by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 13, 2019 | Storytelling
My college creative writing professor, author Dr. Jonis Agee, agreed with Aristotle.In Poetics, the Greek philosopher wrote, “A story that is whole has a beginning, middle and an end … It is necessary that a well-constructed tale does not begin or just end anywhere...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 10, 2018 | Storytelling
It was the last thing I expected.An email from the producer of TRT World’s Nexus online international news program. He asked if I would do a Skype interview analyzing the body language of world leaders at the G20 Summit.I swallowed hard. My approach to body language...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 13, 2018 | Storytelling
Too often we tell stories so people laugh with us. Like us. Commiserate with us. Dislike people we dislike.Even when you’re above all this, you can still shoot yourself in the foot without even knowing it.Here’s to raising our awareness of a...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 6, 2018 | Storytelling
Last Friday, I was lucky to be with a group of business people who came to my “Real Talk: Using Stories to Create Connection and Sell Your Services” program.I always look at feedback to see what sticks with people. These folks identified two common problems that you...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 23, 2018 | Storytelling
A great group of business leaders and I had a blast at last week’s “Real Talk” workshop.While they mentioned many takeaways, here are two that resonated with most of them.(Wish you had been there? Come to the next one on February 23.)There are plenty...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 7, 2017 | Storytelling
We’ve all heard someone tell a story that included, “Then I did this … and then this happened … and next we …”Depending upon the situation, we stifled our yawns and controlled our eye rolls – or didn’t.Read this: so you’ll never do that again!Chances are good that at...
