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Beth Nyland
What qualifies as a “story”?
We tried not to talk about work. It was Saturday, for crying out loud! But over coffee this weekend, my…
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Beth Nyland
Measuring = Paying Attention
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 commentsLast week Jeff Herrington told me about a clever set of metrics he created to help businesspeople master the lessons…
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Beth Nyland
Your slides suck. Let’s fix that.
I hate PowerPoint. More accurately, I hate the materials so many people produce with PowerPoint. Most slide decks are dumping…
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Beth Nyland
Advice from smart small businesses in my tiny town
in Creativity, External Communication, Life & Business, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsAbout a year ago, I relocated to a small Midwestern farm town called Geneseo, Illinois. It’s a picturesque little community…
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Beth Nyland
I apologize for scrubbing “story” out of my messages
in Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 commentsWhenever I tell people what I do for a living—helping people bring storytelling and creativity into the workplace—I’m met with…
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Beth Nyland
Join me for a March of creative change
How To Be Creative is a theme that surfaces again and again when I sit down to write. Not because…
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Beth Nyland
“I don’t know” is an opportunity, not a shortcoming
As 2022 drew to a close, several of my friends announced that they were stepping away from social media, at…
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Beth Nyland
Your presentation headlines suck. Do better.
As the holidays approach, I’m refining a new party trick. Let me try it on you, right now. “I bet…
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Beth Nyland
Um, yes, you ARE creative
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I’m a creativity consultant. The obvious comeback is,…
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Beth Nyland
In brainstorming, 39 is a powerful number
A decade ago, I accidentally invented a brainstorming rule. Scratch that. The only “rule” in brainstorming is that no idea…
