Be a Better Storyteller, or The Pizza Man #27

Moonwalk

"Keep the doors locked. Don't go outside. Keep the windows shut. Just be a little bit cautious - we'll have a squad car patrolling the area all night. We'll try to make contact with Pizzaland and see if we can get some information on this guy"

- Woman, to Kevin Sanji

You don't want to tell bad stories because telling bad stories makes you feel bad ("Brad, I'm finally encountering the idea that loneliness is my only end-goal"). So here's what's going to happen next: We're going to get Kevin to tell a story about a pizza delivery gone wrong. And then we're going to break the story down step-by-step, uncover the mechanics of storytelling, and get you telling better stories. We cover:

- What happened after Kevin ordered pizza?

- Who is the "Pizza Man"?

- Why does the order of events matter?

- A simple process (using observation and deliberate practice) to improve your storytelling performance

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Production and Credits

Special Guest: Kevin Sanji

Host, Producer, Research, Sound Design, Editing: Mohnish Soundararjan

Co-Host: Kevin Sanji

Feedback: Jarrod Sport, Vysali Soundararajan, Justine Brumm, Kevin Sanji

Intro Music: Electric Mantis