This video, Storytelling Theory and Practice, was recommended by a blogger as “excellent” and offering great tips. I’m sure the content is excellent and does offer terrific tips. But I couldn’t get through more then 5 minutes of its 45 minutes. Yes, the presenter, Dr. Brian Sturm of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, does incorporate a story early on. Yes, he’s a decent presenter. But he stands in front of a whiteboard, flanked by a screen, giving a lecture in front of a classroom. We also get to see some fuzzy slides projected on that screen next to him.
Just can’t help thinking that with all that’s going in digital storytelling, this information could be presented in a way that would entice me to listen to the full 45 minutes.