The User's Guide to Storytelling - Softcover

O'Brien, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989742400

Publisher: Doug OBrien, 2024

Synopsis

The User's Guide to Storytelling is a fun, accessible book with light, sometimes humorous, text and lots of illustrations that will help the reader learn to write a good story and how to tell a good story well.

Storytelling is huge in America today. From live events like The Moth and Risk! and the National Storytelling Festival, to radio broadcasts like The Moth Radio Hour, This American Life and innumerous podcasts, people have rediscovered the simple yet powerful art of storytelling. But it doesn't stop there. Executives are hiring storytelling coaches to hone their delivery for board meetings, advertisers use long-form stories in their online marketing, and budding screen writers flock to Robert McKee's Story seminar all over the world.

This book is perfect for the person who just heard a 5-minute story on the Moth Radio Hour and thinks to themself, "I want to do that."

It is perfect for the nervous 29-year-old who has to give a toast as best man at his brother's wedding.

It is perfect for the business woman who is crafting a presentation for her next meeting and wants to make her message stick.

This book is an easily accessible, yet practical book that answers the question, "how?"

How do I take that experience I had and fashion it into a narrative that holds the audience spellbound and delighted?

This book will show you how.

About this title

About the Author

Doug O'Brien is a storyteller, story coach, and seminar leader. He also teaches classes in Sleight of Mouth, NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis and The Havening Techniques®. His podcast, "The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast," is popular weekly listening for many people and his first book, "The User's Guide to Sleight of Mouth," has been called "MUCH better than I thought it would be." If you google him he is not the hockey player.

From the Back Cover

ESSENTIAL! DEFINITIVE! A MUST-HAVE!
This is the only book you will need to master the art, craft, and secrets of storytelling.
Whether you want to make your next presentation spring to life, captivate a Moth StorySLAM audience, or nail that wedding toast without freezing up, The User's Guide to Storytelling is the resource you've been looking for. After tracing the roots of storytelling from its beginnings up through the master storytellers of today (some of whom will surprise you!), this book then shows you how to take your place in this lineage.

You'll LEARN about the little-known but tried-and-true story structure guaranteed to make your story pop.

You'll DISCOVER how to use your voice to maximize your story's impact.

And you'll ENJOY every part of this delightful and easy-to-follow guide that you'll come back to again and again.

"Being able to tell compelling stories is a key to success in many areas of life: business, friendship, your career, your creative life. Doug O'Brien has made storytelling accessible even for those who don't consider themselves storytellers. And for those of you who are already storytellers, this book can upgrade your story skills."
—Bill O'Hanlon, author of 40 books, including the Oprah-featured Do One Thing Different

"This book is jam-packed with the essentials. Doug O'Brien shows how everyone from Moses to Maya Angelou made a difference with stories. If you want to learn about leadership, the arts, or just being fun at parties, The User's Guide to Storytelling is a great place to start."
—Kevin Allison, host and creator of the hit true storytelling podcast and live show RISK!

"Doug O'Brien has given us a miraculously comprehensive and delightfully effervescent guide into the wonderful world of storytelling. At once practical and informative, The User's Guide to Storytelling is a terrific tool for any aspiring teller, and a 'must-have' for any library."
—Dr. David Gonzalez, storyteller, musician, poet, actor, and writer

"Doug has crafted an incredible reference book; concise, entertaining, and a fun read!"
—Seth Barrish, director of five of Mike Birbiglia's one-man shows,co-artistic director of The Barrow Group in New York City

Edition details

• Publisher: Doug OBrien
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989742400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156