Having seen a couple of bloggers note that they were telling their breast-cancer stories at a site called Trusera, I thought the site was devoted to stories about breast cancer. I discovered, however, that it’s for stories of all kinds of health issues. Here’s how a press release on the … Continue reading
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Still Deeply in Love with A Goodman: Part 2
Continuing my series of bits from the nice outline (by “gwennis48” at the Luther I. Replogle Foundation) of key points from the presentation that Andy Goodman delivered. I’ve blogged previously about my fondness for Goodman’s Web site and company… To illustrate the effectiveness of stories for memory and learning, Goodman … Continue reading
Microsoft Photo Story 3
Can’t test this product out as it’s for Windows, and I’m a Mac gal, but it did inspire me to start a new section of Story Tools (which I haven’t done yet, but it’s coming).
Still Deeply in Love with A Goodman: Part 1
I wrote a while back about how much I love the Web site and company, a goodman. A blogger named “gwennis48” has blogged at Luther I. Replogle Foundation about a presentation that Andy Goodman delivered sponsored by the Washington Grantmakers and Nonprofit Roundtable. The blog posting is a really nice … Continue reading
Story as Emotional Hook in Your Resume
Master Resume Writer/Career Strategist Jacqui D. Barrett notes that job-seekers who do not begin telling their stories in their resumes may not get the opportunity to do so in an interview because the employer will feel no enticement from the resume. From Barrett’s article entitled “Career Branding – What Does … Continue reading
Followup: Storytelling in the Modern World
I must have deleted it since it was in the past, but at some point, I had posted about a session at the Skoll World Forum called Storytelling in the Modern World . A couple of venues are available for those who’d like to learn what was said in the … Continue reading
Healing Acts of Telling and Listening
Erin Hoover Barnett recently reported in The Oregonian on how stories of change are healing neighborhoods through the Restorative Listening Project. Some snippets of the article that show how these stories of change can heal: The city of Portland is using a deceptively simple technique — storytelling — to confront … Continue reading
Telling Your Story Keeps Your Brain Fit
Stephanie West Allen blogged about (and turned me onto) an article by John Darling about to keep our brains fit as we advance in years. One of Darling’s suggestions (quoting “Brain Fitness” teacher Lorraine Jarvi) is to write your memoirs: If reading is stimulating, writing is stimulation tenfold. Jarvi says … Continue reading
Podcast Stories about What the Job Is Like
Jobs in Pods is a blog/podcast/social-media recruiting tool that features phone interviews with employers. Employers pay for the privilege of recording a Jobcast, the story of what jobs are like in the organization and what it’s like to work there.
Isabel Allende Tells Tales of Passion
> This wonderful video is an 18-minute talk by novelist Isabel Allende, in which — with humor, poignancy, and power — she tells stories of passion — women with passion — and how feminine energy can change the world. The talk was part of “TED,” Technology, Entertainment, Design, which “started … Continue reading