storytelling

September 17, 2018

Free Download: Storytelling with Graphs chapter 1

My new book Storytelling with Graphs is already flying off the shelves at Amazon, even eclipsing sales of my first book Speaking PowerPoint. Thanks to everyone […]
August 27, 2018

Announcing! Storytelling with Graphs: A New Approach Beyond Data Visualization

I wanted to let everyone know that my new book, Storytelling with Graphs, a book I’ve been working on for 7 years, that I keep promising […]
June 24, 2014

What If Your Presentation Won’t Fit a Story Structure?

A student in my eLearning program (Speaking PowerPoint Academy) posted an interesting – and important – question on the forums recently. It’s important because so many […]
January 20, 2014

Conflict or Curiosity: What drives a story forward?

Does a story need conflict? We’re taught that the standard story structure is Situation – Conflict – Resolution. And Hollywood has made good use of this […]
September 29, 2013

Top 5 Examples of Storytelling with Graphs

As part of writing my new book “Storytelling with Graphs” I’ve studied 50 examples of graphs that tell stories. Some of them are publicly visible, such […]
September 3, 2013

Great Stories Have Contrast, Not Conflict

Many very smart people will tell you that a good story has a structure: situation, conflict, resolution. And that’s ONE way to structure a story and […]
April 8, 2013

3 Steps to Turn a Graph into a Story

What does it mean to tell stories with graphs? That’s a complicated question and one I plan to answer fully in my new book, called “Storytelling […]
March 9, 2013

The Greatest Storyteller of All Time Is ________

I’m blessed to live in Kirkland, Washington where I attend church where the minister is Judah Smith, author of Jesus Is ___, one of the top-selling […]
July 14, 2012

The Only Way to Beat a Story is with a Better Story

Presumptive presidential candidate Mitt Romney is on the ropes, with the Obama camp pummeling him on his record as an “outsourcing pioneer” and a rich man […]
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