When I first saw the ad below in the New Yorker, I was blown away by its use of story elements. The headline, “I had a hunch there was more to it,” sets up the story and draws the reader in. The fact that the rest of the story appears … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff: Tell Stories You Love
See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 5: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about storytelling with readers, what would it be? … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff: The Story Net Will Spread Wider and Deeper
See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 4: Q: What future trends or directions do you see for corporate storytelling? What would you like to do in the emerging story … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff: Quacks Use Stories to Manipulate Colleagues and Clients
See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 3: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Inappropriate practices can of course harm … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff: Watching the Storyteller Emerge in Others
See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 2: Q: What do you love most about stories? A: We are enchanted by the power of story to move people, the way that story has the … Continue reading
Proud to Have Taken Part
The tally is in for Sunday’s Blog Action Day: 2,710 bloggers from 109 countries registered to take part in Blog Action Day 2011. Go here to see the range of bloggers from different cultures, countries, and languages who committed to blog about food for Blog Action Day, October 16, 2011.
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff: Stories Can Free Us or Trap Us
I recently had the most pleasant experience of having Graham Williams, pictured at right, nominate himself and his partner, Dorian Haarhoff, to participate in a Q&A interview. I loved the self-nomination, not only because I knew the pair would be motivated to respond quickly (they did!), but also because I … Continue reading
Blog Action Day 2011: Where Food and Story Intersect #bad11
For the fourth year, I am participating in Blog Action Day. This year’s topic is food. As a blogger about applied storytelling, my goal with Blog Action Day is to explore the ways food and story intersect. We can tell something of a visual story with food. Food is is … Continue reading
Blog Action Day (Topic: Food) Is Sunday
I’ll be participating in this effort — with a story spin — for the fourth year on Sunday:
Public-Speaking Horror Stories Are Necessary
So there I was, cruising along toward the first major Toastmasters benchmark of 10 speeches. I gave my ninth speech this week. In every speaker’s career comes a speech, or perhaps more than one, that he or she beats himself or herself up over. In his blog, Manner of Speaking, … Continue reading