Ben Tylecote

Tell it in the present tense, from your perspective Identify the key 5 second moment - that is the end Start should relate to the story but have many opposite characteristics  - this ensures the story arc is clear Even if performing to an audience tell it as if you were at a dinner party

These are some of the books Will Smith told his cousin to read to learn to screen write, which he now does as a job, taken from one of Will's youtube videos. Story - Robert Mckee Backwards and forwards - David Bell The art of dramatic writing -Lajos Egri The moral premise - Dr Stanley Williams Screenplay - Syd Field The hero's journey - Joseph Cambell The writers journey - Christopher Vogler The heroines Journey - Maureeen Murdock Making a good script great - Linda Seger The third act - Drew Yanno The screenwriters workbook - Syd Field Four Screenplays - Syd Field Rewrite - Paul Chitlik

There are three key ideas when it comes to building a new habit. Whether it is learning an instrument or starting to do your revision regularly these techniques will aid you in doing so. The key idea, introduced to me by  Matt D'Avella (the king of building habits?) is that you can never miss two days in a row. Missing one day is fine. Missing a day, doing a day then missing a day is fine. But missing a day then missing another day - back to back - is not. Applying this has led to me stopping far fewer new habits I'm trying to build and I believe if you stick to this the habit will stick. The next key point. especially when starting a new habit, is to write it down and also write down what time you are going to do it. Making sure to keep the timing consistent is important so it sort of becomes part of your rhythm. Next, at least initially, m ake it supper achievable – for me this meant working out from home instead of making the effort to have to go to the gym. Once you ha...

After making multiple speeches to hundreds of people and winning a few competitions I found a formula that now allows me to write a good speech in as little as 5 minutes. Here are the simple steps Writing: Start off with something interesting like an anecdote, statistic, joke and try to use a prop if you are allowed. Do something that grabs the audience’s attention - the first 5 seconds are by far the most important- evoke some powerful emotion or reaction in them. Once you have their attention then introduce yourself and explain what questions or curiosities you’re going to answer. Following this get into the depth of your topic - include stats and facts but try to make everything a story or an anecdote. Doing this makes your speech 10x as interesting, at the end of the day a story is the most interesting thing you can tell people - so attempt to include your content, whatever it is, in some form of story. Once you have explained your idea you want to come to a simpl...

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. If I was allowed a prop tonight I would have a banana and if I bit into that banana, without unwrapping it, I think you would say that isn’t right...  Well that is how most of the population views happiness, as something they cannot reach. However, if they took the time to unwrap it they may discover something far tastier on the inside… The other day, I was brushing my teeth, and questions started popping in to my head: like what’s for dinner, when am I going to do that last-minute homework, ….and what makes people happy?  You know, the ordinary things. I then asked myself that last question - How to enjoy the most boring of tasks and be happy. That is the question I want to answer today. When was the last time you felt unhappy or just plain bored recently?  Probably not that long ago, and you're not alone. According to a recent study, 1 in 3 of us, here in the UK, are unhappy most of the tim...