A Tale of Two Decks (Slideshare Experiment)

  This is an experiment on Slideshare. This is…A Tale of Two Decks. Let’s start at the beginning. Recently, I shared the stage with Michelle Killebrew at the Intelligent Content Conference 2015 in San Francisco. If you didn’t attend the event, you missed our somewhat unorthodox presentation where we told “a story about storytelling.” Note: All videos… Continue reading A Tale of Two Decks (Slideshare Experiment)

Conflict Is Story: What It Means for Marketing Storytellers

Conflict is story. Graphic by Joe Kalinowski based on a photo by Gianluca Ramalho Misiti.

Without conflict, there is no story. It is conflict that defines the story. Whenever a writer is sharing a story idea with me, I’m listening for the conflict. Specifically, what is preventing the main character from reaching a specific, desired goal. And whenever a marketer references the brand “storytelling,” I’m listening for the same things.… Continue reading Conflict Is Story: What It Means for Marketing Storytellers