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What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]

Sword and the Script

Like many in PR, I’ve had debated many times over the years, and the reason is that storytelling works. 1) What is storytelling? To understand storytelling, you have to understand what makes a good story. In a story, you not only weave a lot of information into the telling but you also arouse your listener’s emotions and energy.

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Why You Should Master The Art of Storytelling

Masters in Communications

There is a narrative arc, energy, and some sense of the drama and surprise that daily life sometimes entails. Stories are emotional, experiential, and creative. As Harrison Monarth writes in The Harvard Business Review : Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response. Storytelling is also a powerful tool for persuasion.

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How to Ace a Last-Minute Media Interview

Cision

Instead, use any nervous energy as fuel to create a lightening-round version of your normal preparation protocol. Jennifer Lawhead is the Corporate Communication Manager at TTI Success Insights. Images: www.audio-luci-store.it , Flazingo Photos ( Creative Commons ). Stop fretting. Follow her on Twitter: @jenlawhead.

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The Gift of Desperation

Ishmael's Corner

But I needed to channel my energies in a different way. Every PR company with a pulse touts storytelling expertise, but it tends to be a squishy concept. One of the more visible efforts comes out in SlideShare and decks like “ Return of Storytelling vs. Corporate Speak ” and “ The Blurring Line Between Digital Marketing and PR.”.

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More Intelligent, More Human: The Future of Marketing Is Both

PR 20/20

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. Video and creative media. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™. Offsite company retreats.

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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

You have the luxury of being more creative because you have more time. Using my storytelling skills that I’ve built up over my 18 year career in radio & TV but in a new way. But now I can marinate a little bit in the project, breath and test my creativity a bit more. Two things: 1) The pace. 2) The unfamiliar territory.

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Leaning In and Climbing Up: Cheers to Successful Women in PR

Cision

This can be found from the smallest agencies to the largest corporations. Getting others excited about moving forward to reach executive level positions in any industry motivates and inspires me to stay creative and open to what’s to come. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative.

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