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Beth Nyland
Good questions make better stories
in Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsAnn, Barb, and Chuck walk into a meeting room. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Actually, it’s the…
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Beth Nyland
Tigger wins the room
Anyone who’s been in a Story Mode workshop will attest: Jill Pollack and I do not play it safe. We seldom…
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Beth Nyland
When the good stuff happens
Once in a great while, brilliance bursts forth in an instant. An aha! A big idea! A flash of inspiration!…
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Beth Nyland
You’re so emotional. That’s why you get results.
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsMy husband lost his job this month. Quite unexpectedly, and effective immediately. For his employer, this was purely a business…
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Beth Nyland
What do you call the people who matter to your business?
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsAs a career-long business communicator, I’ve been challenged to refer to human beings in many ways. Whether driven by industry…
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Beth Nyland
If the answer you want is a question, change the (email) conversation
Dear Corporate Poet & Cutter of Crap: Last week I sent my team an email message about something important. As thorough…
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Beth Nyland
How stories about storytelling will make you a better storyteller
Ask me how to be a better storyteller. What’s the one thing I need to focus on to tell a…
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Beth Nyland
Sprint, stroll, or stride … what’s your creative pace?
“When it comes to creative work, I have a pace in mind. But lately, about the only pacing I’m doing is…
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Beth Nyland
Want to be a more creative communicator? Contain yourself!
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsI call myself The Corporate Poet and Cutter of Crap. I have tattoos and a nose ring. And I wear…
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Beth Nyland
If your message were empty, would anyone notice?
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsWhile I was stewing about what to write for this month’s post, “Every TED Talk Ever” entered my line of…
