For Those Who Want To Tell Better Stories #17 | Toasting, Therapy And Epic Presentations

A few chosen narrative examples, to uncover forms, inspire the soul and stir the creative spirits. A toast is a mini-speech, a postcard version of a letter, a starter option of a full meal—but smaller doesn’t have to mean less impactful or even lack the structure needed to tell great stories which resonate. Learn more at How to Give a Toast by James Buckhouse (includes some superb tips on how to remember things as well) and what’s there can also be applied to most storytelling forms / mediums. It’s hard to offer something new in a well-trodden medium although Bella Freud and her Fashion Neurosis video podcast does just that—each high-profile guest lays on the couch and stares into the intimately positioned camera above whilst conversing / prompted by the dulcet and warm tones of their host (the great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud). BONUS LINK: I created / produced something wholly unique in the video podcasting space for a few years and still accessible via Creative Welly. Image from…