Tag: storytelling

  • Spotlight on Jennifer Luu

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    Over the next month, as preparation for our first storytelling workshop, “Spotlight on You” on October 13th, we will be featuring the four Better Said Than Done storytelling teachers. First victim – Jennifer Luu! When/where did you tell your first story and what was that experience like? The first time I remember telling a story… Read more

  • Sleepwalk with Me

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    A small group of us storytellers recently got together to go see the current, reigning king of storytelling, Mike Birbiglia’s, new movie “Sleepwalk with Me.” Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, a writer, and a storyteller. “Sleepwalk with Me” is based on his true, personal story as told on “This American Life.” Ira Glass co-produced the… Read more

  • Women’s Wedding Network

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    Jessica Piscitelli, founder and lead storyteller with Better Said Than Done, is presenting a mini workshop on using storytelling in your business marketing for the Women’s Wedding Network on September 12. If you are a woman, in the wedding industry, or just want to learn a little bit about storytelling for business, come to the… Read more

  • Traveling Man

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    Join Better Said Than Done storytellers Mike Baireuther, Cara Foran, Katie Kelly, Diana Metzger, Miriam Nadel, Jessica Piscitelli, Jeremy Strozer and Michael Zhuang for Virginia’s best storytelling show. Additionally, Better Said Than Done welcomes first time teller Mattie Cohan to the stage to share a true, personal story with you! As always $10 at the… Read more

  • Videos of Sex and Love Stories

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    “Sex, Love, and Relationships” was a great Better Said Than Done storytelling show. All the tellers were fantastic, and now the videos are posted so you can see for yourself. In the first half of the show, stories included Jessica Piscitelli’s love for a dog, John Tong’s five year quest for the perfect moment to… Read more

  • Great Sex…and Love Stories

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    It was a spicy night of stories at Epicure Cafe last Saturday. Storytellers shared embarrassing, emotional, and heartwarming stories to a sold out audience. Here’s a little about the stories we heard. Videos will be posted next week, but I would like to thank Kian McKellar for taking these fantastic photos! Jessica Piscitelli, host for… Read more

  • Sex and Love on Saturday Night

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    I promise, if you come to our show Saturday night, you will find sex and love – or at least stories about both. Love, Sex and Relationships – stories of beginnings, middles and ends Saturday, August 25th Epicure Cafe 11213 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA Show starts at 7PM (Doors Open 6P) $10 Tickets at Door… Read more

  • Storytelling is as Good as Sex

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    For realz! An actual Harvard University study said as much. If you are up for the challenge, you can read the study here, or you can just trust me. Trust me, trusting me is gonna be a lot easier! The study set out to understand why human beings spend so much time talking about themselves.… Read more

  • Better Said Than Done’s Independence Day Videos

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    The one benefit of watching the stories from our June 30th show on YouTube instead of live is that you don’t have to sweat through the night watching them! That was the day of heat and no power for a lot of us. Fortunately Epicure Cafe did have A/C, but it was still a warm… Read more

  • Our Independence

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    Last weekend, in celebration of the recently passed holiday, Better Said Than Done presented: “Independence Day – stories of declarations, freedom, and fireworks” at Epicure Cafe, in Fairfax. And boy did we have some fireworks! Jessica Piscitelli hosted and started off the night with a story of her surprising, though not so perfect, 4th of… Read more