Karen Dietz did such a great job formatting news of this blog entry by Thomas Clifford for Fast Company that I am simply duplicating her formatting. The entry features the latest book by this week’s story guru, Lori Silverman, in which Dietz played a significant role. Clifford also lists six … Continue reading
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3 New Structures for Storytelling in the Job Search
Recent encounters have provided me with new ideas about how to structure stories in the job search. As I sold copies of my book, Tell Me About Yourself, at the recent conference of the Career Management Alliance, career practitioners told me they recognized the value in job-seekers telling stories but … Continue reading
Two Story Sites Get Enhancements, Revamps
Two sites I admire and have on my sidebar are undergoing improvements. Kevin Cordi’s Storybox Project already has its own Web site, but now it has a Ning group, billed as a place to “Share your Story, Story Ideas, and learn more about the Story Box Project!” Here’s more describing … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Thaler Pekar, Part 5
See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 5: Q: Your background includes research in cognitive linguistics, brain imaging, and persuasive communications. In your article, “Storytelling is Only Half the Story,” you note that … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Thaler Pekar, Part 4
See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2 and Part 3. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 4: Q: What future aspirations do you personally have for your own story work? What would you like to do in the story world that you haven’t yet … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Thaler Pekar, Part 3
See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 3: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Advocates must take care to share stories that further their true … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Thaler Pekar, Part 2
See a photo of Thaler, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 2: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do you espouse? … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Thaler Pekar, Part 1
I’ve admired Thaler Pekar’s work for a while now, and I had the pleasure of meeting her — all too briefly — at the 2009 Golden Fleece Conference; I wish we had talked more. I sat next to her during one of the workshops and appreciated her critique of … Continue reading
Survey Says: We’re Not in the Golden Age of Storytelling
Got much faster response to my one-question survey query this time around, and not a single spammer yet. A critical mass of four responses is what I aim for before publishing results; however, I think I’ll leave the current survey up for a while to see if others want to … Continue reading
Follow Saturday: Kat’s Definitive (!) Storytelling Twitter Follow List
Not long ago, Tim Enereta in his blog Breaking the Eggs, listed storytellers to follow on Twitter. Although some of them represented realms beyond traditional oral storytelling (“old school,” as Tim calls this tradition), most were performance storytellers. He explained that he was not including organizational-storytelling types, noting that he … Continue reading