Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You
Influences
A course by Adebola Rayo , Storyteller
About the video: Influences
Overview
“We learn, grow, and are influenced by the works of others. This is one of the ways we stay creative! Let me tell you about some books, speeches, and people that have influenced me. I look forward to reading yours in the forum.”
In this video lesson Adebola Rayo addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You. Learn how to write and deliver speeches that resonate with listeners by exploring fundamental storytelling principles to address your audience .
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences As a young girl, I had a habit of underlining paragraphs and sentences in books. I would read them until I had memorised them and could recite them. From the eponymous paragraph of "Cry the Beloved Country" to lengthy poems, I was obsessed with rhetoric. We learn, grow and are influenced by the works of others. That's one of the ways to truly stay creative. In this lesson, I will share with you some of my influences, and I hope you'll also share yours. I look forward to reading them in the Forum. One of my early influences was C.S. Lewis. I remember reading "Voyage of the Dawn Tr...”
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Course summary for: Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You
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Communication, Creative Writing, Marketing, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling
Adebola Rayo
A course by Adebola Rayo
Adebola Rayo Falade is a professional storyteller and the co-owner of the communications company, Asterism. Encouraged by her father, she learned to think critically about stories, essays, and other forms of writing from a young age and knew she wanted to be a writer. She went on to complete a master’s in corporate and marketing communication from IE Business School in Madrid before working as a copy editor and later a speechwriter for the Governor of Lagos.
Since then, Adebola has put her expertise in writing, editing, and book consulting into the storytelling company she co-owns. Her short stories and articles have appeared in Lagos Noir, The Republic, and Lagos 2060, among other publications.
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