Storytelling circle

2. Prepare to host

Confirm the venue’s permission, usable layout, sound conditions, access arrangements and setup/clearing window. Set participant capacity from the activity and available leadership, then count all hosts and helpers within the room limit.

Prepare the materials and rehearse the parts you will lead. Confirm [materials supplied], [what participants bring] and [host/helper responsibilities] before publishing. Use original or properly authorized material. For minors, arrange the host organization’s safeguarding and guardian requirements.

Identity and materials: Invite personal stories with original prompts and optional passing. Do not claim affiliation with The Moth or reuse a named program’s training, recordings or promotional assets; agree on recording consent.

For ordinary personal storytelling, use original prompts and facilitation text without claiming a branded method. If teaching or advertising Roadside’s Story Circle Methodology, ask its current steward about training, attribution and manual reuse; do not treat an archived collaboration offer as current availability.

3. Create your Eventbrite listing

1. Open a new event

   Create an event on Eventbrite

2. Event title Copy

   Story circle: moments worth sharing

3. Short summary Copy

   Share personal stories around a theme, with attentive listening and the option to pass.

4. Date, time and location

   • Enter the confirmed date, start and end times, venue time zone, address and exact meeting point. Match the booking to the chosen activity format.

5. Event description Copy

   Our theme is [theme]. The host will explain the listening process and how turns work. Sharing is optional, and stories will not be recorded or published by the organizer. [Confirmed discussion or feedback format]. When: [day, date, start–end time and time zone] Where: [confirmed venue, address, room and host location] Audience: [age range, participation requirements and any guardian arrangements] Materials: [what is provided and what to bring] Cost: [total price including fees and any required purchase] Booking: [RSVP link, capacity/waitlist and cancellation arrangements] Access: [confirmed seating, route and activity-specific communication/sensory arrangements] Host and questions: [name/contact]

6. Tickets and registration

   Ticket name Copy

   General admission
   • Set the actual ticket type and price, capacity, booking window, per-order limit, waitlist and cancellation arrangements. Base participant places on the activity plan and available leadership; count everyone within venue occupancy.
   • Review organizer details, order-form questions, confirmation information and public or private visibility. Collect only information needed to host.
   • For paid tickets, confirm currency, fees, refunds and payout requirements.

7. Final check

   • Confirm the actual format, leader, materials, participant places, access and costs. Replace bracketed fields and preview the listing and booking steps before publishing.
   • Optional: add an image you own or have permission to use, relevant tags and useful FAQs.

4. Invite people

5. Host the gathering

1. Name the theme and purpose, explain confidentiality expectations without promising control over everyone’s conduct, and invite a pause or pass.
2. Give each speaker an uninterrupted turn; include silence as part of listening.
3. Do not probe for a more dramatic disclosure.
4. If the group agreed to discussion, open it only after stories are finished and with the tellers’ wishes respected.
5. Close without extracting a lesson or requiring public feedback.

At the close, thank participants and clear the space as agreed. Do not add anyone to a mailing list or share their contact details without their choice.