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 of the first Q&A publication, Sept. 2.
I organized the contents today. The book will be organized thematically rather than by practitioner. It was easy to come up with the themes suggested by the set of questions I had asked all the practitioners. But I asked each guru at least two questions specifically tailored for that person, so it was interesting to see what common themes emerged from that diverse array of questions.
Although the following might not be in the exact order of the final book, I expect these to be the contents:
- Introduction
- Defining Story
- Origins of Storytelling Passions
- Storytelling Influences
- An Explosion of Storytelling?
- Social-media Storytelling
- Troubling Uses of Storytelling
- Transformational Storytelling
- Storytelling Advice
- Change Your Story, Change Your Life
- Storytelling in Relationships, Teams, and Community
- Story Techniques and Tools
- Unexpected Applications of Storytelling
- Storytelling in Organizations
- Getting Buy-In for Storytelling
- Personal Storytelling, Lifewriting, and Memoir
- The Practice of Storytelling
- Storytelling and Change
- Storytelling in Marketing, Sales, and Branding
- Storytelling and Career
- Storytelling in Writing and Communication
- The Future of Storytelling
- Directory of Practitioners: Photos and Contact Info
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This week’s Q&A subject, Jim Ballard, is the last to be included in the book, and with his Q&A, the series comes to a close for a moment. I will always welcome and publish Q&A responses from those to whom I’ve previously sent questions. I will always welcome participation from those I’ve previously invited. And I will welcome participation from anyone who would like to nominate a practitioner (and self-nominations also are welcome) to do a Q&A.