The skills to tell a great story can elevate the impact of a professional presentation, make our talk the one everyone remembers, take a wedding toast, or a personal tribute to an emotional high note. Through a well-told story, information and facts flow, and listeners are carried along with fascination and feeling. Learning to craft an authentic experience into a story meant to be told out loud is empowering, useful, and most importantly - fun! In this workshop, we will engage in "story mining" exercises that help us view life experiences through a storytelling lens and identify experiences we wish to bring from the page to the stage. We will also learn the fundamental techniques for crafting a story that transports the listener and makes our story powerful and memorable.

Instructor: Jude Treder-Wolff is a Moth slam winner, host of (mostly) TRUE THINGS, a game wrapped in a storytelling show that is performed in Port Jefferson, NY, monthly, and in venues for organizations around the country. She is a performer active in the storytelling scene, recently featured on The Story Collider live show (her story will be on the Sept 12, 2025, podcast episode), Generation Women at Joe's Pub, and RISK! Live shows and podcasts include Funny Over 50 at West Side Comedy Club, Stories From The Stage, Story District in Washington, D.C., and Ex Fabula in Milwaukee, among many others.

Make An Impact: Take Your True Story From The Page To The Stage