Luca Volentir sits down with Jess Seaton, one of Bath’s most captivating tour guides, to unpack the magic of storytelling. From battling torrential rain and city noise to turning dry history into vivid, relatable experiences people can’t forget, Jess reveals how to truly connect with any audience – whether it’s 20 tourists on a windy street or colleagues around a meeting table.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro – Why Jess’s tours are so captivating
(2:18) Storytelling in the rain – projecting through weather, umbrellas & chaos
(3:45) Handling the outdoor environment – traffic, sirens, buskers & working with interruptions
(7:05) Remembering to look at people – reading faces, energy & building connection
(10:56) How to become more present – the mindset shift that changes everything
(16:15) Creating stories – how Jess builds them, tests them & interacts with the group
(25:47) Making stories relatable – characters, social themes, addictions & modern parallels(33:53) Other ways to interact with people on tours – open questions, walking chats & rapport
(36:40) Adjusting the story dynamically – reading understanding levels & adapting on the fly
(48:10) Connecting physicality with the abstract – demonstrations that make history stick
(54:54) Jess titles the episode – “Present Presentations”—
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