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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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How to Get Creative With Your Toothpaste and Oral Care Campaigns

5W PR

These days, consumers aren’t going to be paying attention to the latest promotional effort from an oral hygiene brand unless it’s able to grab their attention with innovative and creative ways. They’ll have to focus on creating campaigns that really stick with consumers and make an impression.

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Why Public Relations Is King During A Crisis

Onclusive

We have seen this during other periods of economic uncertainty: Businesses and consumers react, and those reactions have ripple effects. Consumers have reacted by shifting their focus more toward information than commercialism. The modern communicator is not just a great storyteller.

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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. As Harrison Monarth writes in The Harvard Business Review : Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response. Here's why storytelling is such a powerful tool: The Power of Synchronicity. In short, they matter.

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The Key to Storytelling for Startups: Avoid the “H” Word

Ishmael's Corner

The founders’ combination of smarts, energy, optimism and chutzpah allows startups to jump over obstacles that logic says shouldn’t be possible. But when the storytelling goes far beyond reality, the startup ends up in the hype zone. With this mind, I wanted to share some storytelling tips and examples for startups.

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Microsoft’s Bonnie McCracken on Navigating the AI Landscape

PRSay

ET, Microsoft’s Bonnie McCracken leads a PRSA webinar titled “Storytelling in the World of AI.” It’s important to assess where your energy is most needed, and what tasks are prohibiting you from spending time on these things. 21 at 1 p.m. ” Sign up for this free PRSA member resource here.

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Conference Recap: Microsoft’s Frank X. Shaw on Thriving in the Next Communications Age

PRSay

And that opportunity comes in the form of storytelling, diplomacy and truth, he said. Storytelling. “In There are three important things to remember about storytelling: Understand how stories travel. How are they consumed and by who? Synthesize the complex. Synthesize the complex. Show… then tell.