Three Powerful Storytelling Methods to Improve Your Writing or Speaking. Dennis Brooke Dear Readers: When I spotted this article by my friend, Dennis Brooke, in the latest issue of the Northwest Christian Author newsletter, I immediately asked him if I could reprint it on my blog.
Whether you’re an author, blogger, or public speaker, I know Dennis’s tips will inspire and entertain. By Dennis Brooke Guest Contributor I was shocked to read about an archeological expedition that made an amazing discovery in a cave near the Sea of Galilee. They claimed to have uncovered evidence that Jesus had used charts written on large sheets of papyrus with elaborately colored pie charts. 5 Tragic Ways To Lose An Audience Despite Telling Great Stories. 5 Tragic Ways To Lose Your Audience When Presenting March 15, 2013 | 1 Comment There is plenty of advice out there on how to create a great presentation.
Most of it centers on two pretty common pieces of advice: Tell more stories.Use bigger fonts. 4 Elements of Epic Storytelling. Using Visual Storytelling to Promote Your Business. We have become a people that live for the image.
We take photos of everything, from life-changing events, to food, trips, people and anything else that strikes our fancy. And we don’t just take them for our own personal collection. We share them widely on the Internet on social platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr and others. They tell the story of our lives from the important to the daily and mundane. We like to share them and people “like” and share them. If businesses want to grab the attention of consumers and gain more followers they need to be about the business of visual storytelling on the social media platforms that their audience are on. In the past year, images have become the way we tell stories. Posts including a photo album, a picture or a video generate about 180%, 120% and 100% more engagement than the average post, respectively.Top performing ads feature close-up images and a single color stands out.Feature images that capture your brand.
30 Storytelling Tips For Educators: How To Capture Your Student's Attention. A lesson in brand storytelling from the Presidential campaign. From the early beginnings of the race for the White House, the news media seemed deeply concerned about who would have the biggest war chest. Certainly, dollars have historically contributed a great deal to winning Presidential campaigns. But given that Obama scored a 62% Electoral College advantage with only 4% more spending than Romney, the power of money has been seriously called into question. Money buys audience reach, message frequency and media placement.
Money also pays for the creation and production of messages as well as the necessary wherewithal to administer those messages. We cannot discount the importance of these financial realities. But there is one variable that has recently gained enormous power. Story logic runs deep in every brand, including those of Presidential candidates. Storytelling lessons from Bill Cosby. Following up on the last post below concerning good graduation speeches, here's one more from the great Bill Cosby.
Now 73, Dr. Cosby may not be on the radar screens of a much younger generation, but ask any successful comedian working today — young or old — and they will tell you that Bill Cosby is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of comedy. What makes Bill Cosby one of the most compelling entertains of our time is his ability to connect with people and deliver his messages naturally in the form of story. How to Tell the Stories Your Audience Wants to Hear. Storytelling Evolved: 18 Ideas in Digital Storytelling (Part 2) Yesterday, we discussed… …six innovative techniques for telling stories in digital.
Today, we examine six more. If you didn’t see the first post, go back and check it out! If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how much does a secret go for? We’re approaching the 3rd year of the still-going-strong PostSecret blog. In a similar vein, the iamneurotic blog gives people a place to post their unique idiosyncrasies and share (anonymously) what makes them tick. Making Learning Fun! This month’s LCBQ is “How do you make e-learning fun?”
I begin with a quote by British novelist, Arnold Bennett who said, "There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul. " I believe this quote sums up all the reasons why we should include emotions – not just fun - into our learning interventions – e-learning or any learning for that matter.
But before I explore the idea of including fun in learning, it is important for me to share that poorly designed learning with lots of fun is never a good learning object. 5 Simple Ways to Use Storify to Build Your Brand. So.
You’ve got your blog. You’ve got your Twitter. The role of animation storytelling in our future? Look at how movie title sequences have inspired us. Comics for education. Six Characteristics of Highly Persuasive Stories.