Vibe Control's StoryTime blog is an online site that has videos and articles (or links to them) of people who are sharing their experiences, testimonies, or stories that they've heard.
This is good for you if you have trouble with your social skills or feel uncomfortable talking to people.
Here's why it's good for you.
A lot of our day-to-day conversations, casual conversations, intimate conversations, and work-related conversations are about things that happen to us or around us.
When you talk to authority figures such as your boss, a police officer, or a jury, more times than not, you have to have a good story, because they want to know what's going on or what happened. And, if your story sounds flakey, your ass might be "up the creek without a paddle".
Even when you go to the store, that's a story, and can be an interesting story for conversation depending on what happened to you on the way there, when you got there, and how you left from there.
I remember one time, I went to a jewelry store to make a payment on a necklace I put on layaway. On my way in, these two older guys stopped me and told me about some jewelry they had for sale and that I could get a better deal from them than I could get in the store. Before I could even reject, they came over with some of the goods out and holding them down low so that no one passing by could see them. I was like: "Man, I'm good."
But, then, they gave me a sob story. "We're just trying to eat, man. This stuff is legit. It's not hot. I just have to sell it because we don't have an ID to get a loan from the pawn shop."
I'm in high school and working a part time job at a grocery store. The necklace I have on layaway is for my girl. It's pretty and I want her to have it, but I also don't mind saving a little bit of money. So, instead of making my layaway payment, I go in the store to take necklace off of layaway, collect $175.00, give these guys $150.00 for a larger and longer chain, and then surprise her with it later on that day.
They seemed desperate as hell as they followed me inside and waited for me to get the refund. They lady rep who also happened to be the person who sold me the necklace had an odd look on her face as she did the paperwork. I should've recognized that something was suspicious, but I really just thought she was disappointed in making the sale.
Anyway... She gave me the money. But, even before I left I the store, I told the man with the necklace to give it to me right there and I'd give him the money. I wanted to make sure he didn't try to grab the money and run. But, he was cool. He gave me the money. I got the necklace and gave it to my girl. And, everything was cool.
Until about a week and a half later - when the necklace started turning green! 🤣🤣
I was mad as hell, and she was mad as hell that I given her a cheap necklace. lol.
My whole family was laughing at me!
I went looking for those guys, but of course, never saw them again.
My stories aren't that good, but I don't mind telling them - especially when they relate to the conversation I'm having with a person or a group. But, with practice, I'll get better. So will you!
And, remember: This is something you can practice with anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Keep it simple. Here's another example:
"I went to the store to get some gas. The lines inside were long, so I used my card at the pump. I didn't know I got discounts for paying with a credit card. That's pretty cool."
Simple and easy, and it may start the other person talking about their recent store experience or about building their credit; whatever.
Anyway...
Be sure to check out Vibe Control's Storytime blog and use it as a guide to help you improve your storytelling skills and social confidence.
