Do you have a true personal experience story to tell at holiday gatherings or local live story events like Flathead Story Concerts in Kalispell (or others in Missoula and Spokane)?
Do you need help crafting your true story to make it engaging for listeners and to present it with confidence?
We can help! Barbara and Glenn Schiffman -- story coaches and curators of **Flathead Story Concerts - are seeking new stories from local Tellers for live curated and themed spoken word events in 2025!
To help interested storytellers "incubate" stories to submit to FSCs, they are leading several "drop-in" Spoken Word Storycrafting Workshops from September through November. These free community workshops are co-hosted with and held at the Whitefish Community Center. No previous experience in writing or telling personal stories is required.
Attend one or more or all sessions and learn a proven 4-part structure to shape your "life lessons" into engaging and inspiring tales that can be told in 5-10 minutes. Also get tips on simple presentation skills to make sure your story is well received by listeners.
This "drop-in" series of free workshops begins Monday 9/23 from 3:30-5:30 at the Whitefish Community Center (121 E. 2nd St, Whitefish). More stand-alone sessions are scheduled at WFCC on the 2nd and 4th Mondays in October and November (10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 11/25) - also 3:30-5:30.
The Schiffmans will cover their tellable story structure and basic presentation tips each workshop. Examples of stories (from "The Moth Radio Hour" or PBS-TV's "Stories From the Stage") will also be shared and tellable story ideas will be brainstormed. Stories-in-progress can be shared for feedback plus coaching on content and presentation from Barbara and Glenn.
Info on storycrafting workshops: Call Barbara at 747-238-0038 Email at story23fvcc@gmail.comor visit www.FlatheadStoryConcerts.wootick.com or www.whitefishcommunitycenter.org/activities