Tonya_1_I
More than ever this chapter has enforced the idea that in order to tell a good story you must know the audience you are trying to reach. In order to manipulate, gain trust, or express a truth one has to know their audience. Playing upon the needs of the audience is what gives us the edge in manipulation and building trust. In order to express the "Naked Truthe" you have to relate your story to the audience at hand. They have to be able to see themselves in your story other wise you'll be stuck with that "What the Hell" look from those you are trying to reach. One story will not reach all people but one concept can be develop into as many stories necessary to reach an entire world.
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posted by Tonya @ 4:41 PM
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Recently I was reading the first book in the children's series "The Sisters Grimm." The afterword of this books really touches on the idea that one concept can reach an entire world through different stories. The author talks about the stories collected by the Brothers Grimm centuries ago, and he mentions how the brothers noticed so many different stories all over the world that essentially had the same characters and same concept. One example was the Cinderella story we all know. The author points out that cultures all over the world tell the story of young girl enslaved who overcomes her plight and finds a happy ending. And this is only one example of the many stories that thread different cultures together. It's unusual how that happens.
By the way, Tonya, do you speak of the "What the Hell" look from personal experience?
Well Tonya...yes I couldn't read the rest of the chapter...
but simmons talks about manipulation as a form of distrust. She says if that if the other person has faith in you...then are left to their own decisions...that's the only way to 'manipulate' in a positive manner.
I don't know.
I have to question Skip in the first chapter. It sounds like this is a seond-hand story from Skip himself. If that is truly the case, (instead of being retold by one of the business executives he was addressing,) it could have been self-serving.
Was it truly as effective as Skip would have us believe? How did he know what the business execs were thinking? How could he tell that his "red shoe, green shoe" story did the trick, and everyone was happy about him being their new boss. And they all lived happily ever after.
Call me a cynic...
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