The science and secret of the storytelling superpower | Mike Brian | TEDxOgden

Why can some people tell great stories while others claim they don’t have any? Since the beginning of mankind, stories are the communication vehicle that deliver historical events, vivify religious beliefs, and build major corporations. Presentation expert, author, and seasoned Marketing and Advertising executive Mike Brian shares his Storytelling Cadence System - a strategic and visual story planning tool that will help everyone discover, document, cultivate, and deliver their stories with more impact and greater success. In this presentation, Mike explains how stories impact the human brain in ways that help us to retain and recall more information. He also explains why stories engage our imagination, leveraging both sides of the brain to create a lasting and personalized visual experience. You’ll experience his process in action as he shares a childhood story about Big Foot and how he realized that storytelling is a superpower that anyone can develop. Mike is the CEO of Penna Powers, a 35-year professional communication agency headquartered in Utah. His background comes from institutional training at Weber State University and by pioneering the interactive era of marketing and advertising. In 1993, he established one of the first digital multimedia presentation companies and merged with Penna Powers in 2002. Leveraging his proprietary “Story Cadence System”, he helps people connect with their audience both large and small on a deeper, more personal level. His passion is to help people find, document and share their own stories. He believes everyone has stories that can make a difference in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@storytellermistymator]

"Stories are the bond of humanity" YES!!!!!!

[@DrShams]

Amazing. Thank you

[@hannesjordaan]

You've got an amazing superpower @Mike Brian, thank you for waking up the storyteller in me. Subscribed.

[@carlydanley7105]

I was in Sleepless in Seattle as an extra! What an honor!

[@Soren4God]

Incredible ending. I literally have never posted on a video and I've watched hundreds- the authenticity of this makes it stand out above so many other videos like it.

[@QueenBDreamwalker]

Gratitude for sharing the secrets of your SuperPower ~ when We can find One Another in our shared HueMan experience We can change the World for the better ✍🏾💜🌎

[@tlock77]

Wow, I wasn't expecting such an ending.

[@moseslesa9676]

I really want this power

[@sanchitavaish28]

Fabulous. ❤

[@alexisrios5778]

Un trabajo Exelente!

[@dondo4341]

thanks for that !!!

[@ivanc.6064]

Wow sorry to hear that

[@thepalmerstongroup]

So awesome. Really.

[@petrusgimbad946]

Wow

[@susanpqpowell]

good ted!

[@anand6465]

1st view and like... 😃 And also 1st comment

[@tlock77]

[sigh] I see this will NEVER get old. 🙄NEVER.😒

[@tlock77]

Sorