Comments on: A Story Well Told http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/ A diary of an experiment in social entrepreneurship Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:50:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Epic Change Blog » A Storyteller’s Rules of Engagement http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Epic Change Blog » A Storyteller’s Rules of Engagement Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:37:37 +0000 http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/#comment-333 [...] After I finish up my taxes, I’ll be working to launch our monthly series of stories about a a few of the children in Tanzania, and I want to be careful to do so with respect, tenderness and authenticity. So, as I mentioned here a few weeks ago, I’ve been assembling a list of guiding principles for sharing their stories in ways that are worthy of their characters and content. I asked Linkedin users to expand the list, and was amazed to find compelling answers from journalists, screenwriters and nonprofit leaders, which you can read in their entirety on LinkedIn. I’ve summarized my thinking and their invaluable advice into the list of storytellers’ “rules of engagement” below: [...] [...] After I finish up my taxes, I’ll be working to launch our monthly series of stories about a a few of the children in Tanzania, and I want to be careful to do so with respect, tenderness and authenticity. So, as I mentioned here a few weeks ago, I’ve been assembling a list of guiding principles for sharing their stories in ways that are worthy of their characters and content. I asked Linkedin users to expand the list, and was amazed to find compelling answers from journalists, screenwriters and nonprofit leaders, which you can read in their entirety on LinkedIn. I’ve summarized my thinking and their invaluable advice into the list of storytellers’ “rules of engagement” below: [...]

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Chris Brogan... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:05:37 +0000 http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/#comment-312 Storytellers do have promises and commitments to their readers. I <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/presentation-and-storytellers-promises/" rel="nofollow">wrote about it once</a>, and think about it often. You're right to think of ways that people can/should be accountable to their audience, such that things like Stop Loss don't happen. But then again, is Hollywood about stories? Storytellers do have promises and commitments to their readers. I wrote about it once, and think about it often.

You’re right to think of ways that people can/should be accountable to their audience, such that things like Stop Loss don’t happen. But then again, is Hollywood about stories?

]]> By: laura gordon http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/comment-page-1/#comment-290 laura gordon Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:12:48 +0000 http://epicchangeblog.org/2008/03/31/a-story-well-told/#comment-290 Stacey— Your blogging is absolutely brilliant. Your words are impeccable. Keep up the good work, LG Stacey—
Your blogging is absolutely brilliant. Your words are impeccable.

Keep up the good work,

LG

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