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The Present Tense (and Other Storytelling Secrets)

The Present Tense (and Other Storytelling Secrets)

FromThe Gist


The Present Tense (and Other Storytelling Secrets)

FromThe Gist

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on The Gist, professional storyteller Matthew Dicks is here to coach our winning listener Frank Kennedy. We’ll hear stories from Frank’s life raising an autistic son, and hear ideas for how to better integrate them into a larger story. For the Spiel, a story of Kansas punishing people on welfare leads to an amazing stat.
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Released:
May 21, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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