Hydro Wall Site Address

Here is the Hydro Wall Game site:

http://www.wiwutv51.com/hydro/


Sorry about the crappy gif transparency issue. I would use png but we were told not to. Martin is going to upload the newest version of the game on Tuesday, but that will not change the link. Thanks.

Kyle

Kyle_10_I

I really saw the audience of this chapter being the business culture, but there was a point that was a little hidden in this chapter. I thought she could have went further with the Blame Stories. Its not just in the business setting or workplace. The Blame Stories are infused in our culture and media. Fear is a very strong motivator, it is also the cheap car salesman tactic. Just because its easy and it works does not mean you should use it. Advertizers constantly use fear stories/ blame stories to sell their product.
"Your family is in danger."
"You will burn alive."
"Your kids are going to die"
"Someone is stealing from you right now"
"Your going to be poor."
"You are not worthy"
"You have to have _____ to amount to anything"
These are a form of these blame stories that Simmons talks about. I am repulsed by these tactics and avoid those business. I would like to see a study done on the effectiveness of positive advertizing vs. negative scare tactic advertizing.

Kyle_9_I

I found most of this chapter to be common sense, however unfortunatly it may not be common sense for some. Simmons talks about some typical pitfalls of storytelling like talking too much about yourself, being superior, using a "storytelling voice". I think we all have see or heard these styles or done them ourselves. One of the issues is a storyteller that tells stories the way they write. Writting and public speaking share a unique relationship. You can write for public speaking, but you cannot speak the way you write. I have heard plenty of boring speakers because they read a script word for word, or spoke the way you would expect a written narrative to sound. The issue here is that as a speaker you need to react to an audience and use both your energy and your audiences energy to enhance your story.

Also I really liked the line at the end when she says, "Cynicism and apathy are simply defences against hope." This is so true and I have a co-woker who uses this almost everyday. It is interesting to me to use cynicism and to be fearfull of hope. Hope is what drive you, hope is what motivates, hope is a unique human emotion.

Kyle_8_I

Through digital technology listening has become an epidemic, or rather the lack of listening. Our attention has been diverted by, laptops, cell phones, IM, Facebook, iPods, Television, video games, etc. We are an ADD nation. Just looking at cinema from 50 years ago many now would say those once great films are now considered boring and slow. To entertain us has become a matter of how much content can be throw at an audience in a short amount of time. The average length of time between cuts on TV has dramaticly decresed over the last 15 years. We have become impatient listeners of the course of history. This makes the job of the storyteller ever more difficult. Capturing the attention of an audience takes more today then it once did. Our desire for good stories has not changed the way we recieve them has. I wonder if the reason for this is due to our advancing in how we can absorbe information and the quantity of information. Culturally our ability to process data and information has incressed, possibly causing us to need more information and data at a higher rate. Humans appitite for information is growing and so as a storyteller we need to acknowldge this and adapt.

Kyle_7_I

By this time Simmons has demostrated a mojority of the uses of narative. This chapter is no different, however the type of the audience is rather the focus. Knowing how to speak to hostile audiences and about negative topics is so critical when it comes to be a leader and manager in business. Your audience or sphere of influence does not have to be hundreds or thousands, the majority of our careers we will be influencing 5 to 10 people at a time. All of these storytelling techniques and methods translate just as well to 10 as they do with 10,000. I love her ephasis in this chapter on the power of being positive. In my expirence there is nothing more motivating then a positive story.

Brainstorming for Wellness Group 7

Group 7 (Kyle, Matian, Matt)

Make One Change - Drink more Water Campaign.

Video PSA
-Will it blend video (shoeing difference between water vs negatives of Sugar drinks and pop)
-Munice Water Public Works demo
-Quiz about water that will activate videos on web page
-Show where water comes from vs where coke comes from



-Game with sugar drinks and water, like fish game, showing what happens to you if you drink pop in metaphoric ways
-Poll questions with results coming out as pictures of what you could look like.
-Jim Needem good source for a book.

Kyle_6_I

I feel that she is really streaching in this chapter. I am not sure if she is running out of ideas or just running out of different ways to emphasize what was in Chapter 1. She had some good things to say in this chapter, but really no new information. The influence topic was very good but story is just one way to gain influence. Influence is important but it almost felt like a better topic in another book. Regadless this chapter is great for managers or supervisors.

Kyle_5_I

Its ironic that this chapter talks about how stories can be memory devices. Its true that stories can bring back memories of our own personal expirences. However, the trouble I have with this is that this requires the storyteller to have a good memory. They need to have the memory to relate stories to their current situation on the fly in an instant. Many times when we are in situations that might benifit from a story it can become difficult to remember a story that can work for that purpose. We rely on memory to provide impact to our stories yet we need our memory to recall the stories to tell. The memory in this case is serving two masters. We could spend a who class time on talking about the memory's role in our storytelling lives.

Kyle_4_I

This chapter was predominately about delivering a story with authenticity. Just like acting this is easier for some then others. The ability to use your physical attributes to emphasize elements in a story is a true skill that can be mastered but just like any skill it can be more natural to some then others. I have always struggled trying to be genuine and authentic when telling stories. I could be trying to hard, forcing the issue to make a point. To me being natural is a funny concept because to be natural I have to work at it, its not natural. It also comes down to your residual self image. When you can accurately visualize the facial expressions you make, your residual self image assists you in telling your story. I would love to have a class discussion on residual self image when it comes to storytelling.

Kyle_3_I

I appreciate how Simmions tries to break down these "intentional" type stories, but at the same time admits that you cannot really put every story in a nice little category box. Its a lot like personality types. Yes we all fall closer to one category or another, but as unique human beings each one of us could be our own category. This is the same for stories, in that the stories we tell are unique and their purpose is situational. I do think it helps to have some popular "most commonly used" categories, but its still important to see each situation and each story as individually unique. This forces the storyteller to avoid the temptation of reusing a story for an event that it does not fit. Stories can be altered in terms of their emphasis or focus to better fit a situation, as long as the integrity of the story stays true. Our story's integrity is directly related to our own. When trying to influence with narrative, the narrator's intercity is vital.


-Kyle Hufford

Kyle_1&2_I

With all of our new ways to communicate digitally are we just reinventing a very old wheel?

I thought that Simmons was make a great case for face to face "old fashion" oral communication. As we evolve our methods and devices of communication we insulate ourselves from our audience. Whether its a blog, email, facebook, etc. over half of our communication ability is lost. We lose our unique human skills of facial expressions and vocal inflection. So much of our face to face communication is non verbal that we struggle to project the same message through digital forms of communication. Simmons examples of the power of storytelling is key evidence to this point.