.: Storytelling Top Related Articles
1). How to Develop a Dynamic Story
Story telling is a very effective way to get your point across. Here are some tips to help you develop a dynamic powerful story.
• Decide on the purpose for the story. What is the main point you want to make? Slant the telling of the story so that that point is clear.
• Create the backdrop. Describe the scene so that the audience can picture it in their minds.
Article tags: public speaking, storytelling, speaking skills, public speaking techniques, presentation skills, dynamic storytelling
2). Storytelling For High Concept And High Touch
After hearing Daniel Pink speak about his new book A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age for the fourth time, I finally read it cover to cover (less than a day). I finally got what he's talking about when he says jobs that are high touch are here to stay. That is, jobs that builds relationships between business and client whether it's B2B or B2C.
Article tags: storytelling, high concept, high touch, organizational storytelling, three bagger
3). WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PUT "PIZZAZ" IN YOUR PRESENTATIONS?
There are many ways to get your audience involved in your presentation. Some are audience participation, stories, jokes, silly stunts, or songs. All of these work well, but they won't work if you are a dud!
Listen to these words: Sparkle, lighten up, silly - What do they mean to you?
Some days when you are doing a presentation you sometimes don't feel like being there or even being around people!
This normal, but everyone can spot it when you aren't all there.
Article tags: storytelling, speaking, keynotes, programs, workshops, association meetings, festivals
4). What Audience's Want From a Storyteller
When asked about the personal characteristics that best describe the
"perfect storyteller", audiences say they want a storyteller who is:
Enthusiastic. Show your audience that you are happy to be there.
Dynamic. Wow your audience with your own sense of style and delivery.
Sincere. Be believable through your words and actions.
Confident. Know your stories.
Article tags: heynotes, storytelling, speaking, presentations, meetings, festivals
5). How to Master the Art of Conversation Through Story Telling
An important part of mastering the art of conversation is story telling. Learn how to keep people interested in your conversations throught the magic of telling stories.
Article tags: storytelling, conversation starters, conversation tips, conversation topics
6). Speak and Touch the Heart
Presentations and seminars become all too familiar in the business world. Jim Speaker is there with the overhead projector and PowerPoint slides-each with four of five points.
Hours later the seminar is over. Seminars are informative but can be deadly.
Just give me the handout and I’ll read it at home!
It takes a dynamic presenter to step out from behind the lectern and shake up and motivate their audience.
Article tags: public speaking, public speaking skills, storytelling, dynamic speaking, connect with audience, presentation skills
7). New Business Names: Naming With A Story
Sometimes a company name communicates a message on its own, and sometimes the story underlying the name adds depth and distinction to that message.
Isis Group International, for instance, uses the name of an Egyptian goddess in a word combination that comes across well to the ear and looks great in an artfully designed arrangement of fonts, shapes and colors.
Article tags: names, storytelling, brochures, marketing, sales, collateral, naming, startups, entrepreneurship, branding
8). THE POWER OF STORYTELLING
Each and every day as we are building our businesses, we all know the key to a successful presentation is a product being sold to the end-line consumer and/or sponsoring a new person. In an upcoming issue, I am going to write about the difference between making a sale and having customer loyalty in the sales process. In the sales process, you are fighting many different types of animals.
Article tags: presentation, storytelling, interest
9). Parenting Tip: Spice Up Child Stories by Using Sound
Copyright 2006 Paul Arinaga
This article presents a parenting tip for using sound, and especially onomatopoeia, with child stories. The benefits are:
1. they make child stories more interesting
2. stories become more interactive
3. making sounds is fun!
Why Use Sound?
As recently as a few centuries ago, stories were primarily oral/aural; they were spoken, not read.
Article tags: parenting tip, child stories, childrens stories, storytelling, child story, writing child book
10). Your Life Matters! Four Vital Reasons to Tell Your Life Story
Many of us think we will write our memoirs – someday. But few of us ever get around to it. But telling our stories connects us, teaches us, inspires us, and heals us.
Article tags: personal history, memoir, storytelling, genealogy, family history
11). How to Leap Like a Frog, or How to Apply Spiritual Wisdom in Real Life
You can get practical help for real life issues from the “woo-woo” world of spirit. Take a shamanic journey into the spirit realm. This article shows Spirit telling a simple, almost childish tale that contains profound lessons and practical advice for a real world problem.
Article tags: shamanism, journeying, spirit, storytelling
12). FULL CONTACT STORYTELLING
Nearly every storyteller has experienced the frustration of telling to these audience members: the clock-watcher, the doodler, the hair-twister, the squimer, the talker, the bored acting, the heckler, ect. But these characters are reminders that sometimes we all forget the most important ingredients in our storytelling program - personal contact and meaningful interaction.
Article tags: speaking, storytelling, presentations, keynotes, spouse programs, festivals
13). Questions Storytellers Need To Ask Themselves
.Who am I and why would someone hire me?
· Can I work a crowd?
· Can I work in any weather environment?
· What do I have to offer a festival or event?
· Can I be flexible enough to fit the needs of the audience?
· Can I be a team player? Will I be our partner to the producer?
· Will I promote the festival or event?
· Do I have any "non negotiable" points?
· Am I fun and enjoyable to be around?
· Am I comfortable around kids, animals, the elderly, etc.
Article tags: storytelling, speaking, keynotes, programs, workshops, association meetings, festivals
14). Ten Helpful Hints for New or Professional Storytellers
This storytelling thing we do is a powerful medium in our world of images and sound bites. And what better way to transport people into different worlds is through storytelling. Our modern world is built around how many choices we have and how many flavors we can get. Through this medium of storytelling, you can invite those around you to see what you have to offer.
Article tags: storytelling, speaking, keynotes, programs, workshops, association meetings, festivals