The World Through the Perspective of a Storyteller
About Lisa Lipkin
For over twenty-five years, Lisa Lipkin worked as a professional storyteller, writing and performing original works internationally, before founding Story Strategies (storystrategies.net), a consultancy that helps organizations and individuals find and tell their authentic stories. Throughout the early 2000s. Ms. Lipkin was the storyteller in residence with The Museum of the City of NY, bringing their historic exhibits to life through original storytelling performances. She is the author of Bringing the Story Home: The Complete Guide to Storytelling for Parents, and the editor of five books of American poetry.
About this Episode
In this episode, Lisa Lipkin discusses the inspiration behind her storytelling. She shares the history of Story Strategies, a consultancy that helps international clients strategically use the magic of storytelling. She talks about the number of productions celebrating Hudson River history including Ghosts on the Hudson, (Battery Park City Parks.); Duel on the Hudson: The Hamilton/Burr Duel (Hudson County Cultural Affairs); Writers of New York (World Financial Center); and #3 Cherry Street: George Washington in New York (Fraunces Tavern Museum).
“That’s the magic of story, you can have your life and then you can be transported to somewhere else.”
Lisa Lipkin
“If you’re connected to your own story, if you can find some way to connect deeply and personally to the story you’re telling even regardless of what that story is that you’ll be much more effective.”
– Lisa Lipkin
Show highlights
“There’s no greater joy than expressing yourselves through words and words transform and they can be very healing regardless of whether you’re making money or not.”
Lisa Lipkin
“We used stories to communicate and our brains developed.”
Lisa Lipkin
Useful Links
Website: https://storystrategies.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lipkin_stories
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-lipkin-3a016514