Week 2 - Sharing your Story

This week is  all about  sharing your story effectively. It can be challenging  to decide what to  share from your experience and how to share it with those who truly want to know. The following articles offer some great tools and advice on sharing your story with those who weren't able  to have the experience themselves. 

Do Inquiring Minds REALLY Want to Know?

​Have you ever had so many stories and adventures to tell you were just bursting to tell someone – anyone? After traveling in amazing cultures, trying wild and crazy foods, and riding with some downright scary taxi drivers, you can tell stories of plane-rides, animals, police, remote villages, bugs and more. But no one else was there... at least not the people you spend time with here at home. So, yes, inquiring minds DO want to know...

Speaking for Maximum Results

The world is experiencing "information overload." We're saturated with information and it's difficult to hear important messages. As a public speaker you must help people understand that what you are saying is important and worth remembering. Make an effort to do more than just talk at people...

How to Share your Story

​If you’re like most people, public speaking ranks at the top of your “least-favorite-things-to-do” list. There are two excellent tools that will make it possible for you to share information that will be meaningful and memorable...

Modules for Memorable Talks

This approach to speaking will allow you, with minimal training and practice, to give a talk that is memorable, awakens mission vision in the church, and doesn’t bore anyone. It is a system of developing brief stories (modules) and organizing them into a talk...

Once You are done reading the articles, why don't you take a minute to look around the rest of the OMS website and see how else you can get involved!