Category Archives: Story Practitioners

Like many of my most recent batch of Q&A invitees, Nora Camp and her work popped up as suggestions in my Scoop.it curation. I am most excited to have her join the Q&A series because she and her company, Duo.ca, are approaching brand storytelling in a unique way. This Q&A … Continue reading →

I’m planning a new round of Q&As this late winter and spring. I recently sent out 29 invitations (would have sent more but found that an amazing number of blogger/practitioner Web sites had no contact information). Seventeen practitioners responded affirmatively, and a particularly quick and eager respondent, Nora Camps of … Continue reading →

Providing a bundle of bonuses to early buyers of a book has become a common practice. Usually, though, you know what the bonuses are before buying. Today Lisa Bloom is launching Cinderella and the Coach — The Power of Storytelling for Coaching Success and says buyers can get bonuses worth … Continue reading →

Have a heaping helping of story goodies with your stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie … Michael Margolis has been running a series this week emphasizing how entrepreneurs can better tell their bio stories: The Power of Storytelling: From Hauling Trash and Addiction to Stardom The Key Ingredients of a … Continue reading →

These goodies from practitioners have caught my eye recently: Scroll down to see more about these story-related books. In Stories Matter: How to Power Up Your Activism, Thaler Pekar shares personal stories from her own history to illustrate the power of stories in activism. She noted to me that she … Continue reading →

See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 5: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about storytelling with readers, what would it be? … Continue reading →

See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 4: Q: What future trends or directions do you see for corporate storytelling? What would you like to do in the emerging story … Continue reading →

See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 3: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Inappropriate practices can of course harm … Continue reading →

See a photo of Graham and Dorian, their bios, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff, Question 2: Q: What do you love most about stories? A: We are enchanted by the power of story to move people, the way that story has the … Continue reading →

I recently had the most pleasant experience of having Graham Williams, pictured at right, nominate himself and his partner, Dorian Haarhoff, to participate in a Q&A interview. I loved the self-nomination, not only because I knew the pair would be motivated to respond quickly (they did!), but also because I … Continue reading →