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Why we suck at storytelling !
The presentation discusses the challenges of storytelling, emphasizing that subjective interpretations can lead to varied narratives based on audience perspective. It highlights the necessity of providing sufficient information to unify audience understanding while acknowledging that leaving blanks can engage imagination. Ultimately, it suggests guiding people to their own truths and understanding when to elaborate versus when to leave details ambiguous.
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- 1. Multi Mania Why we suck at storytelling Flickr DJ Bass
- 2. Multi Mania Why we suck at storytelling Throughout this presentation, you’ll find these yellow boxes. These yellow boxes give you a little more info about the slides. Flickr DJ Bass
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- 4. My wife isa WITCH!
- 5. First let meintroduce myself.
- 6. @TjorvenD TjorvenDenorme www.twitter.com/TjorvenD www.facebook.com/eMenKa www.slideshare.net/emenka TjorvenD.tumblr.com www.facebook.com/tjorvendenorme www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/tjorven/denorme
- 8. Sales to acustomer eMenKa is a company with 35 .NET developers. It is one Employee to a friend company with one story. But it isn’t really. HR to a job applicant Depending who tells the story and who he or she is telling it to, it is a different story. There CFO to the bank is never one story.
- 9. My wife isa WITCH! That’s a story. A short story, only 5 words, but a story. It’s not a good story because what I have in my head, is not in the head of the audience. That’s a problem. And it is because when there is not enough info, everyone makes a different story out of it.
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- 11. My wife isa WITCH! The part that does believe me has many different stories in their head. I try to make groups of what the audience thinks.
- 12. Because she flieson a broom?
- 13. Because she isugly?
- 14. Flickr Chrisi-Lee She makes me do the dishes, cleaning, ... Because she is a bitch?
- 15. Flickr Cavan images Because she is into herbs?
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- 18. Those are thepossible stories in the head of the audience. I need to give more info, to make sure that everyone leaves the room with the same story in their head. Something else?
- 19. My wife isa WITCH! And she likes it when I say it to her.
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- 21. My wife isa WITCH! And she likes it when I say it to her. I love my wife, I think she’s the best.
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- 23. My wife isa WITCH! And she likes it when I say it to her. I like my wife, I think she’s the best. and we live in Beselare.
- 24. My wife isa witch because she lives in Beselare. Every girl, woman in Beselare is a proud witch. We even have a witchesparade every two years. Beselare The witches village
- 25. My wife isa WITCH! Now the five words give one story because everyone knows why I tell this ...
- 26. You think that’sit, but it’s not!
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- 28. Is she small,tall, big, skinny?
- 29. My wife isa WITCH! It is nearly impossible to tell the whole story. You always leave blanks. The more you tell, the more your audience knows, but still there are blanks in the story. And the biggest problem is ...
- 30. You fill(ed) theblanks! The audience fill the blanks with their imagination. As a storyteller you have no control over the imagination of your audience.
- 31. Why we suckat storytelling? It’s YOUR fault! The audience!
- 32. Impossible to telleverything. But wait. Maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
- 33. The truth doesn’texist. Guide people to the truth.
- 34. You always haveblanks!
- 35. Everyone has adifferent truth Your Guide people to the truth.
- 36. Perception is thetruth.
- 37. Leave blanks andpeople will fill them. You can use that to your advantage.
- 38. This is apicture. That’s a story. It has blanks, but the blanks don’t make the story interesting. Blanks can make a story interesting because imagination takes over.
- 40. Imagination vs Reality Oryou tell it, or you leave it blank. But when do you tell it, and when do you leave it blank.
- 41. Imagination vs Reality If reality is better than the imagination you should tell it. Fill the blank.
- 42. Imagination vs Reality If Imagination is better than the reality you should shut up. Leave the blank. Here are some examples...
- 43. Flickr 2Composers I drive an Alfa Romeo
- 44. If this isthe Alfa Romeo I drive, I probably better shut up. Most of you would have imagined a better car looking than this one.
- 45. If this isthe Alfa Romeo I drive, I should tell it, because no one will imagine this car.
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- 47. I bought aticket and won!
- 48. If this isthe amount you won. Shut up.
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- 51. I buy myclothes in Antwerp (the fashion capital). You probably figured it out by now.
- 54. The story is: My wife is a witch I bought a euromillionticket and won I drive an Alfa Romeo I buy my clothes in Antwerp The picture in the head of your audience should look like this ...
- 55. I bought analfa romeo Euro millions winner I buy my clothes in Antwerp My wife is a witch
- 56. My wife isa witch I bought an alfa romeo If you do it wrong, this is what’s in the head of the audience... Euro millions winner I buy my clothes in Antwerp
- 57. If you tella story ...
- 58. Know your audience Knowtheir reality/imagination Leave the right blanks
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- 60. Thank You ! @TjorvenD