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Storytelling

Julian Shapiro · 17 Jul 2021

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  1. Talented storytellers know something bad storytellers don't: storytelling is the art of strategically withholding information.
  2. You never want to memorize your words. You only memorize key points then you rediscover the rich details and spontaneous turns of phrases in real time.

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