The Art of Storytelling for Freelancers and Creators

Overview

“Sometimes you may feel like you've heard it all before. You never want someone to feel like that about your story! In this lesson, I'll teach you how to avoid cliché.”

In this video lesson Sun Yi addresses the topic: How to Avoid Cliché, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Storytelling for Freelancers and Creators. Develop your hero’s journey and learn to sell your ideas by exploring authentic storytelling techniques that resonate with your audience.

Partial transcription of the video

“How to Avoid Cliché In the last lesson, you learned how to show and not tell. Now, you're going to learn how to avoid clichés. Do you ever go to a comedy show and hear a joke and say, "I never thought about it that way" or, "That's so true, I do it all the time?" That's because it's relatable, but it's original. Meaning it's relatable, lot of people have been there, but nobody's ever said it out loud. For example, there's a stand-up comedy that John Mulaney does where he talks about ordering fries and how it's an adventure, like people go on talking about, "Do you want to order a fry? Do yo...”

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Course summary for: The Art of Storytelling for Freelancers and Creators

• Level: Beginner
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• 31645 students
• 5 units
• 19 lessons (2h 10m)
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• Category

  Marketing & Business, Writing

• Areas

  Communication, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Marketing, Storytelling