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
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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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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
Coaching
Coaching: Stories can lead to solutions
A coaching client came to me to discuss a challenge they had at work.
This client works in an executive
Learning, Education & Growth
“You had to be there”
When we’re told a joke or a tale that falls a little flat we may hear a sheepish
response
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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
Storytelling
It’s hard to tell other people’s stories
You’ve probably heard that person at the bar, telling a story that isn’t theirs.
It’s still funny,
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Concealing the Clues: Lessons from TV & film writers
The British crime drama series Broadchurch
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadchurch] is one of the most
critically-acclaimed TV shows
Storytelling
Tall Stories - the importance of storytelling
Here’s a summarised narrated version of a talk I gave to an entertainment
company in NYC on the importance
Storytelling
Connecting different dots, and making friends with stories
I listened to a rather marvellous podcast last week. It featured Jerry Colonna,
the founder of the coaching company Reboot,