Paul Strickland, storyteller
@talkingpaul.bsky.social
I tell stories on stage—and teach people how to tell stories better in their lives. Full-time storyteller, professional story coach, and solo performer. Helping folks captivate, connect, and craft unforgettable stories—wherever they need to be heard.
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The best image lets the listener
paint the inside of their brain
with their OWN ideas.
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
paint the inside of their brain
with their OWN ideas.
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The best image lets the listener
paint the inside of their brain
with their OWN ideas.
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
paint the inside of their brain
with their OWN ideas.
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
Are you Flattering Future You?
Or do you actually want to improve?
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
Or do you actually want to improve?
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
October 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you Flattering Future You?
Or do you actually want to improve?
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
Or do you actually want to improve?
#storytelling #tellstoriesbetter
#thingsisaywhencoaching
Be better than 90% of people talking
at other people's bored faces!
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#tellstoriesbetter #storytelling
at other people's bored faces!
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#tellstoriesbetter #storytelling
October 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Be better than 90% of people talking
at other people's bored faces!
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#tellstoriesbetter #storytelling
at other people's bored faces!
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
#tellstoriesbetter #storytelling
There's no "one way" to make a creativity-centered-life...
and there's no "path" to making a creativity-centered-living.
But if you're creative
you can be creative in your business practices, too.
For more tips, or to contact Paul for coaching -
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
and there's no "path" to making a creativity-centered-living.
But if you're creative
you can be creative in your business practices, too.
For more tips, or to contact Paul for coaching -
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There's no "one way" to make a creativity-centered-life...
and there's no "path" to making a creativity-centered-living.
But if you're creative
you can be creative in your business practices, too.
For more tips, or to contact Paul for coaching -
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
and there's no "path" to making a creativity-centered-living.
But if you're creative
you can be creative in your business practices, too.
For more tips, or to contact Paul for coaching -
www.TellStoriesBetter.com
Don't give us a ton of Setup...
Get there before we don't care.
Start the story later!
for more tips - www.TellStoriesBetter.com
Get there before we don't care.
Start the story later!
for more tips - www.TellStoriesBetter.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Don't give us a ton of Setup...
Get there before we don't care.
Start the story later!
for more tips - www.TellStoriesBetter.com
Get there before we don't care.
Start the story later!
for more tips - www.TellStoriesBetter.com
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
www.TellStoriesBetter.com –
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
Short, funny, practical emails twice a week
full of storytelling tips you can use immediately
to make today's stories unforgettable.
#storytelling #publicspeakingtips #motivation
If you cut nothing, you leave everything in… including the boring bits. #storytelling #relatable #stoprambling
September 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you cut nothing, you leave everything in… including the boring bits. #storytelling #relatable #stoprambling
A boring story is a bread sandwich: no meat, no crunch, just a mouthful of blah-blah. #storytelling #funnyreels #communication
September 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A boring story is a bread sandwich: no meat, no crunch, just a mouthful of blah-blah. #storytelling #funnyreels #communication
Just because you have a story doesn’t mean you’re telling it well. (Trust me, I’ve sat through the splashback.) #storytelling #funnyreels #presentationtips
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just because you have a story doesn’t mean you’re telling it well. (Trust me, I’ve sat through the splashback.) #storytelling #funnyreels #presentationtips
“Once upon a time” is optional. “Wait, WHAT?!” is required.
Surprise keeps people on the hook.
Surprise keeps people on the hook.
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Once upon a time” is optional. “Wait, WHAT?!” is required.
Surprise keeps people on the hook.
Surprise keeps people on the hook.
Volume doesn’t equal value. If shouting worked, every toddler would be a motivational speaker. #storytelling #relatable #communication
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Volume doesn’t equal value. If shouting worked, every toddler would be a motivational speaker. #storytelling #relatable #communication
That moment you realize you’re at the mercy of your mouth… because it’s gone rogue! #storytelling #funnyreels #stoprambling
September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
That moment you realize you’re at the mercy of your mouth… because it’s gone rogue! #storytelling #funnyreels #stoprambling
Everybody wants attention, but some ways are better (and more legal) than others.
#storytelling #funnyreels #publicspeakingtips
#storytelling #funnyreels #publicspeakingtips
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Everybody wants attention, but some ways are better (and more legal) than others.
#storytelling #funnyreels #publicspeakingtips
#storytelling #funnyreels #publicspeakingtips
Without creativity, you can’t imagine the future you want to grow toward.
🎥 Sculpture: Dr. Evermore’s “Forevertron” park—an outdoor cathedral of weird metal dreams.
#Creativity #PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
🎥 Sculpture: Dr. Evermore’s “Forevertron” park—an outdoor cathedral of weird metal dreams.
#Creativity #PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
September 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Without creativity, you can’t imagine the future you want to grow toward.
🎥 Sculpture: Dr. Evermore’s “Forevertron” park—an outdoor cathedral of weird metal dreams.
#Creativity #PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
🎥 Sculpture: Dr. Evermore’s “Forevertron” park—an outdoor cathedral of weird metal dreams.
#Creativity #PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
Don’t be surprised if the ride you’re on goes somewhere beautiful.
Stories work that way because LIFE works that way.
#StorytellingCoach #Creativity #Storytelling
Stories work that way because LIFE works that way.
#StorytellingCoach #Creativity #Storytelling
September 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Don’t be surprised if the ride you’re on goes somewhere beautiful.
Stories work that way because LIFE works that way.
#StorytellingCoach #Creativity #Storytelling
Stories work that way because LIFE works that way.
#StorytellingCoach #Creativity #Storytelling
NOBODY:
ME: [crawling into a metal dreamscape]
Shot at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park, where reality and imagination shake hands.
#WeirdReels #CreativeLife #Storytelling
ME: [crawling into a metal dreamscape]
Shot at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park, where reality and imagination shake hands.
#WeirdReels #CreativeLife #Storytelling
September 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NOBODY:
ME: [crawling into a metal dreamscape]
Shot at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park, where reality and imagination shake hands.
#WeirdReels #CreativeLife #Storytelling
ME: [crawling into a metal dreamscape]
Shot at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park, where reality and imagination shake hands.
#WeirdReels #CreativeLife #Storytelling
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Normalize pausing in your story.
Every silence is an invitation for your audience to lean in, form questions, and want more.
Filmed at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
#PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
Every silence is an invitation for your audience to lean in, form questions, and want more.
Filmed at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
#PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Normalize pausing in your story.
Every silence is an invitation for your audience to lean in, form questions, and want more.
Filmed at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
#PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
Every silence is an invitation for your audience to lean in, form questions, and want more.
Filmed at Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
#PublicSpeakingTips #Storytelling
September 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Live laughter is the receipt.
Timing silence is better than spray and pray words.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #StageLife
Timing silence is better than spray and pray words.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #StageLife
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Live laughter is the receipt.
Timing silence is better than spray and pray words.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #StageLife
Timing silence is better than spray and pray words.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #StageLife
Public Speaking Trick #44.2: Good jokes earn their keep — they move the plot, build the world, sharpen the stakes. If they don’t, they’re freeloading fun stealing momentum from your story.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Public Speaking Trick #44.2: Good jokes earn their keep — they move the plot, build the world, sharpen the stakes. If they don’t, they’re freeloading fun stealing momentum from your story.
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring
#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #PresentationTips #BeLessBoring