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Episode 8 - How to Give an Effective Witness Talk
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January 23, 2018
PIZZA & SIDEHUGS
EPISODE 8 SHOW NOTES
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2:26 Failed Witness Talks Stories
5:33 Difference between Witness Talk & "Teaching" talk
10:31 Step 1 - Pray
14:38 Most Commonly Missed Parts of a Talk
16:32 Step 2 - Understand Your Role, Know Environment
18:43 Step 3 - Prep Time!
22:42 Why Practicing is Worth it
26:59 Step 4 - Ask Questions
28:09 Step 5 - Organization & Outline
33:06 Step 6 - Sharing Your Story
36:26 Make sure your story is resolved
38:23 How to Help Prepare Someone Else to Give a Witness Talk
Shareables (resources)- Interested in seeing these steps written out? Download this PDF on how to proclaim the faith that you can distribute to people to help them prepare to give a talk.
- Looking for quality Catholic videos? Check out the VCAT (Video Catechism) that helps supplement the sacraments, prayer, morality and more!
- Witness stories have the potential to go in many directions. Lenny DeLorenzo's wrote a helpful book entitled "Witness" that talks about how we can share stories of grace.
- Lenny's Seven Guiding Principles for Sharing a story of Grace. Read more about it on his website!
- Tell it as a story
- Begin with what happened
- Express it in style
- Modify it for your audience
- Ensure there is sufficient closure
- Embrace natural emotions and
- Pray and practice
- Paul's singing is probably better, but if you've never hear MC Hammer's "You Got to Pray" it might just be worth a listen: