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The 7 Essentials of Storytelling for Speakers. Pt 1

The 7 Essentials of Storytelling for Speakers. Pt 1

Humor can’t save a boring story. Make your audience care about yours.

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Chris McGuire
Feb 21, 2024
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In this week’s post I will share…

  • A storytelling model for speakers (well, part of it at least.)

  • A few types of main character types for speakers.

  • How a flaw can create comedic tension by putting it against a goal.

Are you a Hero’s Journey person, or is Syd Field more your jam? Or do you kick it really old school with Aristotle’s Poetics? There are a lot of…

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