Category Archives: Storytelling: Other

I’ve posted some new events in my Story Events section several coming up coming up very soon in June.

Having seen a couple of bloggers note that they were telling their breast-cancer stories at a site called Trusera, I thought the site was devoted to stories about breast cancer. I discovered, however, that it’s for stories of all kinds of health issues. Here’s how a press release on the … Continue reading →

> This wonderful video is an 18-minute talk by novelist Isabel Allende, in which — with humor, poignancy, and power — she tells stories of passion — women with passion — and how feminine energy can change the world. The talk was part of “TED,” Technology, Entertainment, Design, which “started … Continue reading →

Ever feel frustrated at a conference because so many sessions were concurrent, and you couldn’t attend them all? Laura Fitton had some good advice on the subject in the blog of Pistachio Consulting. She noted that it’s almost as good to hear stories about missed sessions, socially mediated though those … Continue reading →

Jon Greer’s reflections (in his blog, Catching Flack) on a recent media-relations summit emphasize the pervasiveness of the summit’s message that public-relations practitioners need to be doing more storytelling: Time and again during the conference, the need for becoming better and more agile storytellers came up as the essential tool … Continue reading →

What is locative storytelling? asks the FAQ at LoJoConnect. And the response: Using the bouquet of emerging mobile and location-based technologies (from GPS-enabled mobile phones to interactive online maps), locative storytelling provides multi-media content that enhances a user’s connection to a given place. At its best, this kind of interactive … Continue reading →

Nice description of storytellers at the School of Storytelling at Emerson College in the UK: A storyteller is more than just a teller of stories. Storytellers are entertainers, teachers and healers with a long spiritual tradition. Their creative work often focuses on strengthening the communities in which they live. Drawing … Continue reading →

Recently came across the site Overheard Everywhere, which seems to consist of bits of overheard conversations with funny headlines. Example of overheard snippet: Student at table: Yeah, so, I finally found out what was dead in my basement. It occurred to me that it would be fun to imagine these … Continue reading →

Mary Robinette Kowal recently described an interesting storytelling phenomenon that happened to her. She read one of her unfinished stories to a group of people she knew. She got to the place where the story ended (without ending) and the audience wanted to know … But what happens next?!?!” I … Continue reading →

Bioneers has a radio series in which one 30-minute, well-produced, free episode features Rachel Remen, teacher and master storyteller, who packs several stories into her discussion about how the power of story can deepen lives and enrich work. From Remen’s Web site: Most health professionals do not take the time … Continue reading →