Open Mic Night for Storytellers on World Book Day

greetings everybody hope you're okay and I hope you're fine it is a beautiful thday Friday the first of March I repeat it is a beautiful Friday on the first of March hope you're okay and I hope you're fine it's a beautiful day to end the week those who are beginning their weekend or strengthened now is a good time to wind down come from work come from school come from business and then enjoy your Saturday and your Sunday but from that is a beautiful day to say thank you and to give a shout out to all the storytellers that we are waiting for today a big shout out to all those who are supporting us on world day those who are great to come and uh tell the stories looking forward to you and much more so if you are interested then definitely come and let us uh enjoy the world book day as you can see in the background so about reading so em book club that's also on this slide we are celebrating world book as well so if you are interested in coming to join us I love to have you there definitely love to have you there it's a good time to be there it's a good time to celebrate it could be a story about your lifetime it could be a book you've read a book you've published a book you about to publish you can come and promote to your books something you're going to write or an article which is good obviously we like quality or good stuff but at least something you have then definitely come and uh join it with us we would love to see you on that day so if you are interested please send me a message on Facebook we celebrate World Book Day Emerald Book Club we are here help those who want to come and celebrate so definitely come along and I like to see you celebrate with me it's going to be a fantastic time so definitely looking forward to it what you think and what do you guys say so I'm going to play a bit of preview of the World book day of you enjoy [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh that was beautiful that was great that is what we are talking about so definitely come on and enjoy this life tell us a story a book something you're writing something you're reading something you've heard about come and tell us we would love to hear your story on world book day when is that that is March the 7th so that is next week Thursday 5:00 p.m. to 8: we'll have the bulk of the event so people going to tell stories come together but to be the whole day is going to be World Book Day so we're going to have a reading Marathon from the morning for those who can't make it so there's a event in Facebook which I'm going to show where you can post if you can't make it we think of everyone don't see ah I know some are busy I'm not about to make it for the live event but if you are on Facebook and definitely come and uh take you there so while you're here I am going to I'm going to upload in you event for there you are how about that ahuh so there you are as you can see in the group I've put it in there so definitely check out the event on Facebook we're going to be live then then so if you canot make it you can post in here that also if you cannot you can post in the group on Facebook's wild book The celebrations you know what 20 people responded already so that's good if you're interested you can come and post in the group definitely come and share your book share a picture of your show of your bookcase of all the books you want to somebody by English Brad show Mr baby who love this Justice definitely I hope you will I hope he's coming along as well every read here so we're going to have all day reading Marathon so for those who can't make it you can read your book or you can share a snippet a video a tweet you can share a post in here then you can see you have a book recommendations you can discover your next favorite read so you can suggest a book that you want or you think people should read yeah we also have a virtual book meeting which people want to discuss engage those want to see people people live definitely and also if you want to showcase your books and share picture of your favorite book your library literary collections and whatever CA reading spots you have so we can create a virtual library filled with a love of books and then this video highlight is about the open mics so I'm calling this about the open mics I'm calling all those who are authors aspiring authors published authors storytellers poets come take the stage and come on live with me and share your own writings or read and except from your favorite book read from your favorite book doesn't have to be your book just come read so definitely this is the highlight of the video I want people come out and share their favorite book could be 10 minutes could be five minutes doesn't matter come share anything you've read and I guess that is everyone I'm sure we have something we all want to share yeah definitely come and so this is the Highlight calling all aspiring offers and storytellers take the virtual stage during or open mic night share your own writings or read an excerpt from your favorite book let your creativity flow hey we also have book trivia challenge so in testing knowledge all book trivia challenge U definitely there and hopefully we'll give you some giveaways and surprises for the day so definitely if you can get some offers online want give away their books sign want to buy them definitely if they come on then as a plus for us in all honesty let us come together in celebration of a written word the offers and who who inspires an incredible community that makes Emerald Book Club so special that's you our guest definitely come up and enjoy it so that's the event if you want to post over there follow those on YouTube send them to Emerald Book Club you won't miss it the lovely yellow in the background as you can see we've scheduled a meeting for 5:00 pm on our YouTube channel so this is going to be 5:00 pm so you can come there