It’s no secret that verbal storytelling is an art that has spanned the expanse of history…in fact, that’s the medium that much of history has been preserved to a great degree. However, getting up in front of a live audience to speak always ranks near the top of people’s greatest fears.
But what if you knew your material really well? I don’t mean memorized, but you just knew it so well because you’ve lived it or retold your story so much that you just had it down. Would that change things for you?
I recently heard of an interesting platform of storytelling that apparently is celebrating 25 years of existence, and I can’t believe it’s never been on my radar. The Moth is an international organization that, since its inception in 1997, has presented more than 40,000 stories through individuals without notes to packed houses across the globe.
It hosts live events that essentially take one person, one microphone in front of a live audience to tell a meaningful story. Even if you’re thinking, NO WAY would I do that, it’s an entertaining listen and a great example of an artform that’s timeless.
So what qualifies as a meaningful story? Meg Bowles of The Moth explains that (listen to the :43 clip or the entire interview) and how it works in this entertaining podcast from Writers, Ink. hosts J.D. Barker, Zach Bohannon, and J. Thorn.
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