A Story is Worth 1,000 PowerPoint Slides

Share Photo by kennymatic Beth Kanter wrote an incredibly relevant piece on the importance of story-telling in presentations.  She cites Andy Goodman in her article: Andy is a master at storytelling.  In his workshops, he offers the following formula for a storytelling based on Hollywood script writing: * Introduce the central character * Inciting moment:  [...]

March 11, 2009 • Tags: , • Posted in: Career, Content • View Comments

Matrix for Staffing a Social Media Initiative

Share Download Slides Here Diversity of skills and experience is key to making a Social Media Initiative stick.  Many companies rush to staff a social media initiative by assembling a diverse team across functions, experience, and interests.  However, companies need a balance of skills to succeed and often sway to the extremes by staffing either [...]