Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
Your new post is loading...
Chris Agro's curator insight,
May 20, 9:57 AM
Storytelling is the new black. I never heard of Cowbird but look forward to learning about it. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Miklos Szilagyi's curator insight,
March 3, 4:34 AM
Yeah, normal... too great a dose of everything is dangerous... be it positivity, story-telling, practically anything... "The dose makes the poison..." Like it...
Karen Dietz's comment,
March 3, 8:44 PM
Thank you for the commen Miklos and glad you found the post valuable!
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Karen Dietz's comment,
March 1, 12:57 PM
I agree Jacq! For some, the pricing won't be an issue. For sole proprietors, it could be something to carefully consider.
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Linda Buckmaster's curator insight,
January 15, 11:32 AM
A comprehensive articles regarding quality leads by SlideShare
Ron McIntyre's curator insight,
January 16, 11:22 AM
Good article on SlideShare but also review the provider of the site also. New concept that could work for social biz.
Karen Dietz's comment,
January 16, 11:39 AM
Love the comments Jeff, Linda and Ron! Yes, SlideShare holds lots of potential for businesses -- plus it is very easy to use. I love it because the learning curve is so short.
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
's comment, July 9, 2012 8:57 AM
Thanks Karen. The dice game grew out of a seminar I had to do for 140 -people. I had no idea how I was going to keep them engaged. I was terrified. So, I thought how do i get them creating a story as fast as possible. Out of this terrible situation, came the card game which forced me to condense my content to 6-slides. I love the theory behind storytelling yet salespeople have a very short attention span so this seems to work.
Karen Dietz's comment,
July 9, 2012 3:34 PM
Brilliant Michael! Truly necessity is the mother of invention :)
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Karen Dietz's comment,
May 28, 2012 10:28 PM
Oh, bummer that it doesn't Perrine! Guess I won't be using it on my iPad :( Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for re-scooping the article.
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
Ricard Garcia's curator insight,
April 22, 2:43 AM
Soooo useful for ESL! Creativity and communication!
M. Van Amelsvoort's curator insight,
April 25, 9:03 PM
I'm not a big fan of the overuse of quotes, but creating and sharing them could be a good EFL lesson. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Mayra.Loves.Books's curator insight,
January 27, 1:47 PM
I wasn't too thrilled with the voice-over, but I can forsee utilizing this tool eventually.
Robin Good's comment,
February 10, 5:29 AM
Baiba, my mistake and my apologies. I mixed up one post of yours with another and got myself confused. I have deleted my comments and I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused.
Keep up the great curation work. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
streetsmartprof's comment,
January 17, 8:10 AM
Some day I would love to hear some stories of your past life as a journalist and how you moved from structure to the flow of story. What I like the most of a good news article, (written by a decent journallist), is the lead. In the B2B world, "having a point" is missed far too often and replaced with fluff words, such as state of the art. In this way, even though both news and B2B content march to a different drummer, as Simon Sinek points out, start with why, the rest will follow. Yet I also firmly belief a good story needs to follow the right flow to connect with and move the listener. On re-invent, no fear, we violently agree, it is a metaphor us engineers use all the time. To re-invent implies we are using things of the past, such as a wheel...
streetsmartprof's comment,
January 17, 8:12 AM
Small clarification, on start with why, I do not mean the story starts this way. As Simon points out, the why is in all things one does and helps us build what it is we are trying to achieve.
Karen Dietz's comment,
January 17, 4:39 PM
Hi John/Ken -- I love these comments! I was able to move from structure to story flow by taking oral storytelling classes with some of the top folks in the story performance arena. I could myself very lucky to have had those experiences and encourage everyone I can to take some oral storytelling classes. And creating writing classes along the way sure helped too! As you say, lead-ins are so important and so many folks I coach/train struggle with how to open a story. I think my training as a journalist definitely helped there. I totally agree with your points about fluff and starting out with why, and flow. LOL on the re-invent! Great minds think alike :)
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s curator insight,
December 21, 2012 2:38 AM
A nice feature of this resource is that you can export your story to Kindle for a small fee (approx $10). You be able to read your ebook on your Kindle, or sell it through Amazon. The ebook reads like a normal Kindle ebook, except that choices are included using hyperlinks.
Robert Sims's curator insight,
March 14, 10:36 AM
I can see many possibilities for use in enhancing ELA writing skills!
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
designandtech's curator insight,
May 20, 2:59 PM
Great ideas and excellent modelling from Rachel. I like her suggestion that you can practise using Youtube or TED talks and create your charts as you follow along. Amazing. Thanks for scooping, Rod! Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
What a terrific piece from Harvard Business Review about reclaiming your creative confidence. As biz story practitioners, that is what we do -- help clients become better storytellers and build their creative confidence at the same time.
This article shares recent research about creativity, and tips for building your creative confidence.
It's the most sought-after ability today.
When building your storytelling skills, make sure you find a coach or trusted partner and lock your normal tendencies for critical feedback ("Hey, sock it to me; I can take it!") in the closet. Criticism (often disguised as critical feedback) does not allow creativity to flourish.
So only use appreciative strengths-based coaching techniques. Then it is all a matter of practice practice practice -- orally with a partner, not in front of a mirror. As Julie Child said: "The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a 'What the hell?' attitude."
Now -- I'm going to take my own advice and keep practicing practicing practicing on my new MAC because I've tried 3 times to curate this article! I keep making mistakes with the mouse, the keyboard, and trying to figure out the ways of Safari. LOL -- glad my husband keeps encouraging me and I've taken a "What the hell?" attitude!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it