it's upcoming so you can get notified so click on this I've share the link have I get notified here for 7th March at 5:00 pm so click there click them notify me and then definitely can come there all those were there but we was also an event bright so if an event bright then definitely go different bite and you can show there isn't it isn't it so so definitely yeah come on join me uh today I'm going to take the back seet want to hear people talk about their stories and what they are reading what they reading what they have wrote what they reading or what they have already read why not so definitely come there and and if you are not on YouTube or Facebook book and you can also go to good reads now good read is here all that's my challenge for this year my challenge is to read 100 books I read 13 so far and then three books behind schedule fine enough all right but if you are on good rits join our book club em book club we are in good St so you can come and join us here now this should be updated P box so here should see patn of 100 out of 100 don't why it's showing but that's the goal anyway so this is As on now good RS so definitely we are there Twitter we are as well you know not very active but we mostly active on Facebook and that our website is is coming soon it's under revamping revamping website so so definitely they'll be back up again but if you are not there definitely you can come check out this website of those while we're waiting for other website to come up you can U I'm going to show you our website so this is our own website where we have other events which I'm going to show you in a minutes but yeah so that's our group on good rats that's the link to the group at the top you can post it there actually let me put it in there and post it in there I'll post the link for of the group under the video so you can watch it there if that's okay then I'm going to show you your other group so there I've put post the link of good RDS and going post this one here as well which I'm going to show you in a minute so this here is our other website as well and book club so about this upcoming events it's well book day we got our end of month book club meeting every last one of the month We'll add some more events bit of our Gallery We'll add some more as well some more videos from my YouTube channel definitely check it out testimonials we'll get some from those if you want over visa from there but contact us in our email and subscribe definitely subscribe so I'm subscribe and say hi subscribe to our newsletter then we'll get some more from there but that's our website here definitely as you can see here so we are there it's us on YouTube so we are live there on YouTube want to check us out on YouTube definitely come and uh sign up and see there but I'm calling all offers today so offers come out come and uh share what you have uh got what you have been preparing what you have been um uh writing you know this is the time this is the opportunity for you to come and share to the world come on live and talk about the books you've written or the books you're writing could be a poet no could be a poem could be an article so it's good to have different kinds and different views s and different backgrounds geners Industries obviously when to keep it nice and you know clean just for the sake of a day but you know some into horror some into drama some into you know man fiction there's fiction there's spiritual there's religious there's Finance there's personal development all that and much more I want to hear from you today I want to come and take a backseat and just listen to everyone talk about I'm sure you heard my voice a lot like Jo again but definitely so but move F here Emerald Book Club celebrates world book day and that is our logo right over there every book club so World Book Day is next Thursday CBR around the wall so the events happening all over the world defin you want to come and join us so I wake up the whole day we'll be having marathons of reading and bunch of book clubs when from 5 p.m. to 8 GMP time we will have our storytelling session on open mics that's the best time when people off work so from 5:00 p.m. we'll go start a bit with you know history and much more then 600 p.m. to 9: going to give it to a story tellers so they can come and give you their worth and go on we're going to go on until we finish jocking until 9:00 p.m. or 10 then maybe we have an Afterparty when you're going to enjoy yourselves who knows stay tuned you'll never know until you show up AP from that um anything else haven't missed up how about [Music] this [Music] and I'll pause right there we enjoying that now I guess not so I'm going to show you the actual site of the World book day site so this is worldbook.com is celebrated in the world but also in the UK and no Island our day is March the 7th so if you are there yes all let me change the that better yeah so if you are there this is world book day so you can actually chose a brilliant book for free if you all book take token got token for kids then definitely check out the packs check out the events it's B teach much more your to for free audio books as well and a kids books school books anyway there so from 15 February to March the 31st they selling those books so if you buy for a token for a pound then definitely you can carry on so the events for families for educators so activities and advice for sharing stories together as a family not just on world book day but every day of the year if you're anicator ideas to celebrate world book day plus resources for supporting reading for pleasure all year round I think I'm an educator an i all right let's see what they saying here with all your resources primary resources World Book Day safe guarding policy overcoming barriers activity than much more you can use our logo and illustrations in your celebration use well day book to share and discover books read recommendations