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Storytraining: Princess Charming

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Thursday, March 29, 2012. In the Cracked.com article " 5 Ways Modern Men are Trained to Hate Women. David Wong proposes that the stories we tell teach men that society owes them a hot chick. He writes:. Reeves gets Sandra Bullock, Shia LaBeouf gets Megan Fox in Transformers. Iron Man gets Pepper Potts, the hero in Avatar. Gets the hottest Na'vi, Shrek gets Fiona . . . and so on. . . . From birth we're taught that we're owed. Click for more on: consumer awareness. Technique...

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Storytraining: The Relevance of Storytelling in Your Job Search

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Tuesday, October 04, 2011. The Relevance of Storytelling in Your Job Search. Proposes that job seekers can make themselves more memorable and compelling by forming a (true-to-life) story out of their experiences. If I were job-hunting at the moment, I'd try to show the prospective employer that, if she hires me, the story will come to a positive close and everyone will live happily (and successfully) ever after. What do you think? Click for more on: jobs and the economy.

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Storytraining: "We Are a Storytelling Species"

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Monday, September 12, 2011. We Are a Storytelling Species". On poynter.org, Roy Peter Clark discusses 9/11/2001 as the inciting incident in the story America is currently acting out. Click for more on: fear. News and others views. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stay in the Know. A professional freelancer and the author/proprietor of Looseleaf Handcrafted Stories. View my complete profile. Jobs and the economy. News and others views. Border="0" alt="the Talk to Strange...

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Storytraining: Remembering the Gift

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Einstein's thinking somehow presaged this thing about the structure of the brain. He said, 'The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.' We have created a society that honors the servant, but has forgotten the gift." -Iain McGilchrist. Click for more on: neurology. News and others views. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stay in the Know. View my complete profile. Jobs and the economy. News and others views.

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Storytraining: The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Thursday, April 12, 2012. The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction. A local storyteller here in Vermont used to say, "Stories teach us to be human." This piece from the New York Times. Backs up that statement using findings from psychology and neuroscience. Click for more on: neurology. News and others views. Stories teach us to be human. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stay in the Know. I'm a student of storytelling techniques and media culture. I've worked and t...

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Storytraining: Stories and Human Connection: Quotes from Brad Pitt and Beeban Kidron

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Friday, February 03, 2012. Stories and Human Connection: Quotes from Brad Pitt and Beeban Kidron. A couple of quotes from the news recently:. I just had this profound love for storytelling. I think it's just an amazing thing we get to do. We're so complex; we're mysteries to ourselves; we're difficult to each other. And then here's this storytelling that reminds us we're all the same. I consider it such a privilege." -Brad Pitt, speaking with Backstage. Stay in the Know.

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Storytraining: You Are What You Eat (A Blog Action Day Post)

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The Talk to Strangers Campaign. Sunday, October 16, 2011. You Are What You Eat (A Blog Action Day Post). Mundane details ground a story, making it feel real and vivid. Food is one of the most versatile and fun of these mundane details to include. Here are a few things that descriptions of food can accomplish in your story:. Just reading about good food can be mouthwateringly entertaining. When I was a kid, I thought the author of Heidi. What does your character think about food? That accomplishes a lot o...