Long Story Short

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This is a practical storytelling guide from comedian, winner of multiple Moth storytelling competitions, and founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade storytelling program, Margot Leitman Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how With a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, this guide breaks a story into concrete components with ways to improve content, structure, emotional impact, and delivery through personal anecdotes, relatable examples, and practical exercises. Free Read [ Long Story Short ] author [ Margot Leitman ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I was lucky enough to take Margot s storytelling course in person at UCB and it was fantastic Margot knows what she is talking about when it comes to crafting a story I still think of many of the lessons from that class and use it in my own writing Very excited to have her wisdom in book formI thought that this book would be about telling stories as in writing them short stories, novels, maybe even screenplays Instead, it s a book that is literally about telling stories in the old fashioned sense of standing up in front of a bunch of people and regaling them with a true story from your life Apparently this is a big deal these days, and you might have heard The Moth on NPR or something I had caught a couple of stories that way, and I was always impressed with them The most famou I thought that this book would be about telling stories as in writing th...Margot Leitman uma excelente contadora de hist rias E v rios podcasts como o Story Collider vieram de turmas dela ou de pessoas relacionadas Ent o s o boas li es Mas o livro inteiro voltado para como contar hist rias suas, da sua vida Na linha quando era...Great little fun book on telling stories and giving talks.4.0 out of 5Great book, narrated perfectly by the author filled with practical tips, do s and don ts, and advice on telling great stories Although focused on oral story telling, the information is also relevant for other media such as blogging or telling stories social social situations A nice find.Very engaging and well designed intro to storytelling Recommended.Once upon a time, I hated a book.Just kidding But I don t like this book partly because it made me realize a sad truth I am an utterly boring person At least when it comes to storytelling.The book started with Leitman reassuring me again and again that I only think I don t have any stories but actually I do have loads of stories and I better hold on because when she s done with me, boy, people won t be able to help themselves falling at my feet and begging me to tell my many tear jerking, sid Once upon a time, I hated a book.Just kidding But I don t like this book partly because it made me realize a sad truth I am an utterly boring person At least when it comes to storytelli...I really enjoyed this book It gave great insight into storytelling It was interesting and helpful to work on my writing skills and for presenting, but it has great concepts for presentation, that I will use if I am presenting for one of my businesses I got it fro...Interesting book If you have ever listened to a TED talk or This American Life podcast, you ll understand the style of storytelling that Margot is teaching Telling a good story, whether to your friends, or in a public setting is a difficult thing to do and there is an art to it I found it interesting that part of the ability to seem natural in the story telling is a laborious...If you have a blog you need to read this book Even though it s aimed at oral storytellers, each page contains invaluable advice for writing in the informal voice of a blog I borrowed my copy from the library but I m goin...

Long Story Short
  • English
  • 04 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • 1632170272
  • Margot Leitman
  • Long Story Short