well day book club home so here we are the gallary on YouTube book playlist so join the crew book club book clubs much more there you are beautiful ain't it and share a story Corner video stories n g to see you guys on Thursday on the video story so here you can share corner it's most GE towards children so we do an out version for ourselves that's do thing [Music] in hello I'm David mcke and I'm going to read to you one of my books Elma the pat elephant that's a book he's writing I'm going to go for the whole thing if you want to check him out check out the page so there you are so caring a book so for those who are coming live you can show your book or come live and talk about a book that you have uh then that's for indicators let's go for family shall we permit me no no all right let me look for family it's gone sh so world book day is about celebrating books and reading all year round it's never too early to encourage a love of reading and we hope you find activities and advice here to help you enjoy sharing stories together as a family not just on world book day but every day of the year these are the books here as you can see one pound one50 books check for participating retailers those want to dress up putting together MC gr as well booked a song got MMA there being rap for song definitely mma's all songs pack you fin to write your own pack I think I do well as you can see can explore all these little parents through primary schools family book and match more we explore now oh I w't show you about lucky me so if you're a publisher book seller Library corporate partnership much more families book talken yeah mostly it's mostly for kids right but we can do our own adult shall we work fundraising going do your fundraising all the book badge for educators let's look for [Music] events all these events you're going to have somewhere on somewhere after reading for pleasure for case 31st and all that world book foot quiz BC live session webinar the charity not profit celebrating book day oh this was last month in January no in yeah they have month because in March now those are gone but yeah but that is a nutshell so you can read more about world book day and then you can join isn't it so I would like to see you as the Storyteller in world book day I can't wait I can't wait I just can't wait to hear your story so yeah um that is it from me I'll put the links in the description so check them out but eely if you are interested in coming on and coming live hey my man you are welcome definitely come come on come all that is World b day there's a lot happening but we are going to make our own fun I can't wait to hear the stories poems and reads so come come come all ye and I will give you book club come to me come to me come and we shall enjoy our book club together so I hope you're enjoying it together so it's not much but you can see in the background we going to celebrate our books and reads I'm going to look for stuff I'm going to tell you just come actually so if you're interested watch the video right here on my profile we also you want to post you can post here but you can it's best to post in the Facebook group I know and for those who are not on Facebook there is YouTube I know and if those not on YouTube oh well what okay we have telegram as well so post the video on telegram um stream yeah so using stream yet to to live stream so if you're not on Facebook you have people on Facebook or YouTube go to event bright oh right enough I'm going to show you the event bright um so if not on there you can watch it for me V bright and then again if they are not on there uh we'll think about Zoom we might have to incorporate Zoom but we can't go too far can we if it cannot on Zoom then we are not going to be able to find you but so Zoom is there so we there YouTube for those on Facebook if you don't you don't use YouTube uh this telegram is an app you got a channel on telegram as well if not on social media at all but you want to look at the video on YouTube I'm going to log in then definitely will make make a way I'm not sure but you might get a a zoom link so people can watch on zoom while we are streaming it isn't it that's the best we can do I know some people not online want to see it live if you want to see it live then let me know I have to find a way to to see that is I have to find a way to for those who are wanting to see it but after from that I'm going to show you the the link on event bright which is right here so if you're not on event bright please bear with me okay I've got a page so definitely come on and uh so send your friends there those who um it's still learning isn't it here so this is our event on event bright don't look at that it's free event so definitely 500 pm. to 8:00 p.m. so you can get that three hours three or four or five like it four in the middle yeah let like an average of four hours e but this this is the bulk of it it's going to be for the storytellers those want to come on YouTube come you on YouTube then definitely and why isn't my why aren't you showing over there so a spot pick one get tiet then you can come on or you can go to YouTube straight there which at 5:00 p.m 8 p.m. yeah so that is YouTube for you is event free can I share book that I've read how I follow social media what's your next event so all these questions are on there yes yes we encourage you to share your reads search for us on all platform our next events we have regular book club sessions every Wednesday we also hold our end of month book club meeting on last Wednesday of each month for 8m that's me your one only favorite thank you thank you thank you I appreciate so that is that's it on um event bright if you want to see it on its website this is the one here yes so that's the event on this site Emerald Book Club celebres World Book Day so definitely you can share with your friends I think I did post the link didn't I on there isn't