Kowloon Toastmasters Club22 May 2013
Talis WONG, DTM
Story Telling for
Speech Presentations
• Make Audience Interested• Make Audience Participate• Make Audience Feel • Make Audience
Remember/ Action
Why Stories ?
• Moral of Story (WHY)(Core Message, Sound Bites)• Storyboard (WHAT)• Multi-Sensory Stimulation
(HOW)
How to Tell Stories ?
• Characters (WHO)• Opening – Body –
Conclusion• Twists and Turns
Storyboard
• Choice of Words• Gestures and Movement• Vocal Variety
Multi-Sensory Stimulations
• Vivid but Simple• What you See • What you Hear • How you Feel
Choice of Words
Examples of Vivid Words
…Lane Crawford is on sale now. Ladies fall over each other for their beloved pairs of shoes.
Example of Vivid Words
It is the World Cup on TV,all members of the family rooted to the viewing spot. They seemed to enjoy the feast of television than food.
Use Simple Words…throw myself into bed
… sink into the sofa,… reach out for the alarm clock
… try to feel my slippers..
Use Simple Words…I swim through
the delicious memory of our togetherness.
Your eyes are so sparkling,your lips so inviting..You have kidnapped
my heart, you know ?
Pair Up Simple Words• Fond expectation• Angel white• Sunkist Smiles• Punishing schedule• Humble paper cups• Postcard days
Repeating WordsOut there,
It is Bumper to Bumper,Minute to Minute,
Nose to Nose.In here,
It is Heart to Heart.
Venus & Adonis l. 799
A Masterpiece The house has grown into a
knowledgeable witness. It has been party to early seductions, it has watched
homework being written, it has observed swaddled babies freshly arrived from hospital, it has been
surprised in the middle of the night by whispered conferences in the kitchen.
Let Body Speak• Energy• Eye Contact • Facial Expression• Hand Gestures
Let Body Speak• Posture & Movement • Degree/Extent of Footwork• Psycho-geography • Use of Props
• Stress• Volume• Pace• Inflection• Tone/Colour• Pauses
Vocal Variety
• I can’t do that.• I can’t do that.• I can’t do that.• I can’t do that.
Stress
• That is all I have to say.• Are You interested ?• Oh mine !• Sigh..
Inflection (I)
Student : I was late because …Teacher : Oh.. (calm acceptance)Teacher : Oh.. (questioning)Teacher : Oh.. (disbelieving)Teacher : Oh.. (very crossed)Teacher : Oh.. (amused)Teacher : Oh.. (disappointed)
Inflection (II)
“ I don’t want to do it. ”
• Boyish• Old Man• Old Lady• Naughty
Tone/Colour
• Draw Attention• Create Suspense• Emphasize a Point• Make a Transition
Pauses
• Create a Punch Line• Swallow an ‘eh’• Search for the Next Word• Breathe . . .
Pauses
• Two in a Group• A Tells a Story• Comes with a Moral of Story• B Offers Suggestions• Change Roles
Exercise –Tell Your Story
• Make Audience Interested• Make Audience Participate• Make Audience Feel • Make Audience
Remember/ Action
Tell Stories in Your Presentations, and