Whether I'm teaching 1-on-1 or a group of 100, here's what matters to me:

 

*AUTHENTICITY - My job as a storytelling & memoir coach isn't to change or suppress your voice, but to accentuate it. I want to help you be the most "YOU" as possible.

 

*MAKE IT EXCITING - We tend to think the facts of our experiences are dull, especially in the professional realm. I can help you reflect on your message in new ways that will excite you and your audience.

 

*KNOW THE STRUCTURE - Terms like "narrative arc" can intimidate people. I can teach you story structure in an easy-to-grasp way that will redefine and energize the way you share stories.

 

*DARK INTO LIGHT - It's not easy to talk and write about loss, trauma, and sadness; themes that define so many iconic stories. I'll teach you strategies that make the hard-to-share easier to hear and process.

 

*FINDING YOUR STORY - Finding personal stories worth telling can feel challenging. Many people feel like "nothing interesting" has ever happened to them. It's important that I leave my clients with tools that will help them continue to find true engaging stories from their lives long after I'm out of the picture.

Connecting with others through personal narrative is the cornerstone of my work. I've seen people from many fields with varied backgrounds utilize storytelling as a means to not only communicate, but change their audience through laughter, education and transparency. My wide variety of clients from artistic, therapeutic and professional fields has given me insight into the myriad ways storytelling can alter the listener, reader & participant.

NON-PROFIT:

The Moth High School Program, Wounded Warriors, American Library Association, Writers Guild Initiative, Heartland Alliance, The Getty Museum, I'm From Driftwood

CORPORATE:

Social Media: Twitter, Google, Facebook, Social Media Week NYC

Legal/Finance: Price-Waterhouse, Grant-Thornton, Fidelity, Prudential

Other: SAP, Visa, Uber, Novartis, Viacom, Bravo TV

ACADEMIA / OTHER:

Occidental College, Los Angeles, NYU Tisch School of Arts, California State University, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Indiana University, Upright Citizens Brigade, Peoples Improv Theater, Kevin Allison's Story Studio, First Person Arts

I work with my clients in many formats. Contact me at thedavidcrabb@gmail.com for more information.

GROUPS:

Crabb Labbs: Workshops at my studio or arranged by the client, focusing on live storytelling, solo shows or memoir, depending on participant needs.

Corporate Workshops: Everything from my regular labb, but with a focus on business application.

1-ON-1's:

Storytelling: Sessions by the hour in-person or online.

Memoir 1-on-1: Sessions by the hour in-person or online.

My podcast "Stories In Session" is a weekly show dedicated to the art and craft of contemporary storytelling. Hear some of the best stories from across the nation and get a behind-the-scenes look at how they were created by the experts and amateurs who told them. Featuring storytellers, hosts and producers from RISK!, The Moth & more.

New episodes released every Monday.

 

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