Storytelling Resources
How to Tell a Great Story
We recommend that everyone cast on RISK! listens to this 56-minute how-to talk to from Kevin called What Every RISK! Storyteller Should Know! If you’re contemplating pitching a story to us or sending us an anecdote recording, taking these lessons to heart could go a long way, too!
Quick Tips!
Four quick videos from Kevin with invaluable tips on different aspects of compelling storytelling:
Show-Don’t-Tell (under 4 minutes)
Emotions in Stories (under 4 minutes)
Dialogue in Stories (3 minutes)
Characterization in Stories (2½ minutes)
In this video, Kevin reviews the most important aspects of actually performing your story when recording it for a draft:
Recording Your Story Draft (under 5 minutes long)
Take a Class!
Want even more help? Consider honing your storytelling skills by taking a class with our sister company, The Story Studio. There are group classes, on-demand video courses, 1-on-1 lessons, webinars and masterclasses.
Ready?
Ready to pitch us a full-length story (over 10 minutes long) to tell at a future date? Visit our Submissions page to learn all about that.
Or would you rather send us a recording of you telling a little “anecdote” mini-story (under 4 minutes)? Visit our Anecdotes page to learn all about that.
Either way, we’d love to hear from you!