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Story Time Plus: A Performed Essay Workshop

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Performance essays are all the rage, and in this five-week class, master storyteller Brian Finkelstein will teach you how to be a yarn-spinning pro. You'll do fun, improvised storytelling drills, learn about the structure of performance essays, and explore ways to use your pieces to boost your writing career. Brian will show you how to transform relationships gone bad, family feuds, and life’s minutia into two riveting five-minute pieces. He’ll...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$415

3 sessions

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StoryTelling

YouTellYours.com @ 4150 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA

All bookings need to be made exclusively through http://YouTellyours.com as we cannot accept bookings through 3rd party applications. This is our storytelling introduction course, that takes you from understanding the diversity of stories, to forming your own 5 minute story and telling it to a small audience. As soon as you sign up there is an online lesson with 5 short videos and some audio stories to get you started. Then you’ll...

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$395

11 sessions

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Three-week Storytelling Bootcamp Series

Makers Mess @ 602 N Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA

In this workshop with David Crabb, students will learn advanced mining exercises to help find the meaningful stories from their lives. Through exercises & brief lectures about structure, details and truth, each student will leave class with a compelling 6-10 minute story. Learn advanced techniques to mine for stories from your past experiences. Find out how to craft your story in a way that will keep your audience engaged. Explore performance...

(62) All levels 18 and older
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$200

3 sessions

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Environmental Storytelling (Hybrid Learning – Six Sessions)

Los Angeles Center of Photography

This course is designed for those who would like their work to make a difference and to improve their visual storytelling skills in the process.  We will meet six times over a six-month period, both in-person as well as virtually, with a field work session where we will explore some of the techniques and tools together on location.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$565

6 sessions

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Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

The Story Source @ 555 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA

Storytelling for Business People: Presentations to Elevator Pitches Not all pitches are created equal. You may think you’ve got a unique product, service or business idea but if you can’t tell a compelling story, your message will get lost in translation. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use stories and narrative techniques to capture the attention and interest of your audience. In this workshop, you'll gain knowledge of the different...

(298) All levels 18 and older
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Storytelling for TV Writers

Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Want to have an engaging short story to pitch yourself on the fly when running into a creative exec, showrunner or agent at a party, networking event or in a meeting? How do you use your stories to pitch in a room or get staffed? Let 2x Moth GrandSLAM winner, Moth Host and successful screenwriter Matteson Perry share his tips for turning moments of your life into riveting elevator pitches that will leave listeners begging for more. You’ll practice...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$430

4 sessions

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Radio Storytelling: A Recorded Storytelling Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Have you ever wanted to have your story aired on “This American Life”? In this class, KCRW “Unfictional” Producer Bob Carlson will show you how. Through fun, in-class exercises, you’ll learn the differences between performed and broadcast storytelling. By the end of the class, you’ll have produced and recorded a story for the air waves that you can send out. Pretty soon, you just might get a call from Ira Glass. Price includes snacks...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Taboo Tales Storytelling 1

Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Dirty little secrets make the best stories and you have a doozy! In this five-week Los Angeles storytelling class, Taboo Tales creator, host and master storyteller Laurenne Sala will teach you how to be a storytelling pro and help you stretch your tantalizing yarn into a riveting ten-minute piece that’s the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom! Through a series of fun in-class exercises, you’ll delve into your secrets and find...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Storytelling Essay

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

In this five-week Online storytelling essay class, master storyteller Matteson Perry will teach you the insider secrets on how to become a storytelling and essay writing pro. Not only has Matteson won the Moth GrandSLAM twice, but his storytelling skills also landed him his first book deal (a collection of essays/memoir) and essays in NY Times Modern Love, Playboy, and the Daily Beast. A master of both the written and spoken word, he’ll guide you...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$425

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Storytelling for Personal Growth

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The Story Studio @ 6440 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Would you like to be more social or more emotionally expressive in your everyday life? Do you find it challenging deciding what stories you’d like to share and what they really mean? Have you been thinking about taking a storytelling workshop, but feel like an absolute beginner?  This is a compressed version of our popular 6-week Personal Growth workshop that creates a safe and nurturing space for those who are new to the cathartic and empowering...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Storytelling That Sells For Ecommerce Brands

General Assembly @ 360 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA

Traditional marketing is dead. Consumers today are highly skeptical of corporate-style disruption advertising. In the age of Instagram and direct-to-consumer ecommerce, you build a brand by building a following first. But how do you rise above the noise to attract these passionate fans? Start with a great story. A brand story with the right emotional appeal can transform a casual customer into a lifelong evangelist. Today, every brand needs to...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Storytelling for the Page

