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- 1. The art and science of story Donna Talarico | July 2016| @donnatalarico
- 2. About last night…. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 2
- 3. What separates us from… Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Paul Brennan @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 3
- 4. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Tyler Neu @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 4
- 5. Thank goodness he joined the club. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 5
- 6. “Fiction is an ancient virtual technology that specializes in simulating human problems.” -Storytelling Animal @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 6
- 7. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/- Loren Javier @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 7
- 8. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Brittany Randolph @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 8
- 9. Adults can play at this game too. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 9
- 10. What else are stories good for? Solve problems Practice Escape Entertain “Stories are a human flight simulator.” -The Storytelling Animal @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 10
- 11. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Riccardo Meneghini @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 11
- 12. Brain on facts Numbers Data Blah Blah Graphic courtesy www.melcrum.com @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 12
- 13. Your brain on story. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Riccardo Meneghini @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 13
- 14. Our brain on stories All The Feels Graphic courtesy www.melcrum.com @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 14
- 15. Decisions, decisions. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 15
- 16. Fast facts…. Yeah, it’s faster… @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 16
- 17. Memory + Meaning = Knowledge, Ability “We don’t remember what doesn’t have meaning.” – Michael Wesch (quoted in Story Wars) Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Tyler Neu @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 17
- 18. Let’s find some meaning to all this, shall we? @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 18
- 19. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/stavrospap2004 @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 19
- 20. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/walter buson @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 20
- 21. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/- Andrei Mitroshin @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 21
- 22. Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Flare @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 22
- 23. Our What Our How Our Why @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 23
- 24. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 24 What’s your what, how and why? Take a moment to jot them down… … and focus a bit more on your WHY.
- 25. Stories Galore How many…? “Now it’s a free-for-all in which most messages struggle valiantly for their moment in the sun … only to be dragged down into the melee and be crushed.” – Story Was “The irony is that while there have never been more ways to reach consumers, it’s never been harder to connect with consumers.” – Brad Jakeman, formerly of Macy’s and CitiGroup, as told in Story Wars Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Chris Blakeley @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 25
- 27. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 27
- 28. “A good song should give you a lot of images, you should be able to make your own little movie in your head to a good song.” – Tom Petty Image: Wikimedia Commons @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 28
- 29. What doesn’t make a good story? @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 29
- 30. Paul Smith quotes a P&G executive in Lead with a Story: “Many of the things we say to sound expert and dazzling actually distance our audience.” @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 30
- 31. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 31
- 32. A stranger came to town Image: Flickr Creative Commons/Xabier Martínez @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 32
- 33. The plot thickens - 7 more of them A journey (and the return) Overcoming the monster Rags to riches A quest (yes, different than a journey) A comedy (romances fall in here) A tragedy A rebirth @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 33
- 34. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 34 Activity – Who is your hero?
- 35. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 35 Activity – Where is your hero going?
- 36. Time to share…. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 36
- 37. What’s the story? “A story is a fact wrapped up in an emotion that compels us to take action.” – The Power of Persuasion. “Stories are a particular type of human communication designed to persuade an audience of a storyteller’s worldview.” – Story Wars @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 37
- 38. Story Examples: Show and Tell Some examples for higher ed @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 38
- 39. Brand Messaging Your story. On point.
- 40. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 40
- 41. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 41
- 42. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 42
- 43. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 43
- 44. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 44
- 46. Products & Packaging Open up a new experience.
- 47. Faces to Places and Things Give ‘em a voice.
- 48. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 48
- 49. Little known nuggets… What’s hiding?
- 50. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 50
- 51. Stalking (Kind of!) Go where they are.
- 52. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 52
- 53. Response to National News What’s global is often local.
- 54. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 54
- 55. Immersion… Day in the Life Follow along.
- 56. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 56
- 57. Relationships (LOVE) Where we first met.
- 58. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 58
- 59. Images You know the drill: A picture is worth….
- 60. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 60
- 62. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 62
- 63. Found Stories Look! A story!
- 64. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 64
- 65. Quotables What did you say?
