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Julie Kertesz & Svetlana Rakhimova (from Witty Storytellers): Everybody Can Learn Storytelling Online

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:00:53 +0300 by Oscar 4 Comments

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Julie Kertesz. Svetlana RakhimovaJulie Kertesz is today a storyteller, keynote speaker, photographer and stand-up comedian. She started stand-up comedy at 77 years old. Julie writes her diary since she was 10.
Svetlana Rakhimova is a translator, interpreter, e-learning specialist and entrepreneur. Svetlana is President of Witty Storytellers Online. Both Julie and Svetlana are advanced members of Toastmasters International.

Witty Storytellers Online

Witty Storytellers Online is the first specialty international public speaking club that is 100% online. The club holds meetings every second and fourth Thursday at 6:00am London time.

Svetlana had been working online for a while: e-learning, online coaching, webinars, etc. Meanwhile Julie had been making stand up comedy and storytelling. One day they met and Julie said “I have a dream of  an online club for storytelling.”

“What is wonderful in our club is that we meet together through miles and miles, even if it’s afternoon in China and Hong Kong, mid-morning in Dubai, early morning in London, and still late night in Ottawa.”

The main tool that Witty Storytellers Online uses is GoToMeeting, which allows to see the faces of every single participant.

Everybody can learn storytelling online

Storytelling is a hot topic, especially in business. Personal storytelling and humor are used in very different situations. Julie’s father used storytelling in business meetings. Her grand mother transmitted her wisdom via storytelling to tell Julie about the family. Today Julie uses storytelling in her stand up comedy. Everybody can learn storytelling online, just has to put time, energy and practice.

Related: Never too old to learn something new

Favorite quotations

“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane.” —David W. Orr

“Never too late”

Recommended books

Improving Your Storytelling by Doug Lipman

Outliers by  Malcom Gladwell

Routines to Shine

[Svetlana] Morning thoughts. As soon as you wake up, your brain produces brilliant thoughts. Write down your thoughts.

[Julie] Once you made a story in your mind, write it down. Record it. Listen to it. Write it down again. Most importantly, practice with an audience, and see what works and what doesn’t.

Links

Witty Storytellers Online Facebook Page

Julie’s Blog

Svetlana at Facebook


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Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: comedian, humor, stand-up, storytelling, Toastmasters

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  1. Julie Kertesz says

    Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:45:12 +0300 at 9:45 am

    Sorry, we do meet 2nd 4th week every Thursday

    Reply
    • Oscar says

      Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:08:57 +0300 at 11:08 am

      Thanks Julie, now it’s corrected

      Reply
  2. Wendy says

    Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:54:34 +0300 at 12:54 pm

    Impressive Julie and Svetlana..
    Keep it up and all the best to witty story teller..

    Reply

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