Stories contain wisdom, experience and motivation to act
This is a truly great story. I found this in the web - it is from Chip and Dan Heat's great book "Sticky Ideas" - have a read: The nurse was working in the neonatal intensive-care unit... She'd been watching one baby in particular for several hours ... His color, a...
“It’s the facial expressions, stupid!” (FAZ)
... this is the headline of the article in the FAZ of 26.9.2016 announcing the TV duel between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. A really interesting proposal is described by the editor Andreas Ross: "... experts once again explain to Americans how they would have to...
What speeches can achieve … or not
The impact that speeches and presentations can have on an audience can be well seen in their direct willingness to donate, because everyone always wants to have full control over what is in their wallet. Mark Twain once explained this in a very clear way: "A...
Why Clinton debated better than Trump
Loosely based on Rudi Carell, I say, "You can only pull good lines out of your sleeve if you've put them in beforehand." Hillary Clinton had a few aces up her sleeve in last night's TV duel with Donald Trump. So across the board, she got better marks for your...
Stage trick: The round carpet
Not only in TED Talks you can always find round carpets on which the speaker stands. The FDP also resorted to this clever stage trick at its last Epiphany meetings. It makes it easy for the speaker to appear confident - because he or she does not "bail out" so...
Presentations with learning effect – by Herzog de Meuron
With presentations of architects it is like with presentations of other creative people - like advertising agencies or photographers. Actually, the audience just wants to see pictures. That's what the excitement is all about. From the point of view of the presenter -...
Haim Saban: “… and is a gifted storyteller”.
Quoting BusinessWeek about Haim Saban: "The 72-year-old Israeli-American speaks five languages and is a gifted storyteller whose ability to entertain has helped him become an almost royal personage in Hollywood." Yes, the ability to tell stories well can create a good...
Sags through the shirt … symbolism for the audience
"A picture is worth a thousandwords" is a terribly trite saying. Nevertheless, the symbolism of the white shirts for the peace agreement in Colombia is a nice and effective idea. It has real RESONANCE POWER.
The power of communication: shaking up democracy
The power of effective communication cannot be underestimated. The Internet has given us fascinating opportunities for communication. The American election campaign has shown that you can do much more with it than is generally assumed. The digital revolution has given...
Storytelling: how a used stroller sold for over 150,000 euros
XXX asd lfjasdöf aäjfda öalskdf adsfaölsdjfäajdsf#a sdfjaölsdjfalsdjfasdfa " Here we have for sale the green monster that can only be Phil and Teds. I shall be glad to see it leave my premises and never return. This was purchased against my wishes many years ago as I...