- 66. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 66
- 67. World Travels Where in the world is….
- 68. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 68
- 69. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 69
- 70. Object Lessons Everything has a story.
- 71. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 71
- 72. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 72
- 73. Live Storytelling Open up the mic.
- 74. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 74
- 75. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 75
- 76. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 76
- 77. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 77
- 78. What stories can WE tell? (And better?) Let the expert tell the story Case statements in narrative form Campus folklore Objects and archives Staff pride Seasons Hobbies and hidden talents When campus is ‘closed’ Town-gown Couples and legacy Quotes and advice Speeches Photo challenges Exotic locales Inventions and discoveries Behind the scenes; behind the numbers Live story-telling events Oral histories National events Values in action/branding @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 78
- 79. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 79 Activity: Brainstor…y
- 80. Managing Your Stories People. Process. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 80
- 81. Know Your Stories. Know Your Sources. Your team Your partners Story bank Story inventory Relationships with sources Always be listening @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 81
- 82. Become a better storyteller Read. Write. Watch. Listen. Tell. Play. Be in the moment. Ask questions. Deep questions. Find metaphors Know your people. @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 82
- 83. “To hell with facts! We need stories!” Ken Kesey @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 83
- 84. State of the heart…. Not state of the art… (Tell to Win) @donnatalarico | (C) 2016 84
Editor's Notes
- Intro of me – Talk about storytelling and how to make better content. This is a workshop format so we’ll have some discussion and then a few activities to help use get excited about storytelling. Before we dive in – I’d love to know more about each of you and your role(s) when it comes to storytelling at your institution or company. Great- first things first – I want to talk about…
- Who remembers their dream from last night? Or maybe a few nights ago? Someone want to share? Story is so embedded in US that our brain even tells them when we’re asleep. Pretty crazy. “Dreams are sensorimotaor hallucinations with a narrative element.” - Gottshal Sometimes stories stick – Mary Shelley But the verdit is still out on what dreams mean – some say it’s a waste filtering system, some say it’s a filing system for memories and information and others say it’s how we work through and cope with life’s challenges.
- SO we talked about last night – let’s talk about MANY many nights ago.
- Opposable thumbs taught us to hang on, stories taught us what to hang on to – Wired for Story
- Storytelling has helped us evolve – it’s how we learned. Our survival depended on them – what to eat, what not to eat, where it was safe to sleep….
- What games did you play? Play is important for development – Like dreams and evolution, we learn by recreating and watching and reading.
- Emotional development – empathy – good and evil “A powerful story can have a hand in rewiring the reader’s brain, helping instill empathy for instance.” – Wired for Story
- And adults play too – I mean, yes, there’s LARP. But think about Corporate training – role-playing is often part of it. Now I don’t know if this to-go coffee cup is time period- seems like an anachronism to me.
- So let’s recap… What are stories good for, and what else? My dream about flights and recent dream about my passport… Escape – mental health – we’re ALWAYS ON these days Entertainment – look at what we turn to – we crave stories. PROBLEMS – not meant to be negative but conflict is often meant of story. “We’re infected with the need to know what happens next.”
- The brain – what an amazing specimen! So story helps us learn and develop – now let’s get to the more sciency stuff, Let’s look inside this spongy thing we have upstairs.
- When we’re presented information, two areas of the brain activate. First, when we hear …. Broca’s area lights up – it handles comprehension.
- But when you hear a story - IT’S LIKE CHRISTMAS IN YOUR BRAIN
- Activity is shown in cortexes galore – motor, olfactory, visual, auditory What’s more is that when we experience stories rather than hear facts, we remember better. Memory
- Also affects our decisions - MRI studies show that consumers use personal feelings instead of facts to make decisions. TV example We can get paralyzed with two much information – we over think, we get paralyzed But we when go with our gut – we just know.
