Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World
About Me
A course by Max Stossel , Poet, Writer, and Filmmaker
About the video: About Me
Overview
“I'll kick off this course by telling you about myself and my journey. I will share with you the different experiences that led me to where I am today and to becoming an artist.”
In this video lesson Max Stossel addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World. Discover writing techniques to inspire creativity and tell stories that resonate with your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi, my name is Max Stossel. I'm a poet, speaker, filmmaker, and artist. I was born and raised in New York City. I live nomadically right now, but if I had to pick a home, Brooklyn, New York. I loved it there. I grew up in a family of storytellers. Dad was a journalist. Mom and sister are incredible emotional communicators that put both of us to shame. Storytelling has become my life, career, profession, and my passion. It was not always the case. I grew up and had no understanding that I was an artist. It wasn't until much later in my life that it even opened in me. I'm excited to ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World
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Communication, Content Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Max Stossel
A course by Max Stossel
Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker from New York City. He was named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year in 2016. Spanning across five continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Max’s performances have been described as mind-expanding, profound, and hilarious all at once. His stage show, “Words That Move” has sold out theaters all over the US, and is currently being developed into a digital special to share with the world. Max's work has been translated into fourteen languages, won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and has been viewed over 20 million times online.
Max is also the youth & education advisor for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity, which was featured in The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Before working with CHT, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social, running social media for multinational brands, and later working for a social media company where he designed some of the notification structures that he now raises awareness about.
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