Did I Ever Tell You About the Time: How to Develop and Deliver a Speech Using Stories that Get Your Message Across

Part I: The Power of the Hero's Journey. The Day I Became the Story. The Trance-Forming Power of Story. When the Student Is Ready. The Three Phases of the Hero's Journey. Tranformation through Losing and Learning. Fingerprints upon the Universe. Part II: Discovering and Developing Your Story. Steps One and Two: The Storyboard of Discovery. Story Development: From Humble Origins to Art. Sir Gawain Meets Fishook. Part III: Delivery. From Written Story to Oral Delivery. Humor is Contex-Dependent, Or, You Just Had to Be There. Where Humor Really Comes From. Get to the Point Already! Discovering and Delivering Other People's Stories. Beyond Skill and Toward Soul in Delivery. Basic Tips for Powerful Speaking. Using the Gift: Mastering Public Speaking. Postcript.