How to Tell a Spine-Tingling Story

September 19th, 2019

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Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about stories, and what makes a story great. I’ve listened, I’ve watched, I’ve told stories myself — and have figured out one or two things about what makes a story spine-tingling. It’s not (necessarily) about some big major traumatic event in your life.It’s not a string of events…

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Why Stories Matter: Connect with your audience every time

February 28th, 2017

You know that thing that happens when you tell a story and someone says “Ooh ooh ooh that reminds me of a time when…” and they tell a story that maybe doesn’t even really have that much to do with the story you just told, but there’s a thread, and that leads to yet another story,…

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What Makes A Story A Story: “And then a bottle of kombucha fell from the sky”

October 10th, 2014

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Yesterday I was sitting in a coffee shop that had the entire front wall open onto the sidewalk. My table was near the open wall, so I was practically on the sidewalk. It was rainy outside, but I was dry inside. A guy walked by minding his own business and suddenly a glass bottle of…

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