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The Story Studio

Whether telling a story on stage and want to get it down on paper, or starting a new essay from scratch, students will finish this course with a completed personal essay they can read on stage or submit for publication. Making Your Story a Personal Essay. There’s more to the personal essay than just transcribing a recording from your latest time on stage. This course uses hands-on exercises and active feedback sessions to focus on ensuring your...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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Grand Slam Story: A Storytelling Workshop (4 WK)

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Want to tell powerful true stories without schmaltz to a packed audience of adoring fans? Let essayist and three time Moth Grand Slam Winner Cole Kazdin share her tips for turning heartbreak, humiliation, and tragedy into a riveting five-minute piece that is the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom. In this four week storytelling workshop, you’ll learn how to find what’s funny in your foibles, structure a compelling story and connect...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$315

4 sessions

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Grand Slam Story: A Storytelling Workshop (5 WK)

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Want to tell powerful true stories without schmaltz to a packed audience of adoring fans? Let essayist and three time Moth Grand Slam Winner Cole Kazdin share her tips for turning heartbreak, humiliation, and tragedy into a riveting five-minute piece that is the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom.  In this four week class, you’ll learn how to find what’s funny in your foibles, structure a compelling story and connect solidly...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$395

5 sessions

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Level 1 Storytelling Workshop

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The Story Studio @ 6440 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

The 6-session Level 1 storytelling workshop provides students with an encouraging, constructive environment in which to practice storytelling each week and receive feedback from their instructor and peers. Exercises in class focus on classic story structuring, building suspense, eliciting emotion, recreating drama, digging deeper into a story’s meaning, and using your voice and body to add levels to your listeners’ experience, so that your story...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$350

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Improvised Storytelling 1

Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA

Want to be that person who can bust out an amazing story on the fly, riff off another’s tale in a seemingly spontaneous way or host your own show? Let comedic storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen share his tips for developing characters, using status, unleashing your imagination through spontaneous story creation and honing your stage presence in performance. In this four week Online improv storytelling workshop, you’ll learn everything you...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$340

4 sessions

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Creative Minds: Storytelling That Stands Out & Sells

Captivating Speakers @ 20600 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA

Creative Minds is a fun-filled, activity-based group class, where students learn the invaluable skill of impactful storytelling. Every class focuses on a different part of storytelling, from characters to plot to how you can incorporate stories in your business' marketing to make more money... and everything in between. Curriculum Creative Thinking Skills — Tell stories spontaneously Delivery — How to deliver a great story with impact...

(15) All levels 18 and older
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Stranger than Fiction: A Radio Story Workshop

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Have you ever wanted to have your story aired on “This American Life”? In this class, frequent “This American Life” contributor Davy Rothbart will show you how. You have to know how to find a great story, make sure you’re the right person to tell it, how to pursue it, and who to talk to. He’ll show you how to shape your story, and you’ll learn valuable tips for interviewing your subjects and writing narration. The class also features...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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Storytelling for the Stage

Makers Mess

In this all-level workshop by David Crabb, students will learn to mine their experiences for personal narratives. Through the use of exercises involving theme, details and story structure, each student will leave class with a compelling 5-7 minute story.  Learn methods to mine for stories from your past experiences. Find out how to structure your story in a way that will keep your audience engaged. Explore performance strategies to present...

(62) All levels 18 and older
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Storytelling Bootcamp

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

It's you, up on stage regaling a packed house of adoring fans with the epic tale of your first French kiss. Let Moth presenter and Master Storyteller Brian Finkelstein share his tips for turning life's minutia into epic tales of triumph and woe. In this one day class, you'll learn how to tell an interesting, succinct, and funny story in your voice. Through fun in-class exercises, Brian will cover techniques for structuring a "big-life" story,...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Reviews for Storytelling Classes in Los Angeles

Storytelling Classes in Los Angeles are rated 4.4 stars based on 3,180 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.

