As the 29th Olympiad comes to a close, I note an interesting trend. With some exceptions, most athletes have been narrating their own stories in the video “packages” on NBC’s telecast. No voiceover narration from an omniscient sportscaster. The athletes who’ve done it seem very camera-savvy and well-spoken. I find … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2008
About Us Provides Opportunity to Tell Your Organization’s Story
I get very frustrated when Web sites either have no About Us page or have About Us pages that really reveal nothing. A classic case in point of a tell-nothing About Us page is Twitter’s. Now, I know what Twitter is, what it does. But I’d like the perspective of … Continue reading
More Community Storytelling
Not long ago, I blogged about a community storytelling initiative in Oakland, CA. Commenter Tim Enerata pointed out that lots of place-based, community-based storytelling projects are thriving out there, some of which are listed at The Center for Digital Storytelling’s StoryMapping Stories page. I’ve also just come across Denver’s Five … Continue reading
Wordle-y Yours on a Rainy Friday
Here’s this week’s A Storied Career word/tag cloud from Wordle.net, produced during Tropical Storm Fay after four straight days of rain:
Stories of Boomers Meeting the Greatest Community Challenges
Experience Corps, an award-winning national program, engages people over 55 in meeting their communities’ greatest challenges. Today, in 21 cities across the country, 2,000 Experience Corps members tutor and mentor elementary school students, help teachers in the classroom, and lead after-school enrichment activities. Independent research shows that Experience Corps boosts … Continue reading
Using Stories in Presentations, Part 2
The folks at ethos 3 Communications specialize in using stories in presentations, as evidenced by their blog, Presentation Revolution: Revolutionizing Presentations Through Storytelling. They also offer a nifty 22-page book, StoryBored: How to Improve Your Presentations Through Storytelling, as a free download. The booklet has a fun layout/design and lots … Continue reading
One Day, One Job, One Story
Willy Franzen blogs about entry-level jobs at One Day, One Job in a folksy, story-like way, often providing access to the employer’s own story, such as through video. From the blog’s About page: Every day we take a look at one employer and the jobs that they are offering for … Continue reading
A Leadership Story
I have long been intrigued with authors who use story to write books in innovative ways (I almost said “novel” ways). I’m interested in business novels, business fables, like Steve Denning’s Squirrel, Inc. and Spencer Johnson’s Who Moved My Cheese?, and some of the others that appear on the sidebar … Continue reading
Anyone for a Blog Carnival?
In addition to the upcoming Q&As planned for A Storied Career, I’m researching the idea of doing blog carnivals. Please e-mail me if you might be interested in participating.
Using Stories in Presentations, Part 1
From a terrific list of 250 Things To Improve Your Presentations at Siam English come several items related to storytelling: Tell a story, make a point. Tell another story, make another point. Create a story bank. Each time something interesting happens — big or small — write it down. You … Continue reading