I sit here on this holiday weekend watching Peter Pan remembering how important it is to have a storyteller. Peter Pan asks Wendy to come to Neverland with him so that she can tell stories to the lost boys. I had forgotten that she also hung out with Hook for awhile so that she could tell stories to the pirates. The pirates are all supposedly adults and sat totally enthralled with Wendy's stories. The final battle is raging and Hook takes Wendy aside and assures her that there is still room for a storyteller. She rejects his offer and the battle continues.
It makes me smile watching this. It also makes me wonder when we as a culture decided that storytelling was only for children. Adults love stories too. It is too bad that there are so few venues for entertaining adults. It is encouraging though to see many businesses recognizing the importance of story in marketing. Storytellers are important to your marketing message. If you can't tell a good story find someone who can help.
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- Carol Mon
- Carol has worked in the corporate world and in media. A nice complement to her business now as a Corporate Storyteller. She performs story programs, delivers keynotes and works with businesses of all sizes to help develop stories to benefit from the power of stories as communication and marketing tools.
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