Why Tell Stories? Interview with Laura Packer

In this week's episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with her long-time friend Laura Packer, who’s an award-winning storyteller. Laura says that getting started in storytelling is a lot like learning to ride a bike – you won’t fall often and you won’t hurt yourself too much, but you have to get out there and do it.

Key take-aways:

• Neurology studies have shown that listening to told stories has a measurable effect on the brain that shows up on an fMRI scan
• Storytelling engages the parts of the brain associated with senses and with action
• Bringing stories into presenting and speaking and allowing yourself to be a little bit vulnerable is the way to connect with audiences

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Read a transcript of this episode: https://share.descript.com/view/SnXzVpQ64TE

For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/WHTwbq7Njfc

• Laura's Organizational Storytelling website Think Story
• Laura Packer | storyteller, writer, real-time dreamer
• Laura on Facebook
• Laura's Linked In profile
• Laura's Patreon
• National Storytelling Network
• Storytelling World
• Minnesota Fringe Festival
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Story Center | Mid-Continent Public Library
• Annette Simmons' book, The Story Factor
• The Moth | Radio Hour

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