You’ve got great stories to tell—want some tips for sharing ‘em?

In part two of his conversation with Lisa and Ted, improvisor, storyteller and author Corey Rosen dives deeper into the craft and skill of telling great stories.

Corey starts by noting how stories change over time (1:37) which leads into Ted’s sharing a story that has recently become both cringe-inducing and meaningful (5:58). Corey articulates the tension between improvisation and careful craft in storytelling (14:33) and wonders about preparation rituals before we tell stories in public (19:35). Ted asks Corey to share his exercise “Explode the Prompt” (24:44) before Corey encourages Lisas’ new baby to utter her first word-at-a-time story (31:20). Corey shows how “yes/and” feedback can make stories even better (32:13) and offers final encouragement to Monster Baby listeners to get out their and tell their own stories (41:49).

If you haven’t yet, you might want to first check out the previous episode for Part One of the conversation with Corey. But this one can stand alone if you like!

If you’d like to order his book—and we bet you would like to order his book, visit www.mango.bz and enter “monsterbaby10” to get a 10% discount on your order. Thanks, Corey, and thanks, Mango!

We hope the episode brings you a small measure of joy. If so and you’d like to share that joy—or if you’d like to raise a question—feel free to write Ted and Lisa at info@monsterbabypodcast.com.

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And lastly, if you’d like a bit of Monster-Baby-inspired reading, visit www.playfulmindfulness.info to pick up a copy of Ted’s book Playful Mindfulness: a joyful journey to everyday confidence, calm, and connection. (Ted will surely sign it for you if you like!)

Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons

San Francisco improvisors Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland explore the beautiful, surprising and unruly intersections between mindfulness and improvisation as they seek to befriend that oft-hidden and sometimes scary part of all of us that can lead to a life well-lived.

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