Hello! Thanks for hanging out with David and me! TONS in here, esp if you want to get off your phone and the internet.

Here you’ll find:

(1) Storytelling Checklist & venn diagram for finding your audience PDFs

(2) A video explaining “action scenes” as the best way to tell stories

(3) Alllllllll the links I mentioned (including that game-changing app for apps)

(4) Videos of Trudi LeBron’s TEDx talk (about needing the dreamers) and my “Beast” talk (about the inner critic)

(5) Info on what to do if you want to work on your stories or keynotes

(6) How to get hold of my free training for the magic bullet when it comes to storytelling (plus free email coaching from me)

Before we dive in, come and find me on socials:

Linkedin here 

Insta here: @yesyesmarsha

TikTok here @yesyesmarsha

(1) Captivating Storytelling Checklist & Finding Your Audience Diagram

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Yes Yes Marsha’s Captivating Story Checklist (fillable)

How to find your first clients / first clients for a new project

(2) The MOST important thing you need to know to tell compelling stories

A video on action scenes/voiceover/montage. In which I re-enact the Rocky Training Montage.

Fun fact: the “beer” I was drinking was made from cold tea and dish soap suds. Mmmmmm.

(3) Links I mentioned 

• The article about how your full time job is like a silent investor who funds you to build a business (or make art)
• Zone of Excellence / Genius / etc. I made you this very high-concept diagram:
  

And you can find Gay Hendricks’ book The Big Leap UK: Waterstones (or Amazon if you must) ~ North America: HERE at indie shops  (or Amazon IF YOU MUST)

• One Sec, game-changing app to get you off your phone: one-sec.app
• 16 (other) ways I keep myself off the internet: yesyesmarsha.com/internet
• SelfControlApp.com to lock yourself out of certain sites on your Mac
• freedom.to to lock yourself out of certain apps and sites on your phone and computer
• This is the podcast interview with Oliver Burkeman that changed my life a bit
• Oliver Burkeman’s book, Four Thousands Weeks, is excellent. Find it here in the UK, here in North America or, if you INSIST on funding Bezos’ appendage-shaped rocket-sized pockets, here’s the Amazon link.
• The other book that made 2024 the best year of my life, Courtney Carver’s Gentle. US: Bookshop.org (which supports indie bookstores!) / Amazon IF YOU MUST; CANADA: Canadian indie bookstore / Amazon if you MUST UK: Amazon UK** (the only place I can find it in the UK) 

  Or don’t forget that when you check a book out of your local library, the author gets paid! So don’t feel bad about doing that (though if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to turn down so many corners that you’ll wish you owned it…)

• Jonathan Fields, host of the Good Life Project: goodlifeproject.com
• Kendrick Shope, my first sales coach, who taught me most of what I know: kendrickshope.com
• @JeffHarryPlays — the Play expert, speaker and coach
• Kevin Kelly’s essay on how you only need 1000 true fans
• Kevin Kelly’s essay on why we need optimists

(5) Two videos I mentioned (the TEDx and my “Beast” talk)

Trudi LeBron’s TEDx (which I coached her for), about how we need the dreamers:

My talk on the inner critic. A couple of things for context: the event colloquially is called “WDS” — the World Domination Summit; the people in the video were all main stage speakers; and Chris Guillebeau is the host and organiser (so a total rock star celebrity to that audience). Also if you’re listening anywhere with other people, heads-up that I drop a few F-bombs. When I performed it I didn’t anticipate that thousands of people would watch it on Youtube, or even anyone outside that one event!

To watch it, press the play button on the pic below:

(4) Inspired to work on your stories? Here’s how to take the next step.

Want to make sure you engage your audience (even when you’re online), whether it’s three people on your team or 300? Want to inspire audiences to feel passionate about the work you want them to do?

I would love – LOVE – to help you.

Have a presentation or keynote coming up, want me to present to your team — or just know you’d love to get better at storytelling with my help?

Let’s chat! We can jump on the phone – click HERE to book in a call, or just email me on marsha@yesyesmarsha.com

(6) My free training on the magic bullet for compelling stories — taught with a LOT of wigs — plus free coaching on Storytelling from me!

If you’d like free coaching via email (and stories and secrets I won’t put on the internet) – along with my guide for the magic bullet when it comes to storytelling, then just fill in your details below:

Thanks again for listening!

You rule,

xx (Yes Yes) Marsha

PS come and find me on LinkedIn! I’m at linkedin.com/in/yesyesmarsha

I’m on Instagram here — @yesyesmarsha

and TikTok Here: @yesyesmarsha