Storytelling Sells a Podcast

<p><em>How many of you remember listening to your parents, grandparents, siblings, aunties, uncles or even teachers read you stories?</em></p><p><em>I remember having a reading circle in my classroom when I taught 3rd grade and it was the best part of the day.  Having all the kids sit in a circle while I read to them some would lay back and close their eyes while I read - they were probably imaging the scenes and characters in the book not aware that I was showing the pictures after each paragraph.</em></p><p><em>I loved reading to my sons when they were young, making the voices of the Disney Characters like Mickey Mouse or Pluto, this too was the best time of the day.</em></p><p><em>Why do you think LeVar Burton’s </em><b><em>Reading Rainbow</em></b><em> was so popular?</em></p><p><em>Most people love listening to stories and that is why storytelling sells a podcast.</em></p><p><em>You have to be relatable to your listeners, you have to offer them something - education, entertainment, enlightenment, inspiration, motivation - something, but more importantly, you have to tell the story in order to sell them to come back for more.</em></p><p><em>Now, not everyone is a good storyteller, nor is everyone a good podcaster, but if you are good at telling stories, not LIES, then you probably are a good podcaster.</em></p><p><em>Human’s brains are wired to listen and recall which is why you probably can remember your favorite story.  So when you are podcasting, try to do the same for your listeners.</em></p><p><em>As you craft your story, remember people like to listen to those who:</em></p><ul><li><em>Inspire them</em></li><li><em>Challenge them</em></li><li><em>Educate them</em></li><li><em>Get them emotionally charged</em></li></ul><p><em><br/>Take a listen to this episode, Storytelling Sells a Podcast and when you are ready to get started, send an email to me at </em><a href='mailto:info@ablakeenterprises.com'><em>info@ablakeenterprises.com</em></a><em> to schedule a 30-Minute Complimentary Discovery Call and then sig