How to Tell a True Tale: Neil Gaiman on What Makes a Great Personal Story
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How to Tell a True Tale: Neil Gaiman on What Makes a Great Personal Story
Ira Glass, the legendary storyteller and host of radio show This American Life puts it beautifully: ‘ The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you empathise with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerf
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Nobody can say for sure what fraction of your life you spend telling stories, but most would agree it’s a significant and important portion of your self-expression, so it’s worth investing your time and energy in the skills you need to be a great storyteller.
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“What is it about stories—what are their particularities—that enables them to work as they do? More than mere curiosity is at stake in this question, because human life depends on the stories we tell: the sense of self that those stories impart, the relationships constructed around shared stories, and the sense of purpose that stories both propose ... See more
The Evolution of Storytelling
I’ve always had an unwavering belief that everything is made of stories: that we can break down our world into stories we tell ourselves and each other. For meaning, for belonging, for purpose, for faith. In stories, we find something to hold onto. Stories are what bind and make us. How we form relationships, yes, but also the essence of our relati
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Storytellers have a superpower. They can make people feel good and whole and right. They can inspire and inform. They can make people see the world in a new way. They can make people feel better about themselves.
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People would rather hear the story about what happened to you last night than about what happened to your friend Pete last night, even if Pete’s story is better than your own. There is immediacy and grit and inherent vulnerability in hearing the story of someone standing before you. It is visceral and real. It takes no courage to tell Pete’s story.
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