Margot Leitman founded the storytelling program at Upright Citizens Brigade and is a five-time winner of The Moth and a winner of the Moth GrandSLAM, achieving the series' first ever score of a perfect ten. She has performed on Best Week Ever and Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and her stories have been featured on The Moth podcast, RISK!, and NPR's Good Food, and Unfictional. Her storytelling workshops at corporations, theaters, and comedy groups are popular on both coasts.
"Those wishing to create engaging performance pieces from personal
experiences will find this book useful."
—Library Journal
"When you watch Margot Leitman telling stories onstage, you find
yourself laughing hysterically and somehow feeling less alone in a
world where it seems everyone else got some kind of instruction
manual. And now she's literally gone and given you an instruction
manual. She's a former hypochondriac, obsessed with game
shows, and a superfan of hair metal—and she'll make you
realize your own qualifications and credentials in no time. In a
world of experts, you've found an insightful book about
storytelling from an actual human."
—Dan Kennedy, host of The Moth storytelling podcast, and
writer-performer
"Margot Leitman is a rare thing: she's a performer, a writer,
and—in this book—the teacher you secretly have a crush on. Sharp as
hell, Leitman teaches you how to tell your own story. Through
sharing her process, telling personal stories, and giving practical
exercises, she will give you the tools and confidence you need to
share your story with the world."
—Elna Baker, author and regular contributor to This American
Life
"For our improv show ASSSSCAT the success of the performance hinges
on how meaty the story is that the monologist gives us. Margot
always delivers a nice thick cut of filet mignon."
—Matt Besser, cofounder of Upright Citizens Brigade and author of
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
"Margot Leitman and Michael Jordan are both naturally good at
storytelling/basketball. But they're not content to coast on their
natural abilities; they also work at their craft/dunks. But where
they differ is that Michael Jordan has retired and Margot Leitman
continues to hone her formidable skills on the word
processor/court. Long Story Short shows her at the top of her
game/game."
—Rob Delaney, comedian and best-selling author
"Margot Leitman is not only an incredibly skilled and entertaining
storyteller but also a gifted teacher. She is the person you
most want next to you around a campfire, at a grungy bar, or
cheering you on at your first PowerPoint presentation. In Long
Story Short, Margot expertly guides readers through the ins and
outs of a craft essential to all who seek to connect more deeply
with the world around them."
—Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls:
My Life in a Harem
"Whether you know it or not, there are great stories inside of you,
and Margot Leitman is the perfect person to help you find them and
squeeze every drop of humor and emotion out of them when you do.
Long story short, she rules. Buy this book."
—DC Pierson, author of The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had
To
"Margot Leitman is hilarious and vulnerable and real. In Long Story
Short, she teaches us, with great candor and clarity, how
storytelling works. This book is essential—a reminder that the
world would be a better place if everyone knew how to tell a good
story."
—Diana Spechler, author and seven-time Moth StorySLAM winner
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