Here are two activities I’ve come across focusing on visual storytelling: Photobooth Stories: This activity was an assignment for a class called Intermedia I in the Communication Studies Department at Concordia University. I’m guessing that the assignment was to tell a story using the 4 shots takes in a photo … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Storied Lives: Mundane, Mediocre, Unremarkable?
Two portrayals of life stories that may seem unremarkable … but the charm and pull of these stories is truly in the eye of the beholder. As a child of the 50s and 60s, I have long been fascinated by that era — from movies made during that time to … Continue reading
Another Business Book Told in Story Form
I recently came across The Imperfect Board Member, another in the growing collection of business books that are told in story or fable form. Here’s how the publisher describes the book: Using a fictional story followed by thorough analysis of the seven keys to great board governance and effectiveness, The … Continue reading
Thank You, Readers
On Thanksgiving, I thank you, readers of A Storied Career. One of my goals this year was to revive this blog, blog every day, and build the audience. An average of about 100 readers a day visits A Storied Career, and I am so grateful for your support. Thanks also … Continue reading
My Story of a (Futile) Year of Trying to Reduce Waste
I have determined that I have spent an hour a week — so 52 hours over the last year — doing something that has not been at all effective. Today is the one-year anniversary of this activity, and I have decided to stop. It started a year ago when a … Continue reading
What Do You Want Your Dying Story to Be? The Engage with Grace Project
I feel as though I write about death a lot in this blog, and if that’s true, it’s partly because our stories are such an important part of the legacy we leave behind. My virtual friend Jessica Lipnack introduced me to the Engage with Grace project. The idea of the … Continue reading
Recent Discoveries: Storytelling Tools and Venues
Opportunities for folks to tell their stories on the Internet appear endless. I discover new ones at least weekly. Here are a few recent finds, most of which also appear on my sidebar (descriptions are in the words of the originators): VUVOX is an easy to use production and instant … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Sharon Benjamin
It’s a great privilege to present the 16th in my series of Q&A interviews with story practitioners. I first met Sharon Benjamin in … ahem … the ladies room of the S. Dillon Ripley Center at the Smithsonian in 2005. I was eager to meet her because she and I … Continue reading
When Survivors Are Compelled to Tell Stories of the Departed
Heather Summerhayes Cariou made a promise to her sister, Pam, that she would tell Pam’s story after she died. The result was the book, Sixtyfive Roses. The accompanying Web site tells more: Heather’s sister Pam was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of four and given only a short … Continue reading
Where Were You on This Day in History? We All Remember Our Stories
I cannot think of Nov. 22 without remembering JFK’s assassination. Nov. 22 means nothing to my husband because he was born in 1960 and has no memory of JFK’s death in 1963 (I imagine President-elect Obama, born in 1961, also has no memory of this day). But history is full … Continue reading