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“Karen was fantastic at distilling years of experience into advice that we could easily comprehend.
— Student
Everyone’s looking for audio stories that are “narrative.” But how, exactly, do narrative stories differ from traditional radio reports? (Hint: the answer has nothing to do with music or chatty narration.)
In this workshop, WBUR’s Karen Given will deconstruct the elements of narrative storytelling and offer practical, real-world techniques to turn your “reporting” into “storytelling.” You’ll learn how narrative sounds and why it sounds that way. You’ll also learn methods of interviewing for a story, discuss options for structuring narrative features, and consider ways to shake out of old habits and embrace a different way of approaching your stories.
We recommend this class for anyone looking to deepen their storytelling skills.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Karen Given is the Executive Producer of NPR’s Only A Game, produced by WBUR in Boston. She’s worked in radio since she was 16 years old, but only made the switch to narrative in 2015, when she was tasked with transitioning Only A Game to a narrative/storytelling format. That transition required her to stop being simply a listener of narrative stories. Instead she started start dissecting them, to see how they work.
The transition to narrative has been successful for Only A Game – making it NPR’s fastest growing existing weekend show. And using her newly developed narrative skills, Karen won her second national Edward R. Murrow award for sports reporting in 2017.
PRICING
The cost of this workshop is $75.00 for non-members and $65.00 for Boston members of the Podcast Garage.
IS PRICE A BARRIER?
We understand that this time is financially fragile for many and seek to make our workshops as affordable as possible. All Podcast Garage workshops have one free spot available, and for those who are not able to pay the full price for the workshop, we are able to offer financial assistance to a few participants per workshop. Learn more about how to apply for a free spot or financial assistance.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please register for a workshop in advance whenever possible; we cannot guarantee entry for walk-ins. If registering is cost-prohibitive, please email us at boston@podcastgarage.org or apply for a workshop scholarship.
In the event of low enrollment or severe weather, we may cancel or reschedule a workshop. You will be notified at least three business days before the workshop and offered a full refund. Please keep this in mind while making any travel plans.
If you wish to cancel your registration for any reason, please notify us 24 hours beforehand for a full refund. We can provide “credit” to the Podcast Garage for any cancellations under 24 hours.