The document discusses the importance of storytelling and avoiding stale stories in higher education. It advocates using multimedia and multiple channels to tell stories in fresh, engaging ways. The author provides examples of publications and media that have successfully updated traditional storytelling for modern platforms. He urges knowing audiences and finding the right approach and format for each story. The goal is to continually change and adapt storytelling methods to keep content feeling new.

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MAKE IT FRESH
STEERING CLEAR OF THE SAME OLD STORY
Ravi Jain | @ravidjain
Confab Higher Ed, November 7, 2017

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I’m a storyteller!
Someone You Will Meet Tonight At The Party

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STORIES

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6. stories ?
stories ?

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HIGHER ED STORIES

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SAME OLD SANDWICH

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TOO LATE

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STORIES

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YOUR STORY

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WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?
RAVI JAIN
CONFAB HIGHER ED, NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
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18. TRANSACTIONAL NATURE
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TRANSACTIONAL NATURE
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TRANSACTIONAL NATURE
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LEARNING EXPERIENCE

25. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON STORIES
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE

26. To our surprise, we saw that all these complex
patterns within the listeners actually came from
the speaker brain. So production and
comprehension rely on very similar processes…
Uri Hasson
Because after all, the people we are coupled to
define who we are. And our desire to be coupled
to another brain is something very basic that
starts at a very early age.

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YOUR OWN POINT OF VIEW
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CUT TO THE CHASE

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35. Deep Purple were watching the whole
fire from their hotel window, and they
said, ‘Oh my God, look what happened.’”
Claude Nobs
“One time I had Frank Zappa. And at the
end of the concert someone threw a flare
gun at the ceiling and everything started
to be on fire…

36. KARAOKE TIME!

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38. STORY BALANCED WITH HOW YOU TELL THAT STORY

40. FRESH TAKES ROLL OUT

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW
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42. MULTIPLE CHANNELS
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE

43. Adventure #2, Pirate Island, Scott Adams, 1978

44. @biz Twitter page, 08/11/2007

45. My first cousin-once-removed’s Facebook update

46. Amazon Echo

47. Amazon Echo ShowAmazon Echo

48. Meet The Labbers, MIT Media Lab

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
NON-LINEAR APPROACH
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ASPENThe Multimedia Magazine in a Box
Launched: ____ ?

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Launched: 1965 !

52. @ravidjain #confabEDUCommencement POV, Boston College Magazine

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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE

55. FORMATTING VISUALS FOR PLATFORMS
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
4x3 Broadcast

56. FORMATTING VISUALS FOR PLATFORMS
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
16x9 Widescreen

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
32x9 Jumbotron

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
9x16 Phone (vertical)

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
Square Format

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Round Format?

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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

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KNOW YOURSELF

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JERRY YORK 360 VIDEO EXAMPLE
Insider, Boston College Magazine

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SAME STORY IN NEW WAY
STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
FIND THE CHANGE
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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
Slow Change Continual Change Potential Change

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OVERWHELMING POSSIBILITIES

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STORYTELLING
TELLING STORIES
VS

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STORYTELLING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING CHANGE
PLOT YOUR ORBIT
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THANK YOU INDIANAPOLIS!
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MAKE IT FRESH
STEERING CLEAR OF THE SAME OLD STORY
Ravi Jain | @ravidjain
Confab Higher Ed, November 7, 2017