Posts Tagged ‘speak up’
Speak Up is two years old! It began with a snow day and a simple question to my wife.
Speak Up, the storytelling organization that my wife and I founded in 2013, is approaching it’s two year anniversary. It was born on a snow day much like the one we experienced in the northeast earlier this week. My storytelling career began about five years ago with the discovery of The Moth’s podcast. A friend…
Read MoreHow I teach storytelling
I did an interview with Jim Levulis of WAMC public radio on storytelling, and specifically, the teaching of storytelling. If you’re interested, you can listen here.
Read MoreI have 15 jobs. So you probably require my services in one way or another.
As the New Year approaches and the endless possibilities of the coming year loom on the horizon, I always like to take a moment and reset my current occupational status, in the event that you or someone you know will require my services in 2015. While occupations like teacher and writer seem like fairly obvious…
Read MoreResolution update: November 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). With one month to go, it’s looking like I will complete 15 of my 25 goals for sure, with an outside chance of completing as many as…
Read MoreI have a lot of stories to tell. More than you could ever imagine. I suspect that Bill Murray would understand why.
Bill Murray on the Howard Stern show: Howard Stern: “Who teaches you to tell a story? Is it something you are born with?” Bill Murray: “No, I don’t think you’re born with it. You have to hear stories and you have to live stories. You have to have a bunch of experiences and be able…
Read MoreSpeak Up: Storytelling Workshop launching
We are launching a new advanced storytelling workshop next week, and there are still spots available for those of you who are interested. Details below.______________________________ Our storytelling workshop focuses on the storyteller’s actual performance. You are not required to attend a beginner’s workshop, but please know that much of our direct storytelling instruction takes place…
Read MoreI won a Moth StorySLAM, and that wasn’t the best part of the night. Seriously.
I won a Moth StorySLAM at The Oberon Theater in Cambridge on Tuesday night. I managed to win from first position, which isn’t easy. I’ve won 13 Moth StorySLAMs in the last three years, but I’ve never won after having to go first. Few storytellers do. I was excited. Thrilled, even, But winning was not…
Read MoreResolution update: July 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). 1. Don’t die. Done. 2. Lose ten pounds. Six down and four to go. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a week.…
Read MoreWhat were the three most important decisions of your life?
A recent Quora question asked, “What were the three most important decisions of your life?” I’ve been debating this question for almost a month, and I have finally settled on three. While many decisions could have occupied these three spots, I decided to favor the toughest and most unlikely decisions of my life rather than…
Read MoreSpeak Up tickets, dates for upcoming shows, and a writer’s workshop launch
For storytelling fans, and Speak Up supporters, some news for you today. First, tickets for our next show, Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT, are now available. You can click this link to purchase tickets or call Real Art Ways directly at 860.232.1006. Please order soon if you plan…
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