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The Moth Shares Its Craft in 'How to Tell a Story'

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We all are “a multitude of stories,” say the producers of The Moth Radio hour and podcast, the project that for 25 years has made storytellers of thousands of people around the world. Now, The Moth has published a new book, “How to Tell A Story,” all about how to turn our ephemeral experiences into memorable stories. We’ll talk about what makes for a good story and hear tips for telling your own, whether you’re in a job interview, introducing yourself to strangers or processing a complicated life experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, how do you tell a memorable story?

0:51.6

The producers of the Moth Radio Hour, the project that has made

0:54.4

storytellers of thousands of people around the world for decades, have poured what they've

0:58.9

learned about how to tell a good story and the foundations of a good story, things like truth

1:04.2

and transformation, into a new book. We'll talk with one of the authors, and we want to hear

1:09.7

from you. What do you think makes a good story?

1:13.3

Tell us after this news. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. We all are a multitude of stories, say the producers of the moth. So how do we get those stories out of us and into the world in a way that makes

1:45.5

others feel something and build connection and community? For 25 years, that's what the moth

1:51.1

has been doing, turning thousands of people around the world into storytellers, and now they

1:55.7

put what they've learned and experienced into a book called How to Tell a Story. Joining me now is one of the books,

2:01.9

five authors, Kate Tellers. Kate, welcome to Forum. Thanks so much for having me.

2:08.6

Wow, five storytellers writing a book on storytelling. That sounds amazing and really hard.

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