Toolkit

12 terms in this category

Blahketing

A word I coined to describe the fatuousness of most marketing.

Gravitational Selling

Using the principles of brand and storytelling to gently attract the best prospects toward you.

Ju-Jitsu Writing

Use the reader's own imagination to do the heavy lifting. Less detail, richer vision.

Minimum Viable Story

A strategic story, up to 500 words, designed to build attention, connection and trust.

Story Beats

The twelve-beat scaffolding for telling origin stories based on the Hero's Journey.

Story Sum (also known as The Story Equation)

This is how I think about selling.

Storymapping

When we use the insights of story structure to create kick-ass products and services.

The Amplifiers

Six techniques for deepening the resonance and emotional power of your story.

The Beacon

A template that establishes who your story is for and what they need to believe.

The Resistance

The voice in your head that will do anything to stop you doing the work.

The Three Levels

A framework for assessing the depth of your storytelling work.

Trans-Media Storytelling

The increasingly common practice of telling a story across multiple mediums.