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by Micaela Blei
Storytelling expert Micaela Blei is here to help you tell better stories! Join the award-winning storyteller and author in this practical, funny, warmhearted guide to crafting stories that really connect. Hit subscribe and transform how you talk about your life. Your friends, colleagues, and random people at parties will thank you!
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- Mar 11, 202616 min
Stories are Actually Everywhere
It's graduation day! In our season finale, I'm sharing real-world examples of how storytelling tools show up everywhere: in courtrooms, research labs, film sets, and more. Turns out being a better storyteller makes you better at a lot of things. And we say goodbye until next time. KIT! Need story help? Work with me! Want the free workbook that goes with this podcast? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack! Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Mar 4, 202612 min
Safe Conditions for Daring Decisions
Try out my strategy for taking bigger risks, by creating the right safety nets. In this episode, I'm getting vulnerable and sharing how a recent discovery has given me a whole new lens for understanding all of my stories – and exactly what I did to get over my fear and release my audio memoir. Get your gold star! Share your biggest storytelling challenge Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Listen to my Audible Original, You Will Not Recognize Your Life Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Feb 25, 202614 min
Twenty-Five Years Later: The Art of Endings
What do you do when your story isn't over yet, in real life? Or when the perfect ending shows up 25 years later? Today we're tackling the art of endings. And I'm sharing a story about a confrontation that gave me closure after decades. In the middle of the Park Slope Food Co-op, obviously. Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Feb 18, 202615 min
Structure is Your Type A Friend
People get so worried that too much structure will make their stories boring. But let me show you how the right framework can actually help you get weird! I'll prove it with a story about how structure gave me the confidence to try something WAY outside my comfort zone. Hint: this story has a tear-away skirt in it. Get the Story Spine template in the Story Letter Companion Workbook (free when you subscribe) Jo Boobs' Book: The Burlesque Handbook The Story Audit (exclusive for Story Letter listeners!) Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Feb 11, 202616 min
Get to the Heart of Your Story
Finding the deeper themes in your stories can solve both the "too much" and "not enough" problems in storytelling. So let’s talk theme! Also, while I illustrate how to use “theme” as an editing tool, I'll share a magical coincidence I experienced a few years ago that fully justified my obsession with time travel. Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Feb 4, 202615 min
Go Ahead. Share Before You’re Ready.
You might think you need to perfect your story before sharing it with anyone. Respectfully, you would be wrong. Today we're exploring the power of "social drafting" – and I'm taking you behind the scenes of my memoir-writing process, with a story that didn't make the final cut of my 2024 Audible Original. Need story help? Work with me! Want the free workbook that goes with this podcast? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack! Listen to my Audible Original, You Will Not Recognize Your Life Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Jan 28, 202622 min
Bad Tango, Good Story
Let’s get tactical! I'm breaking down the three key elements that turn a story idea into a capital-S Story. Plus you’ll hear these tools in action: I’m workshopping a brand new story about my extremely brief tango career, sharing my thought process and decisions along the way. Alejandro Puerta on TripAdvisor (he was the best - check out the reviews) Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Listen to my Audible Original, You Will Not Recognize Your Life Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
- Jan 21, 202615 min
New Versions of Old Stories
What happens when we revisit old stories with fresh eyes? Today we're thinking about how time and perspective can change our narratives completely. And I'll take you on a field trip to my middle school years (and my literal middle school) that changed how I see my past. Need story help? Work with me! Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook! Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! EPISODE CREDITS: Written and hosted by Micaela Blei Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther CONNECT WITH ME: Website: micaelablei.com Substack: thestoryletter.com Instagram: @micaelablei_stories LinkedIn: Micaela Blei
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