I’ve seen this on a couple blogs, but just in case you missed it… a great series of videos with Ira Glass (from This American Life) talking about storytelling and other things.

PART ONE:

Storytelling applies to more than just broadcast… it applies to presentations, websites, brands… anywhere you need to communicate.Parts Two (how to kill stories and failure equals success, Three (how taste exceeds talent when starting out) and Four (tips on being interesting) are all on YouTube and also worth a watch and listen.

Originally via Presentation Zen, which gives a good summary of the clips.