How Storyboarding will help us Shape, Simplify & Share Better Stories
Storyboarding is an extraordinary communication tool to help us all shape, simplify, and share better stories. A storyboard is a visual mock-up of how we plan to unfold our idea, plan, or story. It consists of a series of frames, each with an illustration of what is to happen in that frame. Underneath each frame, we can add text for support.
Storyboarding has its roots in the cartoon and animation industry. It is now used in constructing commercials, websites, video games, product launches, strategic plans, pitches for start-ups, and much more.
Storyboards are simple and strategic. They force us to focus first and foremost on fleshing out our story. From there, a storyboard’s easily movable parts make it easy to play with the organization of our story elements.
Why is storyboarding such a dynamic communication tool?
First, many of us are visual learners, and storyboards are a powerful way to visualize an idea, process, and story. They facilitate visualizing the big concept, as well as identifying the key plan steps and story elements along the way. Next, their rough and tumble nature allows us.... read more.
Great stuff, Ellyn. Keep it up. To any of my friends in professional services, remember you are the product. Telling your story in a compelling way differentiates you and your service offering and Ellyn is the master of teaching people how to tell a compelling, unique and memorable story.