Add Cynthia Kurtz (the subject of a Q&A interview to appear here in December) to the long list of generous story practitioners who freely share knowledge and information with the public. Kurtz’s bio says she’s been working as an independent researcher and consultant at/with/for a series of places (IBM Research, … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
Another Value-Added Memoir
A quickie addition to my entry about “value-added memoirs,” concerning people who do wacky or obsessive things, often for a finite period, and then write about them. Latest addition: An unnamed a 35-year-old writer, performer, and artist living in Chicago who is living as Oprah advises for a year and … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Terrence Gargiulo, Part 5
See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A, Part 3 of the Q&A and Part 4 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 5): Q: I’m sure you can write (and have written) at length about StoryScrap™ Books. Can you … Continue reading
Wordle on Westward-Ho Day
This week’s word/tag cloud based on A Storied Career. I am heading west on a month-long cross-country excursion today. Regular postings will continue perhaps sprinkled with some stories from the road.
What Information to Include in an Example Story in a Job Interview
Here’s another tip from Dick Gaither, the “WIZARD OF WORK:” Gaither notes that job-seekers are encouraged to give examples — tell stories — when asked behavioral questions in job interviews but that job-seekers need to know more about what kind of information goes into an example, the story, or the … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Terrence Gargiulo, Part 4
See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A, Part 3 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 4): Q: You are an exceedingly prolific author of books that that relate to storytelling. It seems as though you’ve put out a … Continue reading
Endlessly Discovering Story Repositories
It never ceases to amaze me that I continue to come across story-related resources that I didn’t know about before. The discoveries multiply exponentially as one site or blog leads to another. As a blogger about the world of storytelling, I am confident that I will never run out of … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Terrence Gargiulo, Part 3
See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and see Part 2 of the Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 3): Q: What future trends or directions do you foresee for story/storytelling/narrative? What’s next for the discipline? What future aspirations do you personally have for your own story … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Terrence Gargiulo, Part 2
See Terrence’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Terrence Gargiulo (Question 2): Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Stories can be used as weapons. Given their persuasive and emotional qualities they can be used … Continue reading
Storytelling/Study Skills Convergence
My partner and I wrote a book on study skills that’s just come out, so I was really tickled to see a study method centering on storytelling at Study Hacks. Cal Newport writes: After each class, tell a “story” about the material covered — a five minute summary of the … Continue reading