Category Archives: Story Practitioners

See a photo of Lori, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Lori Silverman, Question 4 Q: If you could share just 1 piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative/working with stories with readers, what would it be? A: We’ve overlooked a critical fundamental … Continue reading →

See a photo of Lori, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Lori Silverman, Question 3 Q: What are some of the cautions you advise in carrying out the 5 story practices you describe? how to find stories how to dig into them to uncover … Continue reading →

See a photo of Lori, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Lori Silverman, Question 2 Q: In your article “The Five Sides of Story”, that appeared in Communication World magazine in January/February 2007, you describe “five practices surrounding the use of stories that bring results:” how … Continue reading →

Three years ago when I was working on my dissertation, Lori Silverman did me the amazing kindness of sending me page proofs of her book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results, so that I could use it in my research even … Continue reading →

Karen Dietz did such a great job formatting news of this blog entry by Thomas Clifford for Fast Company that I am simply duplicating her formatting. The entry features the latest book by this week’s story guru, Lori Silverman, in which Dietz played a significant role. Clifford also lists six … Continue reading →

See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 5: Q: Your background includes research in cognitive linguistics, brain imaging, and persuasive communications. In your article, “Storytelling is Only Half the Story,” you note that … Continue reading →

See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2 and Part 3. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, 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 yet … Continue reading →

See a photo of Thaler, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 3: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: Advocates must take care to share stories that further their true … Continue reading →

See a photo of Thaler, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A Q&A with Thaler Pekar, Question 2: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do you espouse? … Continue reading →

  I’ve admired Thaler Pekar’s work for a while now, and I had the pleasure of meeting her — all too briefly — at the 2009 Golden Fleece Conference; I wish we had talked more. I sat next to her during one of the workshops and appreciated her critique of … Continue reading →