Discover StorySpire Podcast: Your Guide to Powerful Storytelling

Kick off the new  StorySpire podcast with your host, Mary R. Snyder! 

Mary spills the tea on her mission to merge her expertise in coaching speakers and working with nonprofits into one dynamite show. Get ready for a whirlwind of storytelling magic, where Mary dishes out pro tips and mind-blowing insights to help you captivate hearts and minds. 

Say goodbye to boring details and hello to stories that move mountains. Tune in, because your story has the power to change the world—and Mary’s here to show you how!

00:00 Introduction to Storiespire
00:20 The Evolution of StorySpire
00:34 The Power of Storytelling
01:49 Common Pitfalls in Storytelling
02:56 What to Expect from StorySpire
03:37 Conclusion and Next Steps

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Transcript

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Welcome to the Storiespire podcast. I'm Mary R. Snyder. I am your host and storytelling strategist. I'm here with expert advice, actionable tips, and frameworks to create the stories that will inspire hearts and minds because stories change the world. Let's get into it. Hi there. So, you may be wondering, why StorySpire? This has been take the stage for so long, and we've been on a break for a little while. Little pause. let me share the story with you. As many of you know, I have been serving and coaching speakers for years. I have been working with stories for years. I've also been working with nonprofits. Now, that wasn't quite as public as some of the other things. But I knew that I wanted these two to come together. The work I do with speakers and the work I do with nonprofits, with fundraisers, with people who are telling the story so they can get you to join their cause. And after months of work, I realized the one thing both groups do is tell stories. You both tell incredible stories, you tell stories that connect your heart to the heart of the person listening, whether that is an audience, whether it's a reader, whether it's a person across the table from you. Stories link us together, and they do more than just link us together, they move the needle. So, Storiespire. It's about how we tell the stories because as I worked with both nonprofit fundraisers and speakers, I found one thing was a commonality. You have these incredible stories, but they often get lost in a lot of detail. For the speakers, it's sometimes a little bit of oversharing. So many details that we don't know where the story starts and ends. And for nonprofit fundraisers, it's all that data and the statistics. and the profit and loss statements. The stories get lost, but stories are what connects us. So whether you're telling your story because you want to showcase what God has done in your life, you want to show people the amazing work that he's done in and through you, or you're telling your story because you want your audience to join you with a donation, maybe with volunteering, no matter what your story is. Stories are the connector. Story Spire is just that. Story Spire is a podcast all about stories. It's about storytelling. It's about storytelling tips. It is very much like it used to be. It's short. It's quick. It's easy. It's consumable. And actionable, and that's what we're going to be talking about is actionable tips. We're going to talk about why stories matter, because here's what I do know about stories. Stories inspire, stories challenge us, stories connect us, as I've said. They also touch hearts, but here's the thing that stories do beyond everything else. Is stories change the world and your story can and will do just that I'm excited you're here on the journey with me. I look forward to showing up here either on YouTube are in whatever your preferred audio podcast provider is and sharing a new story. Spire tip every week. All right, click that next episode. Let's get going.