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

18.
What is a
Tall Tale,
Anyway?

19.
Stand-Up

20.
No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

21.
Humorous Skit

22.
No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

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

24.
What is a
Tall Tale?

25.
What is a
Tale?

26.
No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

27.
It`s a Story

28.
So, What
is a Tall
Tale,
Anyway?

29.
“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.

30.
It`s a Normal Story
100X

31.
What is a
Tall Tale,
Anyway?
Why Are There Tall Tales in the
First Place?

32.
Because Americans Love
Liars?

33.
Nixon
Pinocchio
Clinton
Maybe.

34.
No, No,
It`s Not
Like
that!

35.
No Phone No TV
No PC No Movies

36.
No Folktales or Legends
Lots and Lots
Of Space
Lots and Lots
Of Dangerous
Animals
Lots and Lots
Of Time

37.
Got a Good
Story?
Yep!

38.
Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
John Henry

39.
Why
should
I care?

40.
exaggerated,
improbable
nature

41.
It`s the
“exaggerated,
improbable things”
that
Change the World!

42.
Lets` Expand Our
Creativity
And
Storytelling
Ability

43.
From
Ordinary
To
Extraordinary

44.
Whether You Believe
You Can Do a Thing
or Not,
You`re Right.
-Henry Ford, 1947

45.
Whether You Believe
You Are Creative
or Not,
You`re Right.
-Me, Right Now

46.
Creativity Is
a Process

47.
Normal Cowboy

48.
Pecos Bill

49.
Creativity Is
a Process

50.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R

51.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute

52.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine

53.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt

54.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify

55.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes

56.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate

57.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

58.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

59.
You
Need
Them
Now

60.
Substitute

61.
Substitute:
Warm-Up!

62.
Substitute:
Warm-Up!
X 5

63.
X 5

64.
Combine

65.
Combine

66.
Combine

67.
Adapt

68.
Adapt

69.
Adapt

70.
Magnify/Minify

71.
Magnify/Minify

72.
Magnify/Minify

73.
Put to Other Use

74.
Put to Other Use

75.
Put to Other Use

76.
Eliminate

77.
Eliminate

78.
Eliminate

79.
Reverse

80.
Reverse

81.
Reverse

82.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

83.
The
Staircase
Method

84.
Magnify

85.
Magnify
Substitute

86.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

87.
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.

88.
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

89.
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

90.
Back to Telling a Tale

91.
33X

92.
1.A Likable Hero

93.
1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal

94.
1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

95.
1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

96.
1.A Likable Hero

97.
2. A Great Goal

98.
3. A Big Problem

99.
ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem

100.
ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)

101.
ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

102.
ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

103.
~1
min
ACT1: Introduction to Hero`s World
and THE Problem

104.
1 - 4
min
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)

105.
After
4
Min
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

106.
33X

107.
Weave
Method

108.
Pick and force
fit one from
each

109.
ACT1: Introduction to
Hero`s World and THE
Problem
ACT2: Struggle With
Problem(s)
ACT3: The Final Conclusion

110.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

111.
ここに⽂字を⼊⼒

112.
The Goal
1. Understand
what a Tall Tale is
2. Write a good
outline for one

113.
It`s the
“exaggerated,
improbable things”
that
Change the World

114.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Magnify / Minify
• Put to Other
Purposes
• Eliminate
• Reverse

115.
Magnify
Substitute

116.
1.A Likable Hero
2.A Great Goal
3.A Big Problem

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

118.
FIN?

119.
Or Just
The
Beginning?