How to Get Audiences to Stop Checking Their Watches: 10 Secrets of Amazing Storytelling
Every speaker can tell a great story, right? Actually, there’s a tried-and-true storytelling formula that’s been around since the dawn of mankind. This longtime newspaper columnist and speaker shares that formula. Plus, he adds the key ingredients used by legendary ‘new journalists’ such as Tom Wolfe and Gay Talese to place listeners in the center of a story: scene-by-scene construction, dialogue in full personal point of view and use of status details.
By attending this session, you will be able to:
- Get your audience to give full concentration
- Understand the use of characters, dramatic arc, plot and conflict
- Learn sophisticated story techniques devised by ‘new journalists’ Tom Wolfe and Gay Talese such as scene-by-scene construction, dialogue in full, personal point of view and use of status details.
About Dave
Former NSA president Mark LeBlanc says newspaper columnist and speaker Dave Lieber’s presentation on storytelling techniques is among the best he’s ever heard. Dave is the only NSA member who has written for both The Writer and Speaker magazine. He’s the 2011 Member of the Year of NSA/North Texas.
Website: www.yankeecowboy.com
Twitter: @davelieber
