I thought these clips were all very interesting and informational. Audio is an area that I am very unfamiliar with, so hearing some guidance from experts was helpful. I like the point that Ira Glass made in Part 1 and 2 of her series on storytelling. He explains the importance of having an anecdote accompanied by some time for reflection. By this he means that there needs to be some sequence of actions followed by a reflection period.
I also like that Glass explained how audio storytelling is different than written storytelling. I’m most familiar with written storytelling, so the distinction that Glass made was very educational. He explained that audio storytelling doesn’t have that structure that written storytelling has. Meaning that it doesn’t necessarily start with a “topic sentence” followed by the facts, and so on.
I think the point made by Glass that stood out to me the most was that audio has a way of creating suspense with some of the most boring stories. The example he gave was a person waking up and going down the stairs. With only the sounds, it builds a huge feeling of suspense that a written story probably couldn’t build. This is such a fun characteristic of audio that I had never really thought about before. I’m looking forward to considering and using these pointers that I learned in from these clips.
