4 Coaching Tips to Help Talent Tell Better Personal Stories
A priority for air personalities should be an intense focus to create unique, original content from their personal lives through observation and storytelling. The problem is most talent doesn't have the experience, training or expertise to pull it...
The Science of Stories: 5 Storytelling Steps
There's an art to relating a personal experiences on the air. But every art is governed by some principles and laws. There's also a science to storytelling. The science is in the structure of...
Modern Family Teaches How to Tell Stories
Don't you love it when great TV shows teach how to be a better radio personality? I hope you saw the "Five Minute" episode of Modern Family. In it, there's a classic example of how...
3 Keys To Details In Storytelling
The difference in a great story and an average story often comes down to details. Details can advance a story and make it come alive or cause it to bog down and fail. The...
Master the 5 Rules for Better Stories
There are as many ways to tell stories as there are story tellers. Style and personality are unique to each performer. Yet, there are constants that transcend the individual. Yet, there are standards that...
Exaggeration is a Key to a Great Story
One of the most important skills in radio is the ability to tell stories. Do you want to be a great storyteller? Then it's time to embrace a skill that would embarrass mom. Exaggeration.
There...
Radio Personalities: Learn Storytelling Skills the Pixar Way
Success in personality radio is all about storytelling. It's at the heart of every break every day. To be a better storyteller, it serves you well to learn from the best. And the best...
Here’s How to Tell Stories with Emotion
You know the difference between a good storyteller and a great one? Great storytellers have the ability to tell stories with emotion. It's hard for many personalities. For others, it comes naturally
Melissa Etheridge is...
Storyboarding: Storytelling in Two Minutes
In almost every workshop on storytelling someone claims there's no way they can practice the storytelling basics because their time is too limited. What? Are you kidding? You don't have enough time to tell...
How to Overcome “You Had to be There” Stories
Isn't it embarrassing to share a great experience, and have no reaction? So you sheepishly mumble something like, "Believe me, it was great. Must be that you had to be there."
That happens when there's...
5 Keys To Simplify Content In Promos
Several times a week, I am on calls offering programming or performance advice that can be summarized in by telling personalities they need to...
