๐Ÿ“บ Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories: Man in a hole Boy meets girl Little girlโ€ฆ ( Source: https://www.youtube.com/ )

๐Ÿž (image)

(via The 5 Rules of Storytelling Every Teacher Should Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning )

๐Ÿ“œ All well-drawn characters have a spine. And the idea is that the

All well-drawn characters have a spine. And the idea is that the character has an inner motor, a dominant, unconscious goal that theyโ€™re striving for, an itch that they canโ€™t scratch. Judith Weston (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | TED.com )

๐Ÿ“บ Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story

All good stories (โ€ฆ) should give you a promise. [to be fulfilled] Make the audience put things together. Donโ€™t give them four, give them two plus two. [โ€œThe Unifying Theory of 2 + 2โ€] Storytelling has guidelines, not hard, fast rules. A strong theme is always running through well told story. The best stories infuse wonder. (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | Video on TED.com)

๐Ÿ“œ Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty William Archer (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | TED.com )

๐Ÿž (image)

And hereโ€™s how to do it in your own presentations: Craft the Beginning Develop the Middle Make the Ending Powerful (via Structure Your Presentation Like a Story โ€“ Nancy Duarte โ€“ Harvard Business Review ) See also the related TED presentation: Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks | Video on TED.com

๐Ÿ”— How to Become a Content Marketing Hero by Emulating Apple and Subway | Entreproducer

How to Become a Content Marketing Hero by Emulating Apple and Subway | Entreproducer About the monomyth and heroic content format of marketing. Joseph Campbell โ€™s monomyth , or the heroโ€™s journey , is a basic pattern that its proponents argue is found in many narratives from around the world. A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man....

๐Ÿ“œ A gente vai apurando os contos quanto mais os contar, como as pedras

A gente vai apurando os contos quanto mais os contar, como as pedras que rolam, limando arestas. Antรณnio Serafim โ€“ Palavras Andarilhas