Elizabeth’s Reviews > Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need > Status Update

Storytelling podcasts

• This American Life • RISK! • UnFictional • The Moth Podcast

Throw in phrases like “I had truly gone to the dark side” or “I knew I was crossing a line, but I didn’t care,” to make us more on board. Lines like that show us that you realize you are being crazy/silly/irrational. Without acknowledging this, you risk the audience wondering whether they should call you a psychiatrist at the end of your piece.

“I fancy myself a ‘Rachel from Friends’ type, but really I’m more of a ‘Gunther, the lonely barista’ type.”

COMPETITIVE ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO DUMB STUFF
LAZY ADVOCATE