Don Picard's guest appearances

Don Picard

Speak Up Storytelling

GRIT: True Stories That Matter

Erin Barker

Joey Meyer

Joe Basile

Matthew Dicks

Esam Boray

Leland Brandt

Jeffrey Freiser

Ron Apter

Devan Sandiford

Tom Moore

Ophira Eisenberg

Valerie Gordon

Renata Sancken

Aaron Wolf

Talia Pollock

OwlTail

Feature GRIT storyteller: Don PicardSeans &amp; Kurt's Q: Does hope matter in storytelling?Don Picard has worked in the Boston area for 30 years doing software development, and is employed at JobCase, Inc in Kendall Square. Don was a double major in Theatre Arts and Computer Science at Cornell, and chose to work as an engineer in order to be able to live in Cambridge and feed his family. Don enjoys telling live stories about his kids, husband, and extended family as it is fun, therapeutic, and allows him to exercise the other half of his college degree so he doesn't become bitter.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

Feature GRIT storyteller: Don Picard Seans &amp; Kurt's Q: Does hope matter in storytelling? Don Picard has worked in the Boston area for 30 years doing software development, and is employed at JobCase, Inc in Kendall Square. Don was a double major in Theatre Arts and Computer Science at Cornell, and chose to work as an engineer in order to be able to live in Cambridge and feed his family. Don enjoys telling live stories about his kids, husband, and extended family as it is fun, therapeutic, and allows him to exercise the other half of his college degree so he doesn't become bitter.Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/grit/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/grit/donations</a>

Does hope matter in storytelling? (with teller Don Picard)

On episode #21, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life." They discuss how a moment that didn't seem initially storyworthy can prove to be storyworthy with a little consideration. They also get two outstanding Homework for Life recommendations from listeners.  Next, we listen to Don Picard's story about his unusual family, followed by commentary and critique, including:  Breaking longer stories into two or more shorter stories Encapsulating big ideas in small, specific scenes The funneling of a story from fast paced, episodic moments that advance time quickly to the specific heart of the story Summarizing unique, odd, and incomprehensible moments in story Preserving surprising and allowing your audience to draw their own conclusions The importance of time order to avoid confusion  Then we answer a listener question about what we do for a living when not working on Speak Up.  Lastly, we each offer a recommendation.  LINKS Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne Matthew Dicks's website: http://www.matthewdicks.com Matthew Dicks's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks  RECOMMENDATIONS Elysha: Bethany Van Delft's "Light and Hope" Video: https://bit.ly/2IYzza6    Audio: https://bit.ly/2OVE4HW  Matt: Moments of Note

On episode #21, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life." They discuss how a moment that didn't seem initially storyworthy can prove to be storyworthy with a little consideration. They also get two outstanding Homework for Life recommendations from listeners.  Next, we listen to Don Picard's story about his unusual family, followed by commentary and critique, including: <ol> <li>Breaking longer stories into two or more shorter stories</li> <li>Encapsulating big ideas in small, specific scenes</li> <li>The funneling of a story from fast paced, episodic moments that advance time quickly to the specific heart of the story</li> <li>Summarizing unique, odd, and incomprehensible moments in story</li> <li>Preserving surprising and allowing your audience to draw their own conclusions</li> <li>The importance of time order to avoid confusion</li> </ol> Then we answer a listener question about what we do for a living when not working on Speak Up.  Lastly, we each offer a recommendation.  LINKS Homework for Life: <a href="https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne</a> Matthew Dicks's website: <a href="http://www.matthewdicks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.matthewdicks.com</a> Matthew Dicks's YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks</a> RECOMMENDATIONS Elysha: Bethany Van Delft's "Light and Hope" Video: <a href="https://bit.ly/2IYzza6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2IYzza6 </a>  Audio: <a href="https://bit.ly/2OVE4HW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2OVE4HW</a> Matt: Moments of Note

Don Picard: "Tears on Bourbon Street"