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Storytelling: Planting the
Seeds that Grow Kyle E. Johnson
Director of Sustainability & Communications
Lighthouse Central Florida
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Points along the way…
• The Power of Story
• Stories that Stay
• The Arc of the Hero
• Storytelling – digital and
verbal
• Your friend, the G.A.P.
• Planting deep
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The Power of Story
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The Power of Story
• Attraction to story is in
our DNA
• We want to feel
• We pursue catharsis
• We like rooting for the hero
• We enjoy hating the villain
• We love nostalgia
• We seek inspiration
• Story lets us more broadly
explore human experience
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The Power of Story
Fundamentals o Character
o Setting
o Plot
o Conflict
o Resolution
Critical factors o Purpose
o Passion
o Authenticity
o Believability
o Integrity
o Focus
Always honor the donor or customer.
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Stories that Stay
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Stories that Stay
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The Arc of the Hero
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The Arc of the Hero
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Digital Storytelling
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Digital Storytelling Process:
• Script
• Storyboard
• Rehearse
• Assess o Trajectory
o Efficiency
• Prune
• Rehearse
• Assess o Head/Heart Ratio
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Digital Storytelling Other bits:
• Form & format
• Snack-bite attention
• Word economy
• Don’t bury the lead
• Brief bookends
• Brand consistency
• Humor
• A/V quality
• Graphics
• MUSIC!
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Verbal Storytelling
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Verbal Storytelling
Important Questions:
• What is your purpose?
• What is your objective? o Call to action
• Who is your audience? o And how many?
o And how familiar?
• What time of day?
• How much time?
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Verbal Storytelling Other bits:
• Laser Focus
• Dynamic
• Tone
• Inflection
• Volume
• Proximity
• Eye contact
• Humor
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Verbal Storytelling
Be honest. Be real. Be present.
• Connect the success directly to your donor or
customer – not your organization or company
• Progress: Need Solution Vision
• Be prepared to “wing it!”
• Dig deep
Always lead with passion.
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Verbal Storytelling
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Getting into the G.A.P.
• Gratitude
• Authority
• Passion
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Getting into the G.A.P.
• Gratitude o Honoring the opportunity
• Authority o Acknowledging that, most likely, you are the
leading expert in the room – it’s your content!
• Passion o Liberated by gratitude and emboldened with
authority – you dig deep and burn bright
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Q&A
Kyle E. Johnson
Director of Sustainability & Communications
Lighthouse Central Florida
407-545-8762