Paul Strickland, storyteller

Keep Going.  That's it.  
Well, and LEARN.
But keep going!
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter

The best image lets the listener
paint the inside of their brain
with their OWN ideas.
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#thingsisaywhencoaching

Are you Flattering Future You?
Or do you actually want to improve?
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#thingsisaywhencoaching

Be better than 90% of people talking
at other people's bored faces!
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#tellstoriesbetter #storytelling

There's no "one way" to make a creativity-centered-life... 
and there's no "path" to making a creativity-centered-living.
But if you're creative
you can be creative in your business practices, too.
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Don't give us a ton of Setup... 
Get there before we don't care.
Start the story later!
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www.TellStoriesBetter.com – 
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week 
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately 
to make today's stories unforgettable. 
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation

www.TellStoriesBetter.com – 
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week 
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately 
to make today's stories unforgettable. 
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation

www.TellStoriesBetter.com – 
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week 
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately 
to make today's stories unforgettable. 
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation

www.TellStoriesBetter.com – 
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week 
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately 
to make today's stories unforgettable. 
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation

If you cut nothing, you leave everything in… including the boring bits.   #storytelling #relatable #stoprambling

A boring story is a bread sandwich: no meat, no crunch, just a mouthful of blah-blah.  #storytelling #funnyreels #communication

Just because you have a story doesn’t mean you’re telling it well. (Trust me, I’ve sat through the splashback.)  #storytelling #funnyreels #presentationtips

“Once upon a time” is optional. “Wait, WHAT?!” is required.
Surprise keeps people on the hook.

Volume doesn’t equal value. If shouting worked, every toddler would be a motivational speaker.  #storytelling #relatable #communication

That moment you realize you’re at the mercy of your mouth… because it’s gone rogue!  #storytelling #funnyreels #stoprambling

Everybody wants attention, but some ways are better (and more legal) than others. 
 #storytelling #funnyreels #publicspeakingtips

Without creativity, you can’t imagine the future you want to grow toward.
🎥 Sculpture: Dr. Evermore’s “Forevertron” park—an outdoor cathedral of weird metal dreams.
#Creativity #PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling

Don’t be surprised if the ride you’re on goes somewhere beautiful.
Stories work that way because LIFE works that way.
#StorytellingCoach #Creativity #Storytelling

NOBODY:

ME: [crawling into a metal dreamscape]
Shot at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park, where reality and imagination shake hands.
#WeirdReels #CreativeLife #Storytelling

And yes, the umbrella is inside on purpose. METAPHORS!
#InterestingIsASkill #Storytelling

Normalize pausing in your story.
Every silence is an invitation for your audience to lean in, form questions, and want more.
Filmed at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
#PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling

Sometimes your face is the mystery.
Or maybe… the plot twist.
#storytelling #funnystory #giglife

Live laughter is the receipt.
Timing silence is better than spray and pray words.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #StageLife

Public Speaking Trick #44.2: Good jokes earn their keep — they move the plot, build the world, sharpen the stakes. If they don’t, they’re freeloading fun stealing momentum from your story.

#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring

This is my impression of a story that’s looking around for where it’s going. Remember: interesting is a skill.

#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #Communication #BeLessBoring

Presentation Secret #76.0: You are more than your mouth. Your story is more than words. Don’t just sound interesting — move interestingly. The more interesting, the more interesting.

#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring

Writing Hack #12.3: Holding a story hostage inside you until it’s ‘flawless’ just starves it. Craft it with care, then let it go. Let it meet some people.”

#Storytelling #WritingTips #Communication #BeLessBoring

Public Speaking Trick #13.6: Boring stories list events. Great stories build moments. People have smartphones — they can look up facts. Gift us your experience.

#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #Communication #BeLessBoring

Storytelling Tip #54.9: Perfect might look flawless… but flawless can also mean lifeless. Perfection wins points on a rubric, but it won’t win trust. Start with YOU-forward.

#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #Communication #BeLessBoring