  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Victoria Shiebler on 6/1/2020
    Our local work team took this class to help us efficiently tell our brand story whether we have 10 seconds or 10 minutes. For being a virtual 90 minute course, it actually flew by. It was fun, interactive, and informative all at the same time. Andrew also offers a 15 minute personal follow up after the course to help you refine your pitch. I definitely suggest taking advantage of this to help put everything you learned to practice.
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Joe Cole on 7/18/2019
    Andrew was great. He covered a lot of ground in less than 3 hours. I am a total beginner at storytelling; and Andrew made everyone feel at ease. I will definitely make the trip from Westchester to take another course from him. Bottom Line: Great class- Great teacher. Thanks, Andrew! Joe Cole, M.D.
  • Storytelling That Sells For Ecommerce Brands

    Reviewed by Mallory S. on 6/6/2019
    Such a useful marketing tool for improving brand strategy. Phat was enthusiastic and easy to listen to, along with a very well made presentation. I would highly recommend this workshop!
  • Storytelling That Sells For Ecommerce Brands

    Reviewed by Tenzin K. on 6/5/2019
    Well prepared, focused on our own work while sharing great examples, challenges.
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Anonymous review on 6/4/2019
    Amazing content! Awesome structure of the class and a great transition from selling to connecting.
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Lucila Gamburd on 5/8/2019
    This class was everything I thought it would be and more! I never thought I would be able to connect my brand's story to the pitch, but Andrew not only showed us how step by step but he also made the process so clear. The class was very insightful and I learned a ton, but what surprised me even more was Andrew's follow up session where we were able to develop my story and pitch even further, making it all go full circle. I will definitely be taking Andrew's other classes that he offers, as well as telling all of my peers about this one!
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Anonymous review on 5/7/2019
    Fun and engaging class that gets you talking and telling your story with a purpose. Students get to put to practice exactly what they have just learned in the classroom. Andrew has a knack for making storytelling and pitching feel doable for everyone.
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Peter Boyd on 4/11/2019
    Andrew did an excellent job of explaining the different parts of a story and how to use storytelling in a business setting without getting too personal or unprofessional. I would highly recommend his courses to those that are looking to improve their storytelling or public speaking skills.
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Levente Zacsko on 3/12/2019
    It was the best event I have ever been on. Andrews energy, great teaching style, interessting excercises pulled me very deep into the topic and even though I am not so confident about English speaking I understood and enjoyed the entire class. This training with its interactive structure gave me much more than I could hope before. Thank you very much for this unforgetable experience Andrew!
  • Storytelling: Presentations to Elevator Pitches

    Reviewed by Tes K. on 3/2/2019
    Storytelling for business people is the way forward to a quick yet sustainable skill set enhancement. Andrew’s is a fun, dynamic, and engaging teacher throughout the entire class! Be sure to bring your coffee/tea and be ready to dive into an interactive group session. The course material, videos, and one on one role playing brings the story framework and theory into real time. A great workshop for all professional levels! Highly recommended for those working on presentations, pitches and personal professional enhancement. I'm looking forward to more workshops taught by Andrew!

Best Storytelling Classes in Los Angeles

Many people think of storytelling as something related to fiction in books, movies, or television shows. However, storytelling plays an integral role in nearly every aspect of communication, including news, education, and advertising. In essence, narratives comprise the stories people tell that hold information together that helps others engage in a discussion. Narration stitches together this information into a coherent unit through experiences, testimonies, and anecdotes that help people make sense of events or concepts by allowing them to connect with others in understanding the world around them.

There are courses available throughout Los Angeles for working to improve storytelling skills for helping individuals more effectively connect with audiences in writing, teaching, or marketing for communication through speech, print, or digital media. Therefore, it might be a good idea to enroll in a course that focuses on storytelling to open up new ways for communicating.

Why You Should Learn Storytelling in Los Angeles

Because communication is how people exchange information on every level, anyone living in Los Angeles can benefit from taking courses to improve storytelling skills. Becoming a good storyteller can help in virtually any career or activity. Good storytelling involves developing good narrative skills, which means being able to stitch together information into a coherent unit.

Storytelling skills are crucial for public speaking, editing audio and video, storyboarding, marketing products, or spreading public service information. Storytelling helps people connect for not just entertainment but also getting informed.

In-Person Storytelling Classes in Los Angeles

Storytelling is a crucial element for communicating information in nearly every area of life. While there are plenty of live online classes for training to improve skills with storytelling, some people simply feel more comfortable learning inside a classroom with their instructor standing right there in front of them. For those individuals, there are courses available throughout Los Angeles for improving skills in storytelling.

Teenagers living in Los Angeles can enroll in the Intermediate Digital Photography for Teens (12-18) class, available through the Los Angeles Center of Photography, located at 10200 Venice Boulevard. This course capitalizes on the prevalence of digital photography available for anyone carrying around a smartphone–which means everybody. This class emphasizes using digital photography to tell stories by teaching students how to use images for interpreting the world surrounding them from mastering technical skills for engaging in creative and thought-provoking narratives through storytelling.

