A week or so ago, a friend asked me to help her come up with a seven-minute story to read for a Toastmaster’s assignment.
I was flummoxed and disappointed with myself. Here I am exposed to stories all the time, but I lacked any type of mental or virtual database from which I could easily draw a story that would meet my friend’s needs.
But that same day, I got a newsletter from Anecdote, the Australian consulting firm, that announced its Story Finder
. There it was — a database with a slew of topics, arrange alphabetically, each topic with at least one story just a click away.
What a fabulous resource!
Anecdote also unveiled its new Web site, the firm having previously told its story in a blog format.