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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.

November 11, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Want a way to thank a veteran today?

On May 8th of this year, it fully dawned on me what I had gotten myself into. That evening, just finished watching The Storytelling Boot Camp 101 class graduation show. Students connected to the military spent weeks, at no cost, learning the art and craft of storytelling. As people mingle and talk, I can feel … Continue reading Want a way to thank a veteran today?

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Guess who’s telling stories again!?!?

I am lucky enough to be doing 2 shows and a workshop in Nov. Doing them days apart is a challenge though. If you can make at least one of these shows, I'd love to have you in the crowd! All of these are in DC. See the links for ticket info. 9 NovNick is … Continue reading Guess who’s telling stories again!?!?

October 30, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Looking for storytellers in Nov and Jan

"Storytelling Night" , a story telling show held in Fredericksburg VA is looking for people to tell stories Nov 8 with the theme "Thankful" and Jan 10 with the theme "Mistakes". The show is free, and the tellers aren't paid. Contact Anette Stjarnhjarta at anettestjarnhjarta@gmail.com for more info.

October 28, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Storytelling Shows in Nov

What makes me thankful? From 1 Nov to 30 Nov there are 32 storytelling shows on this list! There could be more, but this is all that I could find before posting. What makes me even more thankful is that I am telling stories in 2 of them (along with performing in a standup comedy … Continue reading Storytelling Shows in Nov

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 nbaskerville Uncategorized

Pitching a story at Story District #stories #storytellingonpurpose #storytelling #storydistrict #suckerforlove #dcstorytelling #dcstories

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October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Podcast Post: TED Radio Hour

Who doesn't like a good TED Talk, right? And while a number of the best TED talks have stories in them, they are not necessarily stores as a whole. Unless, you listen to the TED Radio Hour Podcast. Hosted by Guy Raz, listeners are treated to a mash up of different talks that are put … Continue reading Podcast Post: TED Radio Hour

October 7, 2019September 29, 2019 nbaskerville Blog, Storytelling

Podcast Post: Speak Up

I am consistently on the lookout for ways to improve. A number of the storytelling podcasts I have recommended so far are more about enjoying a story, learning about a topic, or sharing a particular view. The Speak Up podcast helps me to meet a different need: getting better at telling stories. Matthew and Elysha … Continue reading Podcast Post: Speak Up

Upcoming Shows

Better Said Than Done

Last Saturday of the Month

The Auld Shebeen (DOWNSTAIRS)

3971 Chain Bridge Rd.

Fairfax, VA 22030

6:00PM Doors Open

7:00PM Show

$15 at the Door (cash preferred)

$12 Advance entry below

http://www.bettersaidthandone.com/storytelling-shows/

The Moth

First Thursday of the Month

The Miracle Theatre

535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

Third Monday of the Month

The DC Winery

1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=

Perfect Liars Club

First Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://www.perfectliarsclub.com/washington-dc-shows.html

Story District

Second Tuesday of the Month

Town Danceboutique

2009 8th St, NW

Washington, DC 20009

6:30 pm Doors open

8:00 pm Show starts

Other show are available

on varying dates and locations

http://storydistrict.org/shows

This Is My Brave

Shows are available at varying dates and locations throughout the year. Shows are also available in other states.

https://thisismybrave.org/events/

Toastmasters

Clubs are available in varying dates, times and locations throughout the DC, MD, VA area. Some clubs that specialize in storytelling are:

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+District+of+Columbia%2C+United+States&radius=25&n=&advanced=0&latitude=38.889511&longitude=-77.031998&autocomplete=true

Maryland

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Maryland%2C+United+States&radius=50&n=&advanced=0&latitude=38.94279&longitude=-76.73002&autocomplete=true

Virginia

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Virginia%2C+United+States&radius=100&n=&advanced=0&latitude=37.303937&longitude=-78.412571&autocomplete=true