<description>&lt;p&gt;Chatting with &lt;strong&gt;Margot Leitman&lt;/strong&gt; was a dream come true. Margot is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher originally from New Jersey who now resides in LA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, Leitman has written two books on the subject: the best-selling, &lt;strong&gt;Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You&amp;#39;ll Ever Need&lt;/strong&gt; and her latest &lt;strong&gt;What’s Your Story? A Workbook For the Storyteller in All of Us&lt;/strong&gt;.  She also wrote a comedic memoir, &lt;strong&gt;Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;She has written for NBC, DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel and the PixL Network and a variety of print and online sources including &lt;strong&gt;Cosmo&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Backstage Magazine&lt;/strong&gt;. In 2016 she worked as the west coast story scout for &lt;strong&gt;This American Life&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Margot is a five-time winner of &lt;strong&gt;The Moth StorySLAM&lt;/strong&gt;, and was &lt;strong&gt;the Moth GrandSLAM&lt;/strong&gt; winner in New York City achieving the series&amp;#39; first ever score of a perfect 10. Her stories have been featured on NPR&amp;#39;s  “The Moth Podcast,” “Good Food,&amp;quot; “Unfictional,” &amp;quot;Strangers,&amp;quot; and is a frequent contributor to the popular podcast “RISK!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leitman is the founder of the storytelling program at the &lt;strong&gt;UCB Theatre&lt;/strong&gt;, where she has performed in dozens of shows over the years and is a frequent monologist at their flagship show &amp;quot;Asssscat.&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Margot travels all over the world as a public speaker, storyteller and teacher. Internationally she has performed and taught at the &lt;strong&gt;SPOKEN FEST&lt;/strong&gt; in Mumbai, India as well as a six-week teaching residency at the Blue Room Theatre in Australia. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;In her spare time Leitman is an amateur baker, avid yogi and a devoted bibliophile. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, Leitman now resides in Los Angeles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;✨Find out more about Margot Leitman: &lt;a href="https://www.margotleitman.com" class="linkified" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.margotleitman.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;---------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Première Personne is produced by Brune Smith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brunesmith.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;brunesmith.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;--- &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Send in a voice message: &lt;a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brunesmith/message" class="linkified" target="_blank"&gt;https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brunesmith/message&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://brunesmith.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;brunesmith.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Margot Leitman: True Stories On Stage

JUN 5, 202348 MIN
Première Personne with Brune Smith

Margot Leitman: True Stories On Stage

JUN 5, 202348 MIN

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<p>Chatting with <strong>Margot Leitman</strong> was a dream come true. Margot is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher originally from New Jersey who now resides in LA.</p><br/><p>A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, Leitman has written two books on the subject: the best-selling, <strong>Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You&#39;ll Ever Need</strong> and her latest <strong>What’s Your Story? A Workbook For the Storyteller in All of Us</strong>.  She also wrote a comedic memoir, <strong>Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase</strong>. </p><br/><p>She has written for NBC, DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel and the PixL Network and a variety of print and online sources including <strong>Cosmo</strong> and <strong>Backstage Magazine</strong>. In 2016 she worked as the west coast story scout for <strong>This American Life</strong>. </p><br/><p>Margot is a five-time winner of <strong>The Moth StorySLAM</strong>, and was <strong>the Moth GrandSLAM</strong> winner in New York City achieving the series&#39; first ever score of a perfect 10. Her stories have been featured on NPR&#39;s  “The Moth Podcast,” “Good Food,&quot; “Unfictional,” &quot;Strangers,&quot; and is a frequent contributor to the popular podcast “RISK!&quot;</p><br/><p>Leitman is the founder of the storytelling program at the <strong>UCB Theatre</strong>, where she has performed in dozens of shows over the years and is a frequent monologist at their flagship show &quot;Asssscat.&quot; </p><br/><p>Margot travels all over the world as a public speaker, storyteller and teacher. Internationally she has performed and taught at the <strong>SPOKEN FEST</strong> in Mumbai, India as well as a six-week teaching residency at the Blue Room Theatre in Australia. </p><br/><p>In her spare time Leitman is an amateur baker, avid yogi and a devoted bibliophile. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, Leitman now resides in Los Angeles.</p><br/><p>✨Find out more about Margot Leitman: <a href="https://www.margotleitman.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.margotleitman.com</a></p><br/><p>---------------</p><br/><p>Première Personne is produced by Brune Smith.</p><br/><p><a href="https://brunesmith.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">brunesmith.substack.com</a></p><br/><br/>--- <br/><br/>Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brunesmith/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brunesmith/message</a> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brunesmith.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">brunesmith.substack.com</a>