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5 typical mistakes people do when doing stories. This is my talk at RockPaperStartups Conference in Rijeka, Croatia. Explanation of the talk here: http://blog.press42.com/index.php/2013/07/29/5-common-storytelling-mistakes/ We covered: 1. Facts aren't stories 2. There has to be a reason to tell a story. The WHY! 3. Context is critical for a story. 4. Have a protagonist and make it human 5. Share your story and iterate. Get feedback as fast a possible. Storytelling isn't easy and it's more than just writing down words. Make time for it.
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5 common storytellingMISTAKES
Alex Barrera (@abarrera)[email protected]
5 common storytellingMISTAKES
How to stop boring Robin
Storytelling is the new black
Everybody thinks
they are Steve Jobs
Maybe some...
You are NOT one of them
NO seriously...
And one more thing... NO
You are a start-up!
And a geek...
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I know you want to be Jobs
Lets avoid becoming Ballmer
Are we clear?
NO Ballmer
WHAT!!?
KTHXS
MISTAKE #1
Facts aren’t a story
THAT is soHOT
THAT is soHOT
</sarcasm>
MISTAKE #2
WHAT?!
WTF?!
Reason for a story
MISTAKE #3
Magaracor
Lakat?
MISTAKE #4
The interesting piece of wood
Unless you’re bohemian
Or French...
Has to have a protagonist
MISTAKE #5
Don’t Gollumnize your story
Use storyboards
Takes time
Not just a sequence of words
Writing it, is easy
RECAP
MISTAKE #1
MISTAKE #2
MISTAKE #3
MISTAKE #4
MISTAKE #5
Myprecioussssss