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  2. Slide 2: Story Telling Grabbing a reporter’s attention NOW and for the long haul The Wolcott Company
  3. Slide 3: Definition of a story “A fact, wrapped in an emotion that compels us to take an action that transforms our world.” T Elements of Persuasion he Richard Maxwell and Robert Dickman The Wolcott Company
  4. Slide 4: Where Storytelling Works  The difficult feature pitch  Do you want a front-page story or a inside brief?  There will be more  Controversy  Regional, national, local The Wolcott Company
  5. Slide 5: Where Storytelling Usually DOESN’T Work  Publicly traded companies  Release of a medical study  Breaking news  Controversy  News in the “Starbucks” era The Wolcott Company
  6. Slide 6: Obstacles to telling a story Reluctant boss No “meat” on the bone Skeptical reporter Not the right time Busy news cycle Lawyers The Wolcott Company
  7. Slide 7: Obstacles to telling a good story The wrong angle or phrase Starbuck vs. P e q uod The Wolcott Company
  8. Slide 8: Reluctant boss or client Build your case  Present the long-term goal  What is the urgency?  Provides a more complete picture of the company’s progressive culture  Motivates employees  This could take time The Wolcott Company
  9. Slide 9: Meat on the bone  Onions have layers = Play Reporter  Find the person behind the story  Why was this medicine created?  Research how stories got into print  Get rid of throwaway phrases “Leader in the industry” “We’re committed” “Part of our annual investment in..” The Wolcott Company
  10. Slide 10: Process to get “Meat” Start with the basic questions of a reporter Why me? Why now? Why should I care? How does this affect the average person? The Wolcott Company
  11. Slide 11: Process to get “Meat” alk to the “line” staff ◦ Less “filtered” information alk to real customers esearch, research, research The Wolcott Company
  12. Slide 12: Research  Google similar stories, phrases  Check out the competition’s press releases  Bloggers tell stories everyday The Wolcott Company
  13. Slide 13: Making Emotional Connections  How would I tell this to my grandmother?  How would I interest my teen-age daughter and her friends?  Why is it important to talk about real people vs. make fun of them on YouTube? The Wolcott Company
  14. Slide 14: Skeptical reporter  The “sound bite” pitch  I can deliver real people affected by this  Your chance to see the human side of our company  You seem personally interested in this topic  Is now a good time?  There is much more to this story The Wolcott Company
  15. Slide 15: Timing the busy news cycle • Every day: Hundreds of products or stories that sound like yours  Use slow times  Veteran’s Day or the holidays  Consider a trade publication first  Longer lead time  More space  Reminders, updates to keep original pitch alive The Wolcott Company
  16. Slide 16: Lawyers The Wolcott Company
  17. Slide 17: Elements of a good story A great beginning Support the lead Meaty, but lean A good ending, like a call to action Kevin Dugan The Wolcott Company
  18. Slide 18: Elements of a good story  A person ◦ Easier to tell the story with a “live” one  Perspective or Context ◦ “Today, more than 1 million people suffer…”  Timing ◦ “In three weeks……”  Layers ◦ Blend emotions and facts The Wolcott Company
  19. Slide 19: Instant death  No “news” or a very, very long a lead  Poor grammar  No depth  No “perspective”  Not applicable to “today”  Acronyms  Commas The Wolcott Company
  20. Slide 20: Easy to understand ?? During the company's five regional hotel owner conferences held this fall, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), in conjunction with all of its franchise owners associations, celebrated the inaugural year of its Awards for Property Excellence (APEX) program by honoring over 100 individual hotel owners and staff members from across the country for their outstanding performance in a number of different categories. The Wolcott Company
  21. Slide 21: Tell the story  Practice…… from the heart  Engage not manipulate  Create a PowerPoint  This is “real” not SNL  What you won’t find in a Google search The Wolcott Company
  22. Slide 22: Techniques  Tactics that work up to a pitch  Have evidence handy  Third-party “validations”  A personal blog  An online presence (digital story)  Add video, graphics, audio  IF IT ADDS TO THE STORY!!!  Think like a reporter The Wolcott Company
  23. Slide 23: Examples The Wolcott Company
  24. Slide 24: Paint a picture Water District – pumps water from far away. People only know what comes out of tap. “Engineer” water “Water you drink may have come from Wyoming” The Wolcott Company
  25. Slide 25: Humanize Fluoridation Dental story of youth in school Got families to talk about impact of economic condition and dental health Sourced history of “facts” and “stories” The Wolcott Company
  26. Slide 26: Resources  “Art of Persuasion”  Richard Maxwell and Robert Dickman  “How Come No One Knows About Us?“  Robert Deigh  Slideshare.net The Wolcott Company
  27. Slide 27: National Day of Listening November 28, 2008 Studs Terkel R*I*P The Wolcott Company