The art of practical storytelling: Quest, Rebirth and Metaphors
Reading Time: 5 minutes Final two story plots – Quest and Rebirth. And the two mountain metaphor that organises stories.
The art of practical storytelling: tragedy
Reading Time: 5 minutes The tragedy story plot is commonly used to elicit guilt and shame or put fear of tragic outcomes to get people to donate to charities or perform tasks at work
The art of practical storytelling: comedy
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the practical art of storytelling series, we focus on the comedy story plot. Examples from brands and learning on how to apply to corporate situations
The art of practical storytelling: voyage and return
Reading Time: 4 minutes This plot is about a literal and metaphorical journey that gives us new insight and knowledge. Apply this structure to brands, career stories and prodigal returns.
The art of practical storytelling: rags to riches
Reading Time: 6 minutes The art of practical storytelling. Second story plot is Rags to Riches. It can be applied to build a personal brand or a startup. I also share three lessons I took from this plot.
The art of practical storytelling: overcoming the monster
Reading Time: 8 minutes Once you know its ingredients – an underdog, an insurmountable villain and a win against all odds – you will see this story plot everywhere
The art of practical storytelling: learning storytelling is like learning how to paint
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is part 3 of the Art of practical storytelling series. Today, I compare learning to paint to learning storytelling. I also give a sneak preview of the seven universal storytelling plots.
The art of practical storytelling: Emotion changes minds
Reading Time: 5 minutes Good stories activate the cocktail of Dopamine, Cortisol and Oxytocin to change people’s mind
Stories are our water
Reading Time: 5 minutes Four lesser-known stories about stories and what they taught me about storytelling