Name: David Sedaris Teaches Storytelling and Humor | Official Trailer | MasterClass
Uploaded: 2020-03-19T12:22:20.000Z
Duration: 2 min 28 s
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Well, I like a question like, do you children shower?

Who is the drunkest customer that you've had today?

when was the last time you touched a monkey?

And she said, oh, can you smell it on me?

In this class, I'll talk about connecting with people

I'll be reading a few of my published essays.

Well, I thought I would bring my sister Lisa here and find out

I go willingly to my desk every morning and write in my diary.

I write something over probably 12 to 18 times.

And when you read in front of an audience, and I'll make notes,

and I'll rewrite it, read it, rewrite it, read it,

rewrite it to get an idea of the overall rhythm.

The danger is writing something that just stops

A huge part of writing is learning to trust yourself.

I wrote every day for 15 years before my first book came out.

Most of the writers that I know have similar stories.

You have to connect with people on some level.

living in this world with all these other people.

I'm David Sedaris, and this is my MasterClass.

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David Sedaris Teaches Storytelling and Humor | Official Trailer | MasterClass

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