations

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HERE ARE THE 7 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Personal stories are always best 

• Story stories (fictional or non) are second best 

• Don’t be the hero

• Self-deprecation is useful if there is trust

• Use them to illustrate points - more likely to remember!

• Practice them out loud (practice the punch line 

• No one cares how much you know until you tell a story