Sound Judgment Elaine Appleton Grant
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Become a better storyteller, in audio and beyond.
Sound Judgment takes listeners into the studios — and the minds — of your favorite audio storytellers. In each episode, lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant and a top host, producer or editor dive into their creative choices. It’s a revealing conversation about the storytelling craft, and it’s show and tell: Elaine plays back clips from her guest’s podcast. Tune up your storytelling by learning from today's best creators!
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Courage vs comfort: Is it finally time to pursue your dreams?
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[Bonus] Introducing Sound School Podcast: Tracking Partners
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Six Proven Storytelling Strategies to Engage Your Audience
Marketing might get you new listeners, new readers — new audiences for whatever kind of content you create. But to hook those new people and keep them coming back? To create a relationship with them? That's a whole other thing. Today on the show: six storytelling techniques for making unforgettable work.
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Storytelling Secrets, Part 6: Specifics
When award-winning podcast producer, host, actor and The Moth storyteller Sam Mullins describes a place, a character, or a situation, you'll never see him simply say: "John Doe was of average height, with brown hair, a sad face, and a slight paunch." Not for him are conventional descriptions. Sam, who hosted Chameleon: Wild Boys, searches for the telling phrase, the sensory description, the thing you've never heard, seen, or felt before. Which just might be why he's award-winning in the first place. Learn how to use specifics in the last episode of our six-part series on storytelling strategies to hook your listener and keep them coming back.
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Storytelling Strategies, Part 5: The Missing Ingredient
Today's episode dives into critical storytelling technique that you may not be thinking about — but you should.
Customer Reviews
A great resource
If you work in the audio industry, this is professional development in a podcast. Elaine pulls out and synthesizes essential tips to help all of us grow. Plus, it’s entertaining!
The gold standard
Simply a gem of a podcast, produced professionally, great tone, and rhythm. Whether you work in the podcast industry, or just a fan, there is a great wealth of insight into one of the greatest mediums out there. Long live the podcast and the podcasters . Elaine comes off as a knowledgeable, warm, and gracious host.
My New Favorite Podcast
I binge this podcast! It's fascinating to peek into a storyteller's mind and learn how they craft stories. I especially love the episodes that focus on a storyteller's hardest story. The insights from those episodes are priceless. I also appreciate that there is no "fluff" in this podcast. Elaine provides high quality content from start to finish. And her voice is so wonderful to listen to!