Persuade a friend to visit your favorite vacation spot.

Storytelling

Persuade a friend to visit your favorite vacation spot
Share a story that engages your audience and demonstrates why this particular place is your favorite.

Communicate your story in 2 minutes or less.

Most importantly: be creative! Use any medium you'd like—video, visuals, words, a sketch, or a combination.

Additional Resources

Resources: Here's a short PDF on how the stories use each element and a list of elements for easy reference.
Watch: TED: The Clues to a Great Story. In this moving 20-minute TED talk, filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," "WALL-E") talks about the importance of wonder in great stories.
Listen: Podcasts can create vivid storytelling worlds with only sound. Check out a few of our favorites:
- This American Life uses voices and sound effects to make themed stories come alive.
- The Moth is dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Real people recount true stories.
- StoryCorps uses interviews to share real-life stories from every background and belief.
- Radiolab uses lively storytelling to explore big ideas about science and experience.
Read: Learn more about storytelling from experts and innovators:
- Emma Coats's 22 Tips on Stories. A former Pixar storyboard artist shares her insights.
- 99u: Want Your Message to Stick? Tell a Story. A roundup of expert advice on ideas, mood, and practice.
- NYT: Your Brain on Fiction. A 2012 op-ed on how brains understand narrative.
- HBR: Storytelling That Moves People. Legendary screenwriter Robert McKee on persuasion and honesty.

Kimberley Arguello

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