September 12, 20252:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.Room 1104
How do the travel writing greats make you stop what you're doing and actually care about where they are, what they're doing, and what they may have had for breakfast? And how can these simple techniques help you as a travel blogger, creative, or storyteller deepen your relationship with your audience? From Bruce Chatwin to Dervla Murphy, Paul Theroux to Anthony Bourdain, we'll explore five storytelling lessons from today's travel writing greats. Takeaways:
- What does it actually means to find your voice so every sentence you write or speak is unmistakably your own
- Why some travel bloggers alienate their audience by choosing the wrong details to include, and how to get this right
- How to set a scene so that your audience feels like they are right there with you (instead of clicking away)
- How to hook audiences with the episodic storytelling strategy, which is used by virtually all great writers throughout history
- Why even with all of the changes in audience habits driven by technology, these fundamental principles are more relevant than ever
