As March comes to a close, so does my series on storytelling workshops. There are still many more workshops, particularly here in the DC, MD, VA area. I even found some that can done online. In my short journey into storytelling, I have found that there is so much more than what I could have realized. There is so much potential of what storytelling can do. Telling a story about struggles (https://stop365.blog/2019/01/09/a-storytelling-workshop-for-your-soul/), telling bringing out history( https://stop365.blog/2019/01/14/my-long-lost-storytelling-aunt/) , telling stories that connect with people (https://stop365.blog/2019/03/04/who-said-it-better/) , or telling stories about the best version of you are all possible (https://stop365.blog/2019/03/18/which-district-is-that-again/).

Storytelling is a skill. Not a superpower bestowed on a few. Not something you are born with. It is Something that given practice, everyone can improve on. It’s not about telling stories on stage, it about telling your story to others. Sometimes on stage, sometimes at work, sometimes to politicians, sometimes as bed time stories.

Many of the storytelling workshops grew out helping people tell a story on stage. Learn a new skill. Improve your current skill. Go to a storytelling workshop. Check out the Storytelling Places and Spaces page as I track storytelling in the area. Like and follow Story Telling On Purpose as I continue to find all that I can about storytelling, and take you along for the ride. 

P.S. I’d love to hear some feedback about the first blog post series on storytelling!

Published by Nick Baskerville

After years of being an instructor in the military and the and the fire service, I realized I needed to improve my delivery. My students needed me to improve delivery. But how do I improve my delivery? Simple. I finally took a member of Toastmasters up on the invitation to come to a meeting. It wasn't long until I joined. Along the way of improving my skills at delivering a message, I came to understand that of all the ways to get a point across, telling stories is the best way to get it done. Around this time, another friend from Toastmasters told me about The Moth monthly story telling shows. What better way to test out my theories on storytelling. It's in my travels there to the shows that I found more and more shows, and classes, and events centered around storytelling. Despite how many people know about the storytelling world, not many people know about the storytelling world. So now, I'm out to tell the world about storytelling.

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