Category Archives: Story Practitioners

See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 5 and 6: Q: Paul, it is easy to determine how your journalism background fits in with PR, but how does journalism inform the storytelling … Continue reading →

Well-known story practitioner Karen Dietz, (and one of my Q&A subjects) was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio about stories, storytelling, and marketing recently in an hour-long show. Says Karen: We talk about the essential set of core stories every business needs for marketing, how to become a better storyteller, and … Continue reading →

See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 3 and 4: Q: What brought the two of you together as business partners? Did you both support the idea of storytelling for business when you started … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to bring you my first double Q&A and the longest one I’ve run — with Paul Furiga and John Durante of WordWrite Communications. This Q&A will appear over the next eight days. Bio: Read Paul’s bio here and John’s bio here. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, … Continue reading →

See a photo of Jim, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Jim Ballard, Question 5: Q: You wrote to me: “To me, each of us has a Story Mind (as against what I call Lecture Mind), that allows something … Continue reading →

See a photo of Jim, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Jim Ballard, Question 4: Q: What future aspirations do you personally have for your own story work? What would you like to do in the story world that you haven’t … Continue reading →

See a photo of Jim, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Jim Ballard, Question 3: Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so resonant with … Continue reading →

See a photo of Jim, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Jim Ballard, Question 2: Q: What motivated you to write some of your books as fables, notably your work with Ken Blanchard, the story you wrote with your wife of adult children who are facing … Continue reading →

I’m now really working in earnest on my upcoming free e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk about Applied Storytelling. The books compiles the best from the Q&A series that has run in this space since last September. I expect to have it ready for free download by the anniversary … Continue reading →

I connected with Jim Ballard when he contacted me after reading my Q&A with Karen Dietz, with whom he has worked. When he told me he had written several of his books as fables, I felt he’d be a good subject for his own Q&A. He was also kind enough … Continue reading →