Ira Glass – down to earth advice on storytelling 01

12 05 2009

Recently I stumbled across three great talks on you tube (about 5 minutes each) by a media guy Ira Glass.

Check out the first talk by right clicking the link below and opening it in a new windo…

Posted by Bruce Lowe

12 05 2009: Laura (01:46:57) :

I don’t always love his show (“This American Life,” which is one of the cornerstones of public radio programming and an icon!) but I always appreciate it.

He’s dead right about the power of the anecdote. That’s what makes TAL such a great program.
12 05 2009: Bruce Lowe (18:57:53) :

Laura,
I haven’t listened to the show myself (I am new to the States), but my neighbor tells me it is fantastic in terms of the stories and interest. Wait for the second link I give in a couple of days… think its even more powerful.
Bruce

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