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The Growth Note | Re-Live the Story

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

This week I’m speaking at the BNI Global Convention in Sydney — thousands of leaders, changemakers, and storytellers from all around the world in one room.

After an incredible keynote, one of the emcees turned to Dr. Ivan Misner (the founder of BNI) and complimented him on his storytelling. Ivan smiled and said something I will never forget:

“The trick is to re-live the story, not re-tell the story.”

That one sentence is a masterclass.

Most people re-tell stories — they narrate, summarize, or recite the facts.

But the great ones — the people who hold a room in the palm of their hand — they re-live the moment with you.

And when you re-live it, your audience lives it too.

3 Ways to Bring Stories to Life

1. Show Them With Your Body, Don’t Just Tell Them With Your Words

Storytelling is physical.

When you re-live a moment, your body remembers:

your stance, your expression, your posture, your tempo.

Ivan Misner does this masterfully — his face changes, his eyes widen or soften, his hands move with purpose.

Your body communicates the emotion long before your words do.

2. Use Your Vocal Tone to Paint the Emotion

Facts inform.

Tone transforms.

When you re-live a story, your voice naturally shifts:

• softer when recalling something sacred
• slower when something mattered
• quicker when something surprised you
• louder when something broke open

This is how emotion gets delivered.

Tone is the packaging your message arrives in.

3. Make the Story the Proof, Not the Point

The best storytellers don’t use stories as entertainment — they use stories as evidence.

In BNI.

In leadership.

In communication.

Personal experiences become powerful when they reinforce a principle.

Ivan’s stories aren’t random — they are engineered to support the exact insight he wants you to remember.

Stories shape belief.

Belief shapes behavior.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“The trick is to re-live the story, not re-tell the story.” — Dr. Ivan Misner

“Stories are data with a soul.” — Brené Brown

1 Stretch for the Week

Think of one story from your life you often tell — a lesson, a memory, a pivotal moment.

Before you tell it again, ask yourself:

“What did it feel like in the moment?”

Then step back into that feeling — not just the facts.

Re-live it.

Let your body, tone, and presence carry the memory.

Watch how differently people respond.

If this week’s Growth Note resonated, forward it to someone who speaks, leads, teaches — or anyone who needs to be reminded that stories aren’t just told… they’re experienced.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn

Beyond the Note

I work with founders, professionals, and teams who want to speak with confidence, lead with clarity, and grow through intentional communication.

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