Comments on: The Magic Of The Story http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/ Sex. Relationships. Dating. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Will http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-33077 Will Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:41:40 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-33077 Bang on David! Storytelling is underrated - it's almost become a lost art in my opinion. I read a great book called the "Elements of Persuasion" that tackles story telling in an engaging fashion. Bang on David!

Storytelling is underrated – it’s almost become a lost art in my opinion.

I read a great book called the “Elements of Persuasion” that tackles story telling in an engaging fashion.

]]> By: Markus http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32966 Markus Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:44:34 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32966 actually i recently read a great book about storytelling. Its from one of Hollywood's top screenwriters and made me UNDERSTAND for the first time why some stories work and others don't! It made it easy for me to weave this knowledge into my stories. The book is called "Story" from Robert McKee and you can find it at Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060391685?ie=UTF8&tag=puertoricanru-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0060391685 actually i recently read a great book about storytelling. Its from one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters and made me UNDERSTAND for the first time why some stories work and others don’t! It made it easy for me to weave this knowledge into my stories.
The book is called “Story” from Robert McKee and you can find it at Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060391685?ie=UTF8&tag=puertoricanru-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0060391685

]]> By: Adam http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32957 Adam Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:06:15 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32957 Jacob - I dig the Brubeck quote. Playing it safe is never the best answer. Kind of like when you try to please everyone you please no one and end up being bland and uninteresting. My favorite jazz musician is Charlier Parker. He said "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn". So get out and live life and let it come out of horn - in this case the horn would be your stories and conversations with people. Jacob – I dig the Brubeck quote. Playing it safe is never the best answer. Kind of like when you try to please everyone you please no one and end up being bland and uninteresting. My favorite jazz musician is Charlier Parker. He said “If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn”. So get out and live life and let it come out of horn – in this case the horn would be your stories and conversations with people.

]]> By: jimmi http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32946 jimmi Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:06:56 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32946 Jacob- that's a nice quote I will look into him. I don't know too much about Jazz but def. would want to know more. Jacob- that’s a nice quote I will look into him. I don’t know too much about Jazz but def. would want to know more.

]]> By: Coach Jacob http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32945 Coach Jacob Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:05:47 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32945 btw....guys if you would like to know more about Jazz checkout Dave Brubeck he is amazing!!! btw….guys if you would like to know more about Jazz checkout Dave Brubeck he is amazing!!!

]]> By: Coach Jacob http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32944 Coach Jacob Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:04:37 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32944 Adam- Nice video I remember watching that movie awhile back! And since you were talking about Jazz I wanted to share one of my favorite quote.... "There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before." - Dave Brubeck Adam-

Nice video I remember watching that movie awhile back!

And since you were talking about Jazz I wanted to share one of my favorite quote….

“There’s a way of playing safe, there’s a way of using tricks and there’s the way I like to play which is dangerously where you’re going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven’t created before.” – Dave Brubeck

]]> By: Adam http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32942 Adam Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:27:29 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32942 Here is how you tell a story... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ObbvrQxAc You've got to own it. If you know something about who you're telling the story to be sure to draw on any similarities. Telling a story is similar to how a great jazz musician improvises. He knows where he's going to start, has some idea of where he'll end, and a few key points in between. The rest is improvised in the moment - inflections, tonalities, cadence, volume, details, body language, etc. Here is how you tell a story…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ObbvrQxAc

You’ve got to own it. If you know something about who you’re telling the story to be sure to draw on any similarities. Telling a story is similar to how a great jazz musician improvises. He knows where he’s going to start, has some idea of where he’ll end, and a few key points in between. The rest is improvised in the moment – inflections, tonalities, cadence, volume, details, body language, etc.

]]> By: Steve-O http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32940 Steve-O Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:30:39 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32940 I'm going to have to disagree with this to some degree. I'm in favor of telling stories while your in the moment, as your only naturally going to get better at it while you tell it each time. But doesn't this sound a little to scripted by practicing it on tape? Worst part is that i've seen this in action before, and the person telling the story probably doesn't even know i've heard it before, and if it is too similar to the way i heard it the first time, it pisses me off as it just sounds so fake, especially when they laugh at their own story. The laugh even sounds fake to me cuz i know its coming. I'm not so sure about telling a story in the same way you've told it 1000 times before, cause you never know who's around that has heard it before, and i think it could have an adverse effect. I’m going to have to disagree with this to some degree. I’m in favor of telling stories while your in the moment, as your only naturally going to get better at it while you tell it each time. But doesn’t this sound a little to scripted by practicing it on tape?

Worst part is that i’ve seen this in action before, and the person telling the story probably doesn’t even know i’ve heard it before, and if it is too similar to the way i heard it the first time, it pisses me off as it just sounds so fake, especially when they laugh at their own story. The laugh even sounds fake to me cuz i know its coming.

I’m not so sure about telling a story in the same way you’ve told it 1000 times before, cause you never know who’s around that has heard it before, and i think it could have an adverse effect.

]]> By: Johnnylove http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32938 Johnnylove Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:41:19 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32938 CJ- that would be nice to have coach do the critique and will def. look into it! CJ- that would be nice to have coach do the critique and will def. look into it!

]]> By: Coach Jacob http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/the-magic-of-the-story/2378/#comment-32937 Coach Jacob Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:40:29 +0000 http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/?p=2378#comment-32937 And of-course if you are part of the member's forum we will do the video/audio critique for you!!! And of-course if you are part of the member’s forum we will do the video/audio critique for you!!!

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