Earlier this week, I blogged about visual storytelling, including a bullet point about unusual media used to tell stories — Lego-like blocks and Viewmaster-like reels. After I posted that entry, I came across a piece on NewYorkTimes.com entitled “Our Scars Tell the Stories of Our Lives” by Dana Jennings, who … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annie Hart: Everyone Has a Story to Tell
See a photo of Annie, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Annie Hart, Questions 8 and 9: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: I have so many, but … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annie Hart: Changing the World Through Story
See a photo of Annie, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Annie Hart, Questions 6 and 7: Q: The culture is abuzz about Web 2.0 and social media. To what extent do you participate in social media (such as through LinkedIn, MySpace, … Continue reading
Storytelling for Self-Knowledge that Leads to Career Advancement
“MFK” describes herself as a “thirtysomething gal with a good old-fashioned writing degree and a bloated, shiny, sexy MBA.” She works for a Fortune 50 Company and blogs at Open-Source Career Back in the spring, she wrote a guest blog entry for Blog@Work, a blog that unfortunately seems to be … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annie Hart: Redefining Story
See a photo of Annie, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Annie Hart, Questions 4 and 5: Q: You are neuro-linguistic programming trainer. I’ve always felt NLP had some relationship to storytelling. How do the two areas overlap, in your view? A: NLP has … Continue reading
Visual Storytelling Wears Diverse Faces
Periodically, I like to present a collection of visual materials with significant storytelling content. This collection is especially rich. Romantic visual storytelling: A storied wedding invitation that has made the rounds of the Internet is that of Jill and Matt. The invitation tells the story of the relationship up to … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annie Hart: We Need a New Story to Live By
See a photo of Annie, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Annie Hart, Questions 2 and 3: Q: How did you initially become involved with story/storytelling/narrative? What attracted you to this field? What do you love about it? A: My mother tells the story of how … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annie Hart: Story Has the Power to Effect Change
I believe it was through Twitter that I learned of Annie Hart, and I was immediately intrigued by her “stories change the world” philosophy. She is likely one of the very last Q&A practitioners who will make it into my upcoming free e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk About … Continue reading
Applying Online Storytelling Techniques to the Job Search
Time once again for one of my favorite pastimes, looking at ways to apply material about storytelling to the job search. Today’s target is a posting about Donnie Claudino, TechSoup Canada’s marketing manager, who spoke at a conference about teaching charities about using online technology to improve their fundraising and … Continue reading
Twitter Storytelling: Chapter 2
“Twitter is a storytelling tool,” writes Tim Girvin. “Every person tells a micro-story in the 140 characters of text that are tied to the messaging output from many tiers of devices.” I’m not totally convinced, and neither are all of story practitioners in my Q&A series. But folks have continued … Continue reading