Missy Hargraves looks nervous as she focuses on the dusty stage of the dimly lit El Cid in Los Feliz. She's hoping to tell a story on stage for the first time, in front of a packed house of strangers. Every third Tuesday and last Monday of the month, budding storytellers like Hargraves put their name into a hat hoping to be one of the 10 selected to participate in an event called the Moth.
via latimes.com
I like to see stories about The Moth because I like the stories they bring me--the quality is almost always high. What can Toastmasters learn from these guys, though? Every storyI read has references to "packed house"; every photo does show crowded audiences. If you're a Toastmaster, can you say your club generates this kind of excitement and has this kind of following?