A Story for Everything: Mastering Diverse Storytelling for Any Occasion
People forget facts and figures, but people never forget a good story.
In this standalone companion to Your Story, Well Told, author and The Moth StorySlams host Corey Rosen provides a practical, go-to guide on crafting and delivering impactful narratives for professional, academic, and personal success. Combining humor, heart, and advice, Rosen demystifies storytelling, making it accessible for beginners while enriching experienced storytellers.
Organized into three parts—business, school, and family—the book addresses diverse storytelling needs, from job interviews and persuasive pitches to college essays, eulogies, and wedding toasts. Each chapter features vivid examples and easy-to-follow exercises, helping readers tap into their life experiences and transform them into compelling stories. Through personal anecdotes and structured exercises, readers learn to reflect on their experiences, structure their stories effectively, and share them with authenticity.
Whether you’re a doctor, teacher, salesman, parent, or a friend, A Story for Everything empowers you to elevate your communication and enrich your relationships. If you want to make an unforgettable impression, this book was made for you.
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Book details
- Author
- Corey Rosen
- Imprint
- TMA Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 368
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Communication & Social Skills
Language Arts & Disciplines › Public Speaking & Speech Writing
Performing Arts › Storytelling - Topics
- public speaking · business pitches · college essays · eulogies and toasts · personal narrative · communication skills
- ISBN-13
- 9798887981031 (Hardcover)9798887981024 (Paperback)
About the author
COREY ROSEN is a writer, actor, visual effects producer, and storytelling teacher, and the author of Your Story, Well Told: Creative Strategies to Develop and Perform Stories that Wow an Audience.
Rosen hosts The Moth StorySlams and GrandSlams and won their first-ever Bay Area StorySlam in 2012. He has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and is a regular on-air contributor to Alice Radio’s The Sarah and Vinnie Show. As a staff writer for Lucasfilm Animation and Tippett Studio, he wrote screenplays for films and theme park attractions. His visual effects credits span dozens of films, including several Star Wars films and Disney’s A Christmas Carol.
When he’s not writing, Rosen performs as a company member at BATS Improv and has taught in the MFA Animation program at Academy of Art University.
Corey lives in San Francisco with his wife Jenny and two children.