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person1960s–

Meg Bowles

Disciplines:
storytelling
storytelling/narrative
directing
the moth

Summary

American storytelling director and executive at The Moth — who directs storytellers and helped develop The Moth's story coaching methodology — co-author of How to Tell a Story.

Core Contribution

Co-creates The Moth's coaching methodology — Bowles and her colleagues developed the story coaching approach (helping tellers find the true stakes, shape, and emotional truth of their stories) that is documented in How to Tell a Story.

Notable Works & Achievements

How to Tell a Story

Historical Influences

Personal narrative tradition Theater direction

Intellectual Lineage

The Moth How to Tell a Story

Contemporaries & Peers

Catherine Burns Sarah Haberman

Minds Influenced

Storytelling coaching

Intellectual Posterity

How to Tell a Story

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