This course teaches students about how to tell stories through pictures. Uploading photographs and videos is how many people communicate these days, so putting photographs on Instagram or videos on YouTube and other social media platforms has become another way for people to tell their stories in the digital age.

This five-session class costs $435.

Prerequisites: Participants are required to have taken the Basic Digital Photography for Teens course or getting the instructor’s approval to enroll.

Anyone looking for a relaxing way for improving on skills with public speaking or making presentations can enroll in the Storytelling for Comedians workshop, which is available through DBA Flappers University, located at 102 E. Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank. This workshop helps individuals enhance their skills for storytelling, which can be used for a variety of occupations and purposes. Comedy can be especially effective for connecting with audiences from a reverend on the pulpit trying to get a congregation to relate to a passage from the Bible to a teacher trying to help students connect with topics in an assignment to an employee making a presentation before colleagues hoping to break up the monotony of a team meeting.

This single-session workshop costs $25.

Prerequisites: This workshop requires no prerequisites.

Virtual Storytelling Classes 

For anyone earning a living in a city like Los Angeles interested in training to improve on communication skills, it’s understandable that some people might not look forward to getting back out into traffic following a long day at work to find a classroom somewhere. This is why virtual learning provides an appealing option. Live online courses offer hands-on lessons for improving anyone’s skills at storytelling from expert instructors who can help new students learn how to communicate better by establishing a narrative flow for connecting with audiences. 

Virtual learning provides a convenient option for training about how to organize information for communication in personal, social or professional activities.

Anyone looking to improve on storytelling skills can enroll at the Columbia Business School, which offers the Strategic Storytelling: Maximum Impact in a Digital World online course. Smartphone technology has turned everybody into pocket videographers, recording everything from mundane everyday activities to ill-advised stunts. With the convenience of this technology available to everyone, many people have developed a passion for recording videos and soon realize that they have a talent for the medium. The trick is gathering the abundant content recorded into something that makes sense.

This course emphasizes storytelling as an essential skill for helping people make sense of the world around them. Since human beings have been drawing images on cave walls to visualize a story to convey a message that others can understand, people have figured out different ways for communicating. With today’s digitally saturated environment, being able to make sense of so much content created with everyday technology through storytelling can help people make sense of what’s going on.

This course provides participants with frameworks, methodologies, and real-world examples that will enable them to communicate in today’s complicated digital landscape. Upon completing this course, students will have a better understanding of the purpose of narration, which includes balancing facts with interpretation for effectively communicating with audiences in education, entertainment, and marketing. 

This three-session course costs $4,250. 

Prerequisites: This course lists no prerequisites.

Podcasting has become among the most popular ways for storytelling with many people these days who may not have otherwise been able to find a voice or venue for telling stories that reveal lives, information, and history. Anyone with an interest in podcasting can enroll at UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute for the Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound online course. This course trains students in key techniques for producing podcasts, which includes developing a distinct voice and approach to storytelling. Participants will have access to exclusive resources along with getting feedback from learning how to produce a podcast from an idea up through uploading a finished product.

This five-week program costs $840.

Prerequisites: This beginner-level course requires no podcasting experience, but basic computer skills are necessary along with the ability and willingness for learning new tech-related skills, including equipment and software.

People who have considered improving on skills for engaging an audience can enroll in the Storytelling 101 live online course from Writing Pad. This course teaches students how to tell concise and humorous stories using their own experiences for connecting with any audience. The class uses exercises for constructing engaging stories focused on a central theme. Upon completing this course, students will be able to captivate audiences with stories that connect through presentations, marketing, and lectures.

This single-day class costs $95. 

Prerequisites: This course lists no prerequisites.

Private Group Storytelling Classes in Los Angeles

Anyone living in Los Angeles looking to book team building activities can use CourseHorse for staging private group events covering various topics. For example, CourseHorse has storytelling team building events, including Storytelling For Business: Presentation to Pitches, which is a workshop focused on training groups on different ways to tell stories to use in business for helping people become more effective public speakers and presenters.

For any organization unable to find an event that fits their needs, they can use the website’s contact form to book storytelling-related courses for their own private team building events. CourseHorse also allows clients to adjust the group size after booking the event if necessary. CourseHorse provides customers who have booked events with access to the education provider’s existing network, including print and digital publishers.

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