Rob Biesenbach
Communications pro, actor, author
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Recent Posts
- 11 Deadly Sins of Public Speakers and Presenters (Pt. 1)
- How a Story Can Save Lives
- 5 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
- 5 Lessons from The Great Gatsby School of Writing
- The Art of the Bad Apology (And a Lesson from Bill Clinton)
- To Be a Better Writer, Accept Edits with Grace (5 Steps)
- Sterling’s Gold: 7 Lessons for Success from Mad Men
- The Myth of Body Language
- I’m Not Angry
- 3 Quick Tips for Presenters and Public Speakers
Categories
- Audience (29)
- Book (17)
- Communication (44)
- Crisis Communication (3)
- Editing (13)
- Emotion (14)
- Grammar & Usage (11)
- Language (16)
- Leadership (11)
- Listening (7)
- Management (7)
- Media Relations (4)
- Messaging (2)
- Obstacles to Communication (5)
- Presentations/Speeches (51)
- Promotion (1)
- Proofing (1)
- Quotes (5)
- Relationships (2)
- Review & Approval Process (13)
- Show, Don't Tell (20)
- Social Media (8)
- Storytelling (27)
- Uncategorized (5)
- Using Humor (9)
- Video (7)
- Visual Communication (6)
- Web (11)
- Working with Lawyers (7)
- Writing (36)
My Other Stuff
Tweets
- How safe are the bridges you travel over? Bridgehunter.com rates them bit.ly/12BamG7 via @PaulConstant 23 hours ago
- Enjoyed this look at one writer's process (Austin Kleon) bit.ly/12B8Svt (Except for hating writing!) via @copyblogger 23 hours ago
- Pretty cool interactive book promo from @mitchjoel. Better experience than a video trailer ctrlaltdeletebook.com 1 day ago
- Last year, @kickstarter raised more money for businesses in the arts than the NEA. ctrlaltdeletebook.com via @mitchjoel 1 day ago
- @msebastian Congratulations on the new position with @AdAge! 1 day ago
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Category Archives: Storytelling
How a Story Can Save Lives
Five million people come to the Grand Canyon each year and a handful don’t make it back alive. This is the story of one of those deaths, and what it has to teach us. Grand Canyon visitors get into trouble … Continue reading
Sharpen Your Storytelling — A Quick Lesson from Ronald Reagan
Whether you think Ronald Reagan was a great communicator or THE great communicator or simply a decent one, the man knew how to tell a story and land a joke. A great example is the now-legendary moment during a 1984 … Continue reading
Posted in Storytelling, Using Humor, Writing
Tagged language, Robert McKee, Ronald Reagan, Storytelling
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In Storytelling, Keep It Simple (Stupid)
Storytelling is both deceptively simple and deceptively complex. That is, people either underestimate or overestimate its difficulty. As a result, some people get intimidated and don’t believe they can tell a decent story. Others are undeterred, and go around claiming … Continue reading
Three Simple Ingredients for Successful Stories
Stories can do amazing things for you. Telling the right story can help you nail a job interview, win over a customer, rally a team, motivate employees and many other things. But what exactly is a story? A colleague of … Continue reading
Three Things Every (Real) Story Must Have
The ancient art of storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of communication. If that’s news to anybody on the planet I would be absolutely shocked. Yet I see story after story about the science of storytelling. How we … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Storytelling, Writing
Tagged Romeo & Juliet, Storytelling, writing
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How the Presidential Race is Giving Stories a Bad Name
A blimp crashes in Florida. If it doesn’t fit the narrative, does it make a sound? To say you’re a big believer in the power of stories is like saying you believe sunshine is important to life on earth. But … Continue reading
