Kevin Brooks' presentation from WebVisions 2011
You may think of storytelling as simple, straight-forward and commonplace - until you have to stand up and tell a story when it really counts! Stories are carefully crafted moments in time and space. They may be common, but they are not accidents. Anyone can tell a story, but what you want is to hold the audience's attention, engage their hearts and minds, and draw them into your world.
can tell a good story with...\nbut context is something else...\n
- stories are perceived (in part) through who we are\n- storytellers can’t completely remove themselves from the story...\n
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Orange trees\n
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- what you see is good to put into a story. But more than that...\n
- through all your senses\n
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If you ever wondered how you would get people to understand...\n
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Unusual or unfamiliar\n
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At night when I drag my body home from work, all I want to do is plop down in my soft couch and watch TV.\n
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It’s not just what they do, it’s their...\n
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- Guide them, yet give them freedom\n- The story they create in their head is better than any you could cram down their throat.\n- Aud energy feeds your story.\n
How many saw:\n- me as a little kid?\n- the phone\n- a technical desire\n