Storytelling
The one presentation slide to keep you on the edge of your seat
This morning I popped over to the John L. Tishman Auditorium at The New School
on New York’s 5th
Storytelling
The craft of storytelling for presentations, content, and communication. Structure, hooks, and techniques to make your ideas connect with people.
Every presentation, pitch, and piece of content lives or dies by the story it tells. These posts break down the craft of storytelling - structure, rhythm, hooks, and the techniques that make ideas stick.
From boardroom presentations to pop culture breakdowns, this is everything I know about making people lean in and remember what you said - and how you made them feel.
How-To Guides
Practical guides to better storytelling
How-To Guides
The Blank Slide Shuffle
One morning, Scott Harrison, the CEO of Charity:Water, was giving a keynote speech. The auditorium was absolutely jammed. Everyone
Storytelling
Live at CMX Summit 2021
Here's the recording of the workshop I ran on storytelling at CMX Summit
[https://cmxhub.com/summit/] a
Storytelling
7 podcast hosting lessons
The last few weeks have been filled with writing scripts, relearning software,
and rigging up soundproofing materials.
It’s podcast
Learning Innovation
How to design a workshop slide deck
We’ve probably all sat through classes, lectures, workshops, and courses where
we’ve encountered Death by Powerpoint.
Cluttered slides.
Resources
How to articulate your vision in 4 post-it notes
Here’s an exercise I picked up at a dinner event I attended this past weekend.
It’s intended to
Stage Left
6 lessons from going live with Oprah
I was sitting at my computer willing the words to come.
I’m creating a workbook/guide for independent professionals
Stage Left
Lessons from pop culture and entertainment
Creative Business
Paul Newman's four career stages (and what they mean for you)
Every career follows the same arc: unknown, essential, replaceable, forgotten. The real work happens in the spaces between.
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Face/Off
Here's one way to get people to turn their heads.
Transforming 'average'
This morning I asked Jacinta what she was wearing. It looked fabulous.
Something from a boutique perhaps? A well-known designer
Mindsets & Growth
Going back to the Old Oak
You know those people who like to talk about how many books they’ve read this
year?
It’s ok,
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Monday night storytelling
You know that event you kept meaning to go to, then realise it’s 4 years later and you’ve
How-To Guides
The Blank Slide Shuffle
One morning, Scott Harrison, the CEO of Charity:Water, was giving a keynote speech. The auditorium was absolutely jammed. Everyone
Storytelling
I want to believe your pitch. But I can’t.
The story of the SXSW shuffle
I’m in the middle of evaluating 200 proposals for SXSW. One theme is
Storytelling
Live at CMX Summit 2021
Here's the recording of the workshop I ran on storytelling at CMX Summit
[https://cmxhub.com/summit/] a
A story a day keeps the clouds away
I struggle with depression sometimes. Admitting this publicly is probably not
good for business. Then again, I’m a human
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Runway
When going out and doing a new thing, people often talk about ‘runway’. Usually
this term refers to the number
Storytelling
7 podcast hosting lessons
The last few weeks have been filled with writing scripts, relearning software,
and rigging up soundproofing materials.
It’s podcast
Stage Left
The Entertainers
This piece was originally the introductory bit to the 40th edition of my monthly
newsletter ‘Adventures [https://howardgray.net/newsletter/
Learning Innovation
How to design a workshop slide deck
We’ve probably all sat through classes, lectures, workshops, and courses where
we’ve encountered Death by Powerpoint.
Cluttered slides.
Storytelling
Thinking in Bits
What’s a bit?
A small amount of something, right?
Or perhaps your mind goes to technology. Bits and bytes.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Life’s a Pitch...but for who?
Over the last few months, I’ve been working with nearly two dozen founders from
across the spectrum of New
Storytelling
Stories around the fire
There’s a flame, a fire, in the corner of our eye.
It comes in and out of view.
We
Learning Innovation
Talking to Humans: No intro, no get-go
The value of the introduction when you’re running workshops, leading a class, or
doing most types of speaking to
Stage Left
LA Story: Get to The Hour
Touch down in Los Angeles for the first time in a while and you’ll be struck by
the casual
Storytelling
The one presentation slide to keep you on the edge of your seat
This morning I popped over to the John L. Tishman Auditorium at The New School
on New York’s 5th
Mindsets & Growth
The Prestige
> “Now you’re looking for the secret.
But you won’t find it because of course, you’re not
Learning Innovation
The 2 most important slides for your workshop
They’re obvious, but often missed.
They’re not glamorous, entertaining, jaw-dropping, or photogenic.
But they make a lasting impact,
Storytelling
The Crier, The Glue, The Word, and The Arrow
Go back a few hundred years and if you wanted to get the word out you may well
have chosen