Want to be a great storyteller but not sure where to start? This workbook will have you brainstorming ideas, developing them into fully fleshed-out stories, and performing your stories aloud in no time!
MARGOT LEITMAN is the author of the bestselling book Long Story Short- The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need and Gawky- Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase. She has written for Dreamworks TV, the Hallmark Channel, and the Pixl Network, and has performed on Best Week Ever and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. In 2016 she worked for This American Life as the West Coast story scout. She is the founder of the storytelling program at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and is a five-time winner of the Moth Storyslam and a winner of the Moth Grandslam, receiving the first ever score of a perfect 10. She travels all over the world teaching people to tell their stories.
"When you watch Margot Leitman telling stories onstage, you find
yourself laughing hysterically and somehow feeling less alone in a
world where it seems everyone else got some kind of instruction
manual."
-Dan Kennedy, host of The Moth storytelling podcast, and
writer-performer
"Margot Leitman is a rare thing: she's a performer, a writer,
and... the teacher you secretly have a crush on. Sharp as hell,
Leitman teaches you how to tell your own story. Through sharing her
process, telling personal stories, and giving practical exercises,
she will give you the tools and confidence you need to share your
story with the world."
-Elna Baker, author and regular contributor to This American
Life
"For our improv show ASSSSCAT the success of the performance hinges
on how meaty the story is that the monologist gives us. Margot
always delivers a nice thick cut of filet mignon."
-Matt Besser, cofounder of Upright Citizens Brigade and author
of The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
"Margot Leitman and Michael Jordan are both naturally good at
storytelling/basketball. But they're not content to coast on their
natural abilities; they also work at their craft/dunks. But where
they differ is that Michael Jordan has retired and Margot Leitman
continues to hone her formidable skills on the word
processor/court."
-Rob Delaney, comedian and best-selling author
"Margot Leitman is not only an incredibly skilled and entertaining
storyteller but also a gifted teacher. She is the person you most
want next to you around a campfire, at a grungy bar, or cheering
you on at your first PowerPoint presentation."
-Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
"Whether you know it or not, there are great stories inside of you,
and Margot Leitman is the perfect person to help you find them and
squeeze every drop of humor and emotion out of them when you do.
Long story short, she rules. Buy this book."
-DC Pierson, author of The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never
Had To
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