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Storytelling is power. When you tell a good story the world stops, magic happens and those who listen are enthralled. We use stories to build brands, find potential mates, friends and partners. We use them to convey feelings, morals and values that might otherwise be difficult to address. Anything can be sold through storytelling, from religion to mini-ovens.

Telling stories makes you powerful, because they give you an opportunity to control others. Stories can change lives and telling them well makes you extraordinary in the mind of your audience. I’ve narrowed storytelling down to four points. If you practice these, you will become better at it. If you master them, the sky is the limit.
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Tiffani Jones Brown – Writing for the Web

Tiffani Jones, web writer

Tiffani talks like she writes, with sharpness and wit. She is a web writer, which was not what she had originally thought she would be spending her time on, back when she was in college. It wasn’t until she landed a job with Seattle based web design company Blue Flavor, that she truly discovered the [...]

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Kevin Urie – Taking Social Media Offline

Kevin Urie

Kevin Urie is a go-getter. I got that feeling even before setting up an interview with him. He is a marketing man who just over a year ago made the decision to learn more about social media. So he formed the Seattle chapter of the Social Media Club and was blown away by its reception. [...]

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