Resources

Books:

World Class Speaking by Craig Valentine https://www.amazon.com/dp/1600374735/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

World Class Speaking in Action by Craig Valentine (with chapter by Bob Mohl) 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1630470732/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

Story by Robert McKee https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060391685/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

Tips:

      – Build your story file

      – Kill your darlings

      – Use language for the ear, not the eye

Story Arc Frameworks:

THEN-NOW-HOW  http://craigvalentine.com/what-is-the-key-to-great-speaking/

7 Sentence Story Spine Group Improv Exercise: http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/Story_Spine.html

Craig Valentine’s 9 C’s of Storytelling

                Craig Valentine 9 C's

Bob Mohl’s 7 C’s of Storytelling

                 7c's

The Hero’s Journey  http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/THeHerosJourney

                  heros's journey

Story sites:

The Moth https://themoth.org/

Story Corps https://storycorps.org/

TED Talks https://www.ted.com/talks

Favorite stories on Youtube:

Barack Obama – Fired Up & Ready to Go  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f56djBCOTs

Bob Mohl – Moth StorySLAM “Payback” at the Apple Store  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om_Oe6RhH-0 

Ed Gavagan – Moth Story  www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpId0kTPQYc

Adam Wade – Moth StorySLAM (TM stumble catcher nightmare, but great storyteller) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izEjBHxdXCI

Taylor Negron – Moth Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12ISVpdh60

Tom Ziegler – Moth Story (have your tissues ready - audio only) https://themoth.org/stories/bronx-burning