My colleague Darrell Gurney has conducted an annual process for more than eight years in which he “powerfully wrap[s] up the passing year before going on to design my coming year.” He offers his exercise to subscribers and friends at the end of each year. While the end of the … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
Story of a Competent Communicator (Who, Me?)
Well, I did it. I got through the 10 Toastmasters speeches that comprise the organization’s initial manual. That qualifies me as a “Competent Communicator.” It’s the point at which I initially envisioned that I might end my Toastmasters experience. Apparently a large percentage of members do quit after reaching that … Continue reading
Lisa Bloom’s Book Launches — With (Mysterious) Bonuses
Providing a bundle of bonuses to early buyers of a book has become a common practice. Usually, though, you know what the bonuses are before buying. Today Lisa Bloom is launching Cinderella and the Coach — The Power of Storytelling for Coaching Success and says buyers can get bonuses worth … Continue reading
Stories NOT to Tell in Your Job Interview
Harry Urschel recently published a blog post that serves as a good reminder that not all aspects of your career experience are ripe for storytelling in job interviews. One of the cardinal rules of cardinal rules of job search is not to trash a former employer. As Urschel points out, … Continue reading
Now, THESE Are Storied Slideshow Resumes
From time to time, I’ve scrutinized the story quality of slideshows, especially resumes in slideshow form; the most recent was last month’s exploration of a “Présumé™” (presentation resume) that was nicely crafted but not really storied. Since then, I’ve come across a couple of more storied examples. While the above … Continue reading
4 Must-See Presentations for Story Fans
Here are four presentations — three videos and one slideshow — that I’ve come across recently. Story fans may already be aware of at last two of them as they’ve been a bit viral in the story world, but I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose all of them. … Continue reading
‘Life in a Day’ Film Now Available
Updating a post from this past summer about the film Life in a Day, a historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film shot in a single day. The videos that comprise the film were shot on July 24, 2010. My friend Elayne Zalis alerted me to the fact … Continue reading
Two More Freebies for Lifewriters
In his final offering of November’s National Lifewriting Month, Denis Ledoux offered the downloadable Scheduling for Success, a guide to keeping one’s writing projects on track. Strictly speaking, the guide works for any writer, not just lifewriters. Meanwhile, Annabel Candy is offering the free, downloadable e-booklet, Personal Writing Magic. The … Continue reading
Being Remembered by Telling Your Story: A Recruiter’s Eye View
Job-seekers probably don’t think about the sheer numbers of people that hiring decision-makers talk to during the recruiting and hiring process — and how candidates need to stand out from the pack to be remembered. An interesting — if slightly flawed — article by Esther Choy describes the kind of … Continue reading
A Story of How NOT to Network
OK, this post is admittedly a bit off-topic, but it’s something I needed to get off my chest… The other day I received an email from someone whose name seemed slightly familiar, but I couldn’t place who he was. The email was mass-mailed to about a dozen people, and it … Continue reading