Show several tools on how to generate creative story ideas for Tall Tales. Also, the basic framework for storytelling is also included. Even if you have no material or no idea how to craft a tall tale speech. This will help get started and at the very least have an outline for a great Tall Tale speech

1. From Zero
To Hero:
Getting the Knack of Tall Tales
By Matthew Ownby

2. Little Bit About Me
• Toastmaster since 1998, Freshmen year in College
• Member of Clubs from Johnson Space Center club
to Fantasia/Tokyo Eval & a lot in between
• DTM
• Placed in District Level Contests both in the US &
Japan
• Lived in Japan for more than 13 years
• Married to a Toastmaster for more than 5
happy years
• Coach Presentation & Communication Skills

3. Before
We Begin

4. MAXIMIZE YOUR TIME
To Get The Most of This Time Please Do the Following
１）Have a Question, Write It Down And Send It.
２）Write Down Anything You Learn or Notice.
３）Put Your Learning Into Action.
Use It Today/Tomorrow, SOON!!!!

5. Promise?

6. GREAT!

7. The Goal

8. The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is

9. The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is
2. Write a good
outline for one

10. The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is
2. Write a good
outline for one

11. There Is a
LOT to
Cover for
1 hr

12. The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is
2. Write a good
outline for one

13. Tell me,
I will Forget
Show me,
I may Remember
Involve me,
I will Understand
-Confucius

14. You Will
Need
These

15. Optional

16. One
More
Thing

17. Whether You Believe
You Can Do a Thing
or Not,
You`re Right.
-Henry Ford, 1947

19. What is a
Tall Tale,
Anyway?

20. Stand-Up

21. No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

22. Humorous Skit

23. No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

25. No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

26. What is a
Tall Tale?

27. What is a
Tale?

29. No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

33. It`s a Story

34. So, What
is a Tall
Tale,
Anyway?

35. “A Tall Tales speech must be of a
highly exaggerated, improbable
nature and have a theme or plot.”
From the 2017 Speech Contest Rulebook
Humor and props
may be used.

36. It`s a Normal Story
100X

37. What is a
Tall Tale,
Anyway?
Why Are There Tall Tales in the
First Place?

38. Because Americans Love
Liars?

39. Nixon
Pinocchio
Clinton
Maybe.

40. No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

42. No Phone No TV
No PC No Movies

43. No Folktales or Legends
Lots and Lots
Of Space
Lots and Lots
Of Dangerous
Animals
Lots and Lots
Of Time

45. Got a Good
Story?
Yep!

46. Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
John Henry

47. Why
should
I care?

49. exaggerated,
improbable
nature

51. It`s the
“exaggerated,
improbable things”
that
Change the World!

52. Lets` Expand Our
Creativity
And
Storytelling
Ability

53. From
Ordinary
To
Extraordinary

54. Whether You Believe
You Can Do a Thing
or Not,
You`re Right.
-Henry Ford, 1947

55. Whether You Believe
You Are Creative
or Not,
You`re Right.
-Me, Right Now

56. Creativity Is
a Process

57. Normal Cowboy

58. Pecos Bill

62. Creativity Is
a Process

63. S.C.A.M.P.E.R

64. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute

65. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine

66. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt

67. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify

68. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes

69. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate

70. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

71. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

72. You
Need
Them
Now

73. Substitute

75. Substitute:
Warm-Up!

76. Substitute:
Warm-Up!
X 5

77. X 5

78. Combine

79. Combine

80. Combine

81. Adapt

82. Adapt

83. Adapt

84. Magnify/Minify

85. Magnify/Minify

86. Magnify/Minify

87. Put to Other Use

88. Put to Other Use

89. Put to Other Use

90. Eliminate

91. Eliminate

92. Eliminate

93. Reverse

94. Reverse

95. Reverse

96. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

98. The
Staircase
Method

100. Magnify

101. Magnify
Substitute

102. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

103. Normal Story : Save the Cat!
A guy see a little girl`s cat caught in a tree.
The guy uses a ladder to climb the tree,
and saves the cat.
The guy is thanked by the little girl.

104. A guy see a little girl`s cat caught in a tree.
The guy uses a ladder to climb the tree,
and saves the cat.
The guy is thanked by the little girl.
10?X

105. A guy see a little girl`s cat caught in a tree.
The guy uses a ladder to climb the tree,
and saves the cat.
The guy is thanked by the little girl.
100?X

106. Back to Telling a Tale

107. 33X

108. 1.A Likable Hero

109. 1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal

110. 1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

111. 1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

112. 1.A Likable Hero

113. 2. A Great Goal

114. 3. A Big Problem

115. ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem

116. ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)

117. ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

118. ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

119. ~1
min
ACT1: Introduction to Hero`s World
and THE Problem

120. 1 - 4
min
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)

121. After
4
Min
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

122. 33X

126. Weave
Method

127. Pick and force
fit one from
each

129. ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

133. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

134. ここに⽂字を⼊⼒

135. The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is
2. Write a good
outline for one

137. It`s the
“exaggerated,
improbable things”
that
Change the World

138. S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

140. Magnify
Substitute

141. 1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

142. ACT1: Introduction to Hero`s
World and THE Problem
ACT2: Struggle With Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

145. FIN?

146. Or Just
The
Beginning?