Storytelling: a Guide on How to Tell a Story with Storytelling Techniques and Storytelling Secrets (Public Speaking, Ted Talks, Storytelling Business) Kindle Edition

We all have plenty of stories to tell. What we may lack, however, is the resourcefulness for how to tell them. The author, in this book, aims to show/teach you how to use the tools you already have. What are the five curiosity hooks? Here the author admits to really enjoying the book Expert Secrets and borrowing information from it. He illustrates each hook really well showing the reader how they can use them.All good stories are built upon which three elements? Those three element collectively are known as the plot. Conflict equals emotional reaction which is another important part of storytelling. How do you incorporate it? There are five turning points present in every movie which could/should also be in books and your stories. As you read this book you will likely recognize the pattern that you have read time and time again. How does the author illustrate this pattern? By referencing the movie Nemo!Have you ever said, "Well, I guess you had to be there"? You have the solution. What is it? How do you make your audience feel as if they were there?Exercises! Don't forget your exercises in Chapter 5!This is not a book for teaching children as the author talks about why soap operas are so addictive: the high/low drama, the cliff hangers, episodes starting with a murder or someone having sex.I found this book to be an easy, instructive and helpful read. There is no linked index on the "GO TO" button of the Kindle so it makes it a little harder to search. I was given a copy of this book by the author. That has not influenced the above comments. Thanks, Liz

I have to say, I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to expect when I first bought this book. At the time of writing the Author doesn’t have an Author page and this was a bit odd for me. However, I went for it due to it’s cheap price ($0.99). I was suprised by the quality of the book. Mr. Moore has created a ”short-but-to-the-point” book where he presents ”how-to” techniques that I can use right now, if I’d like. The book consists of 5 different ”hook” that one can use to instantly grab someones attention. Furthermore, the book goes through parables and how one can come up with their own, based on personal and emotional moments.I enjoyed the exercise section since it made me come up with great story ideas that I can tell. Now I just have to take action and see what works best for my stories.Would recommend this book if you are looking for something that is cheap but still presents valuable information.

It’s a short and mostly effective read, suitable for anyone who wants to be a better storyteller. It’s mostly geared towards the complete beginner but the tips on grabbing attention and sparking curiosity are suited for more advanced writers as well. But the thing I like the most with this book is that it makes it feel like you, yourself, are interesting since it urges you to draw from your own experience in order to capture attention, and convey emotion. I have a feeling that I will revisit this book from time to time, partly because of the practical tools offered, but also because of the opportunity to reflect. Also I think it’s important to remember that if you get something out of a read, that is something very positive. And sometimes the short and maybe not as comprehensive book is more rewarding than the big, lengthy one you never actually read. So I’m glad to recommend this book for what it is!

I have just completed my reading of James Moore's book on how to tell great stories. I consider myself as a relatively good and experienced storyteller, so I did not have high expectations of the content in this book, especially given the favorable price. But I was pleasantly surprised. This is an educational written book with several completely new angles on the subject. I have now got several new ideas about storytelling which I am going to try immediately. I can heartily recommend this book.

Most information was lifted from other sources. And it was obvious this writer didn't understand the source material. He lacks the understanding of basic story structure, based on his examples.

More an info dump than a book on how to tell a good story.What I was expecting was a book on storytelling technique from the ground up - how to start a story and how to build it until it is finished. But this author has just researched a few different authors who write in this area and then bundled that information up into a collection of pieces that never comes together as a whole system. And on top of that I didn't find the sections themselves particularly pertinent or useful - for instance, there's a section on parables which seems to just pad the word count out. Also the author's style was grating with lots of wordy phrases that didn't make much sense and just seemed to exist to further increase the word count, vague terms that were never defined, and oh so many endless pointless questions that constantly broke up any flow in the writing.The author concludes by saying that he could have made this book deep or compact and he decided to go with compact. This is not a compact or direct book. It rambles around the topic and the collection of concepts grabbed from other authors has not been put together into any sort of useful and concise system for writing. And nothing that this author has written around these other writers' points makes me think he actually understands how a story works or how a good story is put together. So there's nothing much here for the aspiring author.

A very concise and informative lesson on the nature of how to present a meaningful and memorable story. It's definitely worth it if you want to be on better at the craft.

With the use of personal experience, the author weaves a how-to book for all those not proficient in storytelling and want to be. It is the oldest communication of all time, storytelling. This is how children learn, from parables, from jokes, from past events, from make-believe. The author provides various cues or hooks to catch the audience's attention. His style is fluent and easy to read. The entire book is a wonderful little expose on storytelling.