(Community Matters) Super duper lunch at KUT. Station manager Stewart Vanderwilt was nice enough to include me and Steven in a luncheon with David Candow, who they call the host whisperer. ST couldn’t join us so Margaret Keys joined in his place. Elizabeth Christian, Rodney Gibbs, Jack Martin, Chris Mareh, Mary Gordan Spence, Pete Schenklan and Ruth Penebaker in addition to staff members including Stewart, Emily Donahue and Valerie Phillips.
Mr. Candow is an expert in communicating and story telling. He helps people find their voice. Emphasized the importance of showing in your stories and with your voice, rather than telling. “The adjective of speech is the verb. You tell them what she does and the listener can tell you who she is.”
“Touch their hearts then what you say will be inscribed on their brains.” “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me its shimmer on the broken glass shard on the street.” I’m not doing David justice. Maybe I’ll come back and practice what he preached 🙂
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