{"product_id":"gutsy-tales-off-the-rails-living-out-loud-paperback-2","title":"Gutsy Tales Off the Rails: Living Out Loud - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngela L. Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes guts to stand up in public and tell a personal story. Rumor has it that more people are afraid of speaking in public than of dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in October 2016, nine speakers met from 7:00 to 10:00 one night a week and worked on their stories. Angela L. Edwards prepared to share the stage with Joan Bowling, Shirley T. Burke, Dorothy Erlanger, Captain Jim Gordon, Yolanda Gomez Gray, Elizabeth Louis, Shanna Kabatznick, and Pam Rambo by meeting with Storyteller Channel's Gayle Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd even though many of the group were already experienced speakers, they weren't interested in public humiliation. And that included the rehearsal process; so, the only feedback permitted was the following: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat you specifically liked.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat you'd like to hear more about.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIf you got lost in the story, where did you get lost and what didn't you understand.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat was it. Nobody was allowed to suggest changes to another's story. As is human nature, everyone seemed to want to, at one time or another, but they quickly caught on to the wisdom of the rules of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom night one, the group worked on structuring the stories. The goal was for the stories to last no longer than ten minutes each. Some were successful in this goal, others less so, but the group's primary goal was to structure stories in such a way that their family and friends would ask them to tell their stories again instead of rolling their eyes and praying they'd stop talking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn November 29, 2016, these nine speakers presented in front of a packed audience. Some of the tellers confided later that they had been so anxious they had considered not performing. But in the end, the night flew by and everyone in the audience had a grand time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAngela and the group never tired of listening to these stories during their rehearsals, nor during their performance at the Showcase, nor when we watch them on \u003cem\u003eStorytellers Channel\u003c\/em\u003e. As such, Angela feels confident that you, too, will enjoy them as you read them here. Please enjoy their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49106643091608,"sku":"9781732627321","price":33.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/P0n2N-GJFt9781732627321.webp?v=1778755987","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/gutsy-tales-off-the-rails-living-out-loud-paperback-2","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}