8-week Course starts on APRIL 13

5:30 - 7 PM Pacific Time

7-8 PM (optional office hours)

Can I tell you a secret? Nobody is just Born a Storyteller.

Most start out as a curious person with a unique perspective on life. They speak up. They try to tell stories, and they feel inadequate. Eventually, their stories acquire some polish, they find better words, and they become more confident about showing their true selves to the world.

Register here for 'How to Be Fascinating' on Monday evenings

Learn the Craft of Story with award-winning story coach and professional storyteller Dixie De La Tour!

You're invited to participate in an 8 week storytelling intensive that will awaken your own personal moments in a positive and supportive environme nt. You'll engage in group & solo exercises, and then polish your story into a party (or stage) worthy performance under Dixie's expert direction.

Anyone who craves an opportunity to tell their story can do this workshop; whether you're a brand new storyteller who wants to share yourself at gatherings, to win a Moth StorySlam, a writer who wants to get off the written page, or (like most of us) a regular Joe with a desire to see their life expressed fully, this course is for you.

WHEN: Mondays April 13th -

Time: 5:30 - 7 PM PST (8:30 - 10 PM EST)

WHERE: Online, so that you can attend from wherever

This innovative story workshop allows you to:

• Get training in Dixie's unbelievably easy step-by-step storytelling system (that works for writers and non-writers alike)

• Learn the simple science of great storytelling

• Explore your life's raw material to find your own noteworthy stories

• Go from the written page to performing 'off-book' with ease #TellDontRead

• Discover the secrets employed by master storytellers to craft honest, entertaining, & relatable true stories

• Learn to craft a standing ovation-worthy performance that will bring your audience to its feet

• A warm, welcoming creative environment to try out your stories

• Space is very limited, so register now

What's Your Passion?

• Winning a Moth StorySLAM

• Becoming an engaging raconteur that shares stories with ease

• Being transformed from Writer to Performer

• Crafting your own Stories into a Solo show

• Adding Personal Narrative to your Improv or Comedy routine

• Enhancing the Storycraft in your slam poetry

• Performing at Bawdy Storytelling or another curated Storytelling performance series

• Giving a successful TEDTalk

• Sharing the most meaningful moments of your life in new, unforgettable ways

Testimonials for Dixie's story coaching:

"Dixie De La Tour's coaching is brilliant, and her unique system will absolutely boost your storytelling skills. Whether you are incorporating narrative into your corporate presentations, telling sexy tales at Bawdy or just want to gain confidence in public speaking, you'll definitely benefit from this workshop!"

- Artist & Globetrotting Educator Midori

“Dixie De La Tour understands stories, full stop. She understands stories because she understands people. Regardless of who you are or what story you're trying to tell you've got to access a scary place in yourself to tell a story truthfully. Dixie knows how to lead you to that place and celebrate with you once you're there. This is aside from the nuts and bolts of structuring a story and putting the right words in the right order, Dixie can do that too, but ultimately she makes your stories come alive because she makes you come alive.”

- Eric Czuleger, Creator of the Howl Podcast, author of Immortal LA and Eternal LA

“Working with Dixie is a rare joy and powerful gift that everyone deserves to experience. I have worked with her to tell both funny and heartbreaking stories on stage, and there is no one else I would rather trust my experience and vulnerability with first before I share it publicly. She has a masterful talent for helping you weave your own raw experiences into a story that can move hundreds strangers to laughter, tears, or both. However, more importantly, she coaches storytellers in a way that can transform the very experience of storytelling into an act of radical self-love and acceptance. We all have stories to tell. Dixie can make yours a legend.”

- Medical Student & Storytelling show host Ben Colburn

"If you've ever wanted to tell a story but weren't sure how to go about it -- or if you've told a story that got a lukewarm response and you want to tell it again and make it really sing -- I have very simple, surefire advice: Dixie De La Tour. Dixie knows her audience, and she has an innate sense of what about your story will have the most impact. She knows, down in her pores, that it's not so much about the art of storytelling as it is about the heart of storytelling. Yes, she's smart, and funny, and fun to work with, but that just disguises the soul-searching -- one might even say soul-searing -- work she inspires you to do on behalf of your story. By the time Dixie's done with you, it's not just you that's speaking to the audience -- it's your story, your heart, your soul that's doing the talking. And it is a powerful transmutation indeed.

What's more, whenever possible Dixie makes herself available to you to answer questions or give a quick take on another draft to help you feel secure you're on the right track. She's not an aloof guru -- she's an involved partner. I'm hard-pressed to imagine how any story coach could be more impactful, more insightful, and more inspirational than Dixie. She is storytelling's De La Tour de Force.

- Jerry Franklin, solo show performer who's been heard on the Risk! podcast & the Bawdy Storytelling podcast

Feedback from my last in-person Storytelling Retreat:

* "I learned more about the nature of story here than in 4 years of studying creative writing, including and especially how we can use our stories to connect to each other"

* "This was a wonderful weekend - fun, warm, welcoming and a lot of work. I have a totally different view of my stories now. 10/10 would repeat!"

Your Instructor:

Dixie De La Tour is a storytelling coach, sexual folklorist, professional storyteller, podcaster, teacher, impresario, community builder and most of all, a facilitator. She is also the Founder, Curator & Host of the Award-winning storytelling series, Bawdy Storytelling (“The Moth for Pervs” - LA Weekly, “The Original Sex and Storytelling series” - Playgirl) that’s been lauded for its transformational, relatable, empowering performances. Dixie has been a featured storyteller for the National Storytelling Conference, and in addition to story and public speaking coaching for her own Bawdy series, she coaches for events such as TEDx, Women in Technology, and offers Storytelling for Self-Discovery, her unique personal and professional coaching system.

Bawdy Storytelling is the original sex and storytelling series; we’re a live stage performance series, an award-winning Podcast and a Livestream. This Bawdy Storytelling series is over 20 years strong, the Bawdy Storytelling podcast has over 500 5 star reviews - plus it’s won ‘Best Of’s from Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Mashable, GQ Magazine, Marie Claire, Uproxx, Women’s Health, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Esquire Magazine and more. You can learn more at Instagram.com/BawdyStorytellling, at Twitter.com/Bawdy or at BawdyStorytelling.com

Ultimately, this story-loving southerner is passionate about storytelling’s ability to keep people safe, reduce social anxiety and connect us with strangers. Dixie has also been Sainted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (“Saint Kiss & Make You Tell”) for her work to reduce stigma and eliminate shame, and in her free time, she enjoys being a Muppet. Discover more about Dixie De La Tour and Bawdy Storytelling at Facebook.com/BawdyStorytelling, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bawdystorytelling/ on Twitter at @Bawdy and always at www.BawdyStorytelling.com Remember, Stories help you find your people!

Dixie also hosts and curates San Francisco's Bona Fide Storytelling, BawdySlam, and has produced bespoke storytelling events at Universities and Conferences across the nation.

She can be found at @BawdyStorytelling on Instagram, Bawdy Storytelling on Facebook and always, always at www.BawdyStorytelling.com