Category Archives: Storytellers
Mad Men – An Ending to Discuss
IF you have not watched the series finale of Mad Men, and still plan to, do not read this! Seriously, spoilers ahoy! In our storytelling workshops – for corporations or for individuals – we discuss structure at length. Structure, of … Continue reading
Video Extras with Tom Croce (February 2015)
In this edition of Video Extras, we talk to Tom Croce. Tom was the first-time teller in our February 2015 show, Stranger Than Fiction: stories about truth, craziness, and life. The video of his unbelievable – but true – story is below, … Continue reading
Death and Taxes and Videos
In “Death and Taxes: stories of the unavoidable” Better Said Than Done storytellers shared their true, personal stories about the inevitable things in life. Watch videos of the true, personal stories below and then join us live at The Auld … Continue reading
Recap of Our Death and Taxes Storytelling Show
Our April storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax celebrated the unavoidable things in life. In “Death and Taxes” Better Said Than Done storytellers shared their true, personal stories about the inevitable things in life. Host Jessica Robinson started … Continue reading
It’s a date!
Give the special mom in your life a great night out with Better Said Than Done! Surprise her with tickets for our May show, where we will be offering a night of true, personal stories AND optional childcare, for an easy … Continue reading
Common Storytelling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The great joy of being a first-time storyteller is that your entire life is new stage material. Everyone has those three or five great stories that they’ve been dishing from bar stools and dinner tables for years and years, so … Continue reading
Standup vs. Storytelling: Part Three | Audience
I once read about an experiment (somebody else read about it and told me about it) where five gorillas were placed in a metal cage with a cement platform in the middle of it. Above the platform were bananas. Any … Continue reading
Finding Your Story
One of my favorite things about teaching storytelling is helping people find their stories. Often, I will hear from would-be storytellers “but I just don’t have any good ideas” or “I just have no idea what on earth I would … Continue reading
Video Extras with Alison (March 2015)
Joining us for Video Extras, this month is first-time teller Alison, who stepped up to the mic after taking a storytelling workshop with Better Said Than Done. Think of this as the commentary track to Alison’s story from our March 2015 … Continue reading
Friends of Reston Storytelling Videos
Thank you to everyone who attended the storytelling benefit show at Walker Nature Education Center. Better Said Than Done storytellers, with your help, raised nearly $800 for the Friends of Reston for Community Projects. Also, a special thank you to … Continue reading
