Why Overpreparing is Dangerous (Based on my London Moth Storyslam Experience)

18 Jun 2024 · 8 min
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Storytelling coach Haritosh Srivastav shares what he learned performing fifth at a London Moth StorySLAM: over-preparing kills storytelling. Memorizing word-for-word makes you lose flow, blocks improvisation, removes the pauses audiences need, and strips away emotional truth. Know your core ideas, not your script.

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