A Moth storytelling champion shows you how to leave your audience spellbound in this bestselling, practical guide to powerful storytelling—through writing, public speaking, and more.Using a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, Margot Leitman breaks storytelling into concrete components. Whether you want to write a great wedding toast, deliver a compelling keynote speech, or simply entertain friends and family, comedian and Moth 5-time champion storyeller Margot Leitman provides a clear and engaging roadmap to telling your own personal stories in this approachable storytelling guide.From content and structure to emotional impact and delivery, Leitman guides you through the entire storytelling process, providing personal anecdotes, relatable examples, and practical exercises along the way.Table of ContentsPart 1: Getting StartedChapter 1. You Already Have Great StoriesChapter 2. Getting Past FearChapter 3. The TruthChapter 4. The Universal ThemeChapter 5. The Thesis-Based Story Part 2: Elements of a StoryChapter 6. PassionChapter 7. Layering a StoryChapter 8. PerspectiveChapter 9. CharacterChapter 10. Rooting for the StorytellerChapter 11. The Full CircleChapter 12. Someone Else’s StoryChapter 13. The UnexpectedChapter 14. The Benign Part 3: The Performance and BeyondChapter 15. How to Memorize & Vocalize a StoryChapter 16. The Business of Storytelling"This book is essential—a reminder that the world would be a better place if everyone knew how to tell a good story."—Diana Spechler, author and seven-time Moth StorySLAM winner
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Margot Leitman
EAN: 9781632170279
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 261 g
HEIGHT: 177 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Sasquatch Books
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-10-13
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GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / Meetings & Presentations, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Public Speaking & Speech Writing, PERFORMING ARTS / Storytelling
WIDTH: 125 cm
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Margot Leitman founded the storytelling program at Upright Citizens Brigade and is a five-time winner of The Moth and a winner of the Moth GrandSLAM, achieving the series' first ever score of a perfect ten. She has performed on Best Week Ever and Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and her stories have been featured on The Moth podcast, RISK!, and NPR's Good Food, and Unfictional. Her storytelling workshops at corporations, theaters, and comedy groups are popular on both coasts.
