Grit: True Stories That Matter

Erin is the executive director of The Story Collider, a storytelling nonprofit centered around stories about science, and the host and producer of its weekly podcast. As a storyteller, she is the first woman to win The Moth's GrandSLAM storytelling competition twice. Her stories have been featured on public radio multiple times, including on PRX's The Moth Radio Hour, and one of her stories was included in The New York Times-bestselling book The Moth: 50 True Stories. Follow her on Twitter @ErinHBarker

3:00- Erin's story 

9:15- Iterations

11:00- BAD Story

12:00- Attention, Hostility, Trust

14:00- Warmth & competence

16:30- Cow & fence (dramatic tension)

18:30- Transport-ation (scenes)

20:30- Detail overburdening

21:30- Connection & arc

23:30- Pro tip (feedback!)

24:30- Story Collider

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