Stories Need Words and Visuals
I tend not to fret when some people say the written word is being overrun by images and videos. One, I don’t believe that’s the case. Words undergird all stories, regardless of how the stories are told. Two, words are a basic form of communication. People don’t introduce themselves with pictorial representations; they shake hands or send an email and state their names and what they do or want to do or want to be when they grow up. Three, I believe words and visuals should work together. They shouldn’t fight. They don’t have to stand on opposite sides of a bridge that, for some...
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The focus on why storytelling is important seems to be changing. People now want to know “how” to tell their stories. It’s a shift I don’t mind. I already believe in the power of storytelling; it’s time to focus on how to be a good storyteller. When I think about good storytellers, I think of my mom. My mom read to me and my brothers when we were kids. We looked forward to hearing her read, which is a characteristic of a good storyteller. People want to hear a good story told by a good storyteller. How to tell a story, then, often has more to do with the storyteller than the story...
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