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How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth | Catherine Burns, The Moth, Meg Bowles, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers

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Do you have a story to tell? For over 25 years, The Moth has been bringing masterful storytellers to stages and radios across the country, and in this book they finally put their process of sourcing, shaping, and performing stories onto the page for all. How to Tell a Story reminded me why I believe in the power of stories to change the world, it made me more confident to tell my own, and it gave me the tools to tell my story and be heard.

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Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time | Bill McGowan

12-25-23: The tagged book is another one that was found under our tree this year. This is my family. My husband and two daughters. And the one in black is carrying my first grandchild. Her name is Ava Rosemarie. I love them and really enjoyed our holiday today. More to come….

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Octoberwoman

Pug Hill | Alison Pace

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth | Catherine Burns, The Moth, Meg Bowles, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers

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Really tight between a pick and so-so, and while it was well written and others might find it useful, it didn‘t work for me.

The producers of The Moth events and podcasts share their tips to crafting the perfect story. They spoke briefly about stories in job interviews or school applications, but the majority of what they gave readers advice about was giving toasts, which is not what I wanted. I did like the excerpts from Moth events.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Nice review but don‘t think this is for me 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks and probably not. 3y

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LisaLovesToRead

Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds | Carmine Gallo

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This book contains several immediately applicable suggestions to improve one‘s presentation abilities.

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tokorowilliamwallace

When to Speak Up and When To Shut Up | Dr. Michael D. Sedler

My February #roll100 rolls: Jewish family and community culture & relationships, and communication tips, which might complement the other nonfiction currently on hand, too---on understanding and harnessing our internal mental chatter and hum, on healthy conflict communication, and iterative baseline habits building, little by little. Plus a tentative February, Aquarius, and Back History Month stack.

@PuddleJumper @puzzledbooks

PuddleJumper Interesting picks! 3y

tokorowilliamwallace @brittanybooks I got this for ~$10 at B&N/BAMM!---though it is probably more suitable as one to pick up from the library. 3y

tokorowilliamwallace @PuddleJumper The other one I'm tagging here. I found another more recent book of the author's at a Dollar Tree! Can you believe it?