See a photo of Nancy, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

Q&A with Nancy Duarte, Questions 5 and 6:

Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so resonant with so many people right now?

A: I think that we’re a densely populated yet very lonely planet. People are craving a sense of connection with others and story does that. We don’t want to go to work every day and be an automaton, but we do. People want more out of what they do than that.

Q: What people or entities have been most influential to you in your story work and why?

A: I have been transformed by the work of Chris Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey and Robert McKee’s Story. I enjoyed many insights from Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat, Randy Olsen’s Don’t be Such a Scientist. They all had insights I could apply to how stories apply to business