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.
Check out this extensive Making Epic Presentations guide on presenting from Ari Arnbjörnsson from Senior Software Engineer & Developer Relations at Epic Games. There’s a forty minute video also if you prefer to click play and let the wisdom seep in that way.