Culver Takeaway - Aliya Levinstein

     One of the greatest things that I took away from David Culver's talk was the importance of telling a story well and making sure that the story is worth telling.  I have never been someone who has been able to tell stories very well, but the elements that he mentioned are really important things to remember.  Thinking about what makes a story great and how to convey that message are skills that can transfer over to all sorts of communications, from writing to formal and informal verbal communications.  Engaging an audience and making a story personable is very important to telling an effective story and these are things I will keep in mind going forward.