it so this is the other one we have tried to put as much P all as much we'll add some more but definitely so share your friends definitely and if you want to share it I've got some media so if you're interested in being an affiliate or sharing friends let me know I've got um if you want to share it I have actually got there's a video there is a like this I've got posters or Twitter stuff as well so if you want to share it with me definitely I'll give you the link yeah for those who what want to support or want to volunteer I've got links and media and and uh Graphics so you can share and tell your friends so when I show your profile let me know send me a message I'll give you the graphics you can put on your stories I've got stories I've got posters I've got social media post and I've got the link so if you want to share with your friends I'll post them there and let me know and then you can share with everyone yes ain't I fantastic hey I can do that just for you guys don't say I don't love you guys so yeah but in in the serious note that is it it's a good Friday definitely want to see you guys next Thursday and hey by the way next Friday is international women's day as well it's going to be a packed weekend next weekend we got book club on Wednesday Thursday is world book day Friday is international women's day and Saturday is just the day of three LX and much more oh can't wait drum roll please before I go I'm going to show you the [Music] [Applause] video [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I was enjoying that but ladies and gentlemen that is it from me I would like to hear from you hey was are you so please definitely come in and join us live I'm want to hear a story I know you got a story don't be shy don't be timid just come on live be bold be courageous you never know who's watching who's listening your story can help somebody someone someone is dying because you have not told the story know you have someone somewhere needs it but because you're holding on to it somebody is suffering so I blame you for not telling a story because someone else might hear and say oh I'm inspired I'm mean all if she or he can do it why can't I it's not about being perfect it's not about language it's not about a quality is good it's not about being the best it's not about being you know perfect and everything knows but start where you begin if it's rubbish it's rubbish don't jump take a baby step don't jump the first book is bad it's bad I'm sorry I won't laugh I've been for that I've made worst videos worst books worst things so definitely come and read we don't judge yet because we've been for it we know what it's scary and the first time is always the hardest but once you perfect it so we here don't laugh at people won't laugh at you it won't C you you won't uh put you down because of the book or your language no we encourage you even if it's in your language definitely come your All Nations all language book club so definitely come remember your story is important somebody out there needs your knowledge or how you overcame something what you read someone saying oh this guy can do it I can do it if Josh can do it what can I do it someone is saying oh if Josh can take time to make a video and he's not a good speaker he's not even a very tall guy he's just not a big guy look I'm not a big guy I'm not a tall guy I'm not the biggest I'm not the largest I'm not the fastest I'm not the the quickest but I'm just doing it no excuses at all yes what's my excuse none so what's your excuse none at all oh busy work you know time age you know I'm too old I'm too young you know excuses if I can do it you can do it I don't speak very affu sometimes sometimes I speak fast or I have V diara sometimes I speak very fast but I do it anyway why why not so we W judge you you feel like you're going to be judged don't worry we won't judge you here guarantee because we here to encourage you we know it's tough and we know what we give out comes back so we don't judge ours laugh at ours because what we give we receive we give what we want to happen so we want people to inspire so we don't want people to be judged to be L on upon so if that's your fear or your doubt or your worry let it go don't worry people judge and if they don't like you who cares we don't like you we're not here to please everybody pleas pleas me don't please everybody can't please me if you feel like you have to please people oh they might laugh yes they might but I would love so come and join me so have a great Friday it's a Saturday to Sunday so enjoy your Saturday and Sunday not your weekend but your strengthen until be come back when you bold and strong over the Sunday ra give it the power yes I'll see you next time I'll be live again but definitely come tell your story and if read a book or to come on if you want to have an whole session to yourself let me know in good time so I can have a one time to yourself or you want to have a longer time definitely come then we can have another day or before 5m we can actually go live with you before the main event hey I'm here I'm I'm I'm here to help Josh is here to help so definitely come don't be shy don't be timid bring that book I want you to brag brag brag come give me brag blow your own horn cuz nobody else will blow your own horn you told let I was praise you um praise yourself blow your own horn brag it's my book I read it's confidence will take you five month skills and talents be confident brag this Thursday I called you you yeah come brag come BL your own horn yes I set you free don't worry about Jud you tell them George said I can blow my own horn George said praise myself why because I said so because what a sun sets free is free indeed I love you lot and shall see you next Thursday live 5m for event take care and look after yourselves here bye video one more time before we go [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] bye