- We love our fast facts pages in higher ed
- But it’s stories that will make people remember our college Thin about why we want to get them to tour our campus – see they won’t likely remember how many acres it was or the year it was founded, but they will remember what they saw, who they met E-TOWN’s CHOCOLATE DAYS – you bet they’ll remember that tour. Make our copy and other materials more like a live experience, your tour. SHOW MY EXAMPLE FROM E-TOWN – Questions. We can make our prospective students brain do one thing – or do another.
- Scenario queen “Our mind is dedicated to storytelling. We churn out meaning when we can’t find it.” – Gottschal I can think of two areas where humans look to find meaning – any guesses?
- Origin stories – why are we here? How did the sun get up there? Why does it rain?
- And conspiracy theories – for as wild as some of these are, many people and organizations dedicate a lot of time and resources to answering questions or digger deeper into things they don’t understand. What are some?
- Why Why? What and How don’t cut it. What and how give us facts and figures – but it’s the WHY.
- When you see this vehicle what do you think? What else comes to mind? In 2004, VW introduced a luxuery version – it wowed critics and sold for $70,000 OR SHOULD I SAY DIDN’T SELL? VW failed to match their new WHAT to their WHY. When Toyota and Honda wanted to get into the luxury car business, they created new brands with new stories – Lexus/ Wilkes example- RX school.
- The what and why are important – we need to know them. But we need to remember it all hinges on the WHY. In higher ed, our What is pretty much the same. Our what – an education Our how – classes Our Why – this is where we can shine! Now of course our what and hows are also a little different
- How many notifications did you have on your phone before this session? MESSAGE FATIGUE – directly to us, or indirectly through mass media Broadcast era not as much – we have more options. We’re inundated with facts – so we need to try harder to be known. More important than ever for us to tell the right story in the right way on the right medium. So how do we tell a good story?
- Someone to root for. Take you places. (tell to win says: stories that work transport a listener emotionally.) Joe the plumber. Action – verbal vomit – clear your throat, then tell Remember – emotion makes people want to make a decision and narrative helps them remember. Facts still matter, of course, but they can also bog down a story. Use charts and other visual elements to help convey those facts so they’re not as overwhelming.
- Classic arc – notice the elements – now not all types of stories will go this far – and we’ll get into that soon.
- Look at this man. Better yet, listen to him and his band… my favorite. But I read an interview with him last month about songwriting, and this stuck with me.
- Giving back stories example – not to stroke ego…. Connect with audience – fight for stories, can’t let people dictate
- My example of giving backstories – WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR OUR STORIES sometimes. Have to remind academics and adminstrators of this – agendas, politics, sounding smart… SHOW EXAMPLE of backstories ad. Want to show an example outside of higher ed that shows what happens when we write for us and we write for our audience.
- National campaign – was quite effective But not in Texas – still had a litter problem costing the state millions TX Highway Comm. Hired firm – PR guy learned who littered – trucks, beer drinkers, country boys… THE BUBBA DEMOGRAPHIC Knew they didn’t call trash ‘litter’ – that a group of kittens. Recalled his month telling him to clean his room – and that inspired… CAN YOU GUESS? It was a success – litter reduced drastically over the next several years and the campaign is still in use – but it has another problem – it became an unofficial state slogan and they fear people might not get that it’s a littering campaign, but they make $ off licensing. What we can learn from this is that we might need trial and error as we develop stories, and that what works for one organization might not work for a similar organization.
- You can probably relate to this – most of you are from someplace else, but you’re here today. What happened along the way? How different will you be when you get home with all the new knowledge, ideas and connections you have? OK – others would say there are more plots than this –
- Christopher Booker wrote a writing book about the 7 plots – let’s take a look. When you get home, go through your marketing arsenal and try to assign a plot to each story in your print and web pages – you might find it pretty cool. If you don’t recognize these elements, you might not actually have a story or as effective of a story.
- Stories for marketing….
- The newsletter from PSU What happens in the summer – CHICKEN FINGERS, gardening, etc.
- Notice the action in the lead – compelling – not just introductions the student.
- Why monitoring is so important. Social – but also being alert on campus – listening, looking.
- Got this idea from Time magazine…