Not all TEDTalks contain storytelling, but terrific stories are at the heart of most of these superb presentations. In fact, TED generally frames the presentations as stories. For the uninitiated, TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together … Continue reading
Category Archives: Digital/Multimedia Storytelling
Do We Tell Our Stories Differently Online Than Offline?
I’ve been fascinated for awhile about whether we construct our stories (identities, personas) differently online than we do offline. Back in the spring at the conference Digital Storytelling ’10, Molly Flatt of the agency 1000Heads looked at “look at how — and if — social media is changing the way … Continue reading
This Might Just Be the Holy Grail of Presentation Storytelling — About Storytelling
I’ve long been interested in storytelling in presentations and have followed the SlideShare presentation contests (especially the Tell a Story incarnation), as well as storytelling-in-presentation gurus like the guys at ethos3, Nancy Duarte, and Joyce Hostyn. Somewhere in the midst of my study of this subject, reader Raf Stevens brought … Continue reading
Apply to Tell the Story of a Great American Road Trip
Here’s an awesome Americana-inspired opportunity to think about as we head into the 4th of July weekend … In a project called Exploring My America, Sears Auto Center is sponsoring 21 road trips along nine of America’s iconic highways. Sears seeks “engaging, adventurous people to hit the road for a … Continue reading
(Probably) The Last Word on Google Search Stories
I’ve posted about Google Search Stories here and here, so I don’t want to belabor the subject (especially since the “story” quality is questionable with this fun tool). But the wonderful site Women’s Memoirs ran a Google Search Story contest, the winners of which I felt were worth sharing. Words … Continue reading
Six-Word ‘Stories’ from Tony Nominees
I have faithfully watched the Tony Awards for as long as I can remember. Like most viewers (I’m guessing), my experience with seeing Broadway shows in the flesh is quite limited. My dad, who was living in the Big Apple in the 70s, once treated me to a glorious weekend … Continue reading
How Is Your Organization Using Video Storytelling? New Survey Will Uncover Best Practices
The Society for New Communications Research, which I mentioned way back in the second year of this blog, is conducting research on how organizations use video storytelling. Here’s what the organization is looking for: Every organization has stories designed to communicate who they are to both external and internal audiences. … Continue reading
Can an Image Scanner Tell a Story?
Well, I managed to miss World Storytelling Day yesterday, and I’m not going to make humanists any happier today by talking about storytelling by an inanimate object today. Of course, there really is a person (Damon Stea) behind the storytelling in this digital story, “Memoirs of a Scanner,” but the … Continue reading
Story Takes Center Stage at Oscars
I wish I had been writing little hash marks each time “story” or “storytelling” was mentioned at last night’s Oscars. So many who spoke cited the importance of storytelling in the movies. The very first honoree, best supporting actor Christoph Waltz, cleverly crafted his acceptance speech in story form, describing … Continue reading
So Many Barely Explored Opportunities to Tell Interesting Stories in New Ways
Today, the quote from Peggy Nelson that ended Sunday’s entry is our headline and the springboard for a look at some new ways of telling fictional and true stories with new media/social media/transmedia: Reader Stephanie Pride turned me on to a “‘micro-community’ of 17th century voices” that have clustered around … Continue reading