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Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass, host of This American Life I love This American Life. Love it. Hands down, it is the most consistently amazing hour of mass media ever. Why is it so amazing? Because of the care Ira Glass and the people behind the show put into their craft. If you are in the business of telling a story (and who isn't these days?), you really need to watch this four part series on YouTube by Ira Glass on how to tell a story.

Part 1: The basic building blocks of a good story - How your high school English teacher ruined your ability to tell a story

Part 2: Finding great stories - "Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap."

Part 3: Good Taste vs. Skill - Why you aren't as good as you wish you were, and why this is good.

Part 4: Being Yourself - If you want to be on TV, don't talk like someone who is on TV.

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