Sound School Podcast Tips to Elevate Your Reporting and Storytelling from Ira Glass
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Jun 4, 2024 
Ira Glass, known for This American Life, shares storytelling tips on writing, structure, reporting, and scoring. Topics cover engaging radio storytelling, humor in reporting, emergency journalism, and finding story ideas.
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Sequence of Events Storytelling
- Structure stories as a sequence of events, not just arguments.
- This makes them more engaging and opens doors to richer content.
Varying Story Rhythm
- Vary the rhythm of your stories.
- Instead of a monotonous script-quote-script-quote, try different combinations.
Subway Platform Anecdote
- Ira Glass uses the story of a man on a subway platform to illustrate his point.
- The man's simple actions create suspense, even though nothing significant happens.