Just do it! Iteration or "playing it by ear" is a great way to learn storytelling and find great content fast
We learn more about storytelling from iterations of listening and practice than any template could teach us.
Episode 1: Storytelling – What is working?
This is the first of at least ten Story Factor Podcasts. In this one, my audio guy Jay makes me explain what I want to do and I just talk… doing what I do: butchering metaphors and discovering what I am thinking by hearing what comes out of my mouth. I have no 3 second
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More Experiments!
I think we spend too much time looking for the “right” story. We can’t know a story is effective until we try it out because stories are co-created. I have suggested we expect a 30% fail rate – a percentage I made up – so people won’t craft a story to death before they try it out. I
Two Line Stories – Examples
“An Ethiopian taxi driver in NYC once shared his grandfather’s favorite saying with me: A man who beats his horse will soon be walking.”
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EASING A STORY INTO YOUR JOB INTERVIEW
Earn your turn! Listen first. If there is dead silence offer your story as a little gift to get things rolling. Begin with an obvious link to their particular use for your story. “I am particularly interested in… how you do X…because my interest in X started one time when your focus on X…because I
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Stories for a Job Interview
I think you need at least three stories walking in.
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