What’s the Purpose of Your Story?
We all love to tell stories: we share the latest gossip with friends. We retell news stories of interest, and we share the tales of our families and friends with [...]
Sustainability is not a Sprint
I have sat in many a meeting where the agenda has included some form of discussion around sustainability. People throw out ideas for quick fixes, greenwashing, Press-pleasing and mostly ego-brushing [...]
Strategy vs Strategies
The big debate in the world of Strategy is about having one clear strategy or multiple strategies that focus on different areas for different outcomes. The academic approach, which is [...]
Education vs AI
Education should not be threatened by AI: we need to seize this opportunity to redefine how we understand what education could look like with AI at our side.
A letter to me from me from my past to the future
Last week was my birthday, Yeah!. And on this day each year, I get an email that I often forget about and when it pops up in my inbox, I am filled with mixed emotions.
Story time: Know the end game
As a storyteller, know the end game before you begin. This comes from one of the 7 laws of covey: Always begin with the end in mind.
Storytime: I don’t care about your story!
‘I don’t care about your story, unless your story includes my story’, this is true for stories as well as marketing and advertising and pitching your business.
Story Time – Emotional Casting
All good story tellers can manipulate and conjure emotions with our words. As this develops there comes a time where we can then release or regain these emotions into the audience for them to become entangled within the story, so their emotions ride along with the characters.
Story Time – Emotional Balancing
Emotions are key to a good story. When telling a story it is important to create a set of balanced emotions, moving your audience from sad to happy or dark to light.
Story Time – Adding Bookends Techniques
Adding story bookends into your story adds a bit of tension to the tale and inspires your audiences to listen to the end to find the conclusion to what you [...]
Story Time: Learn to cut unwanted facts
Once you have composed a story to tell, take time to cut all the unnecessary facts that distract, rather than add to your storyline. Leaving your story clean and easier [...]
Story Time: Check Your Facts
If you are going to tell a true story, always make sure that it is true. Check your facts, dates and characters to ensure that you do not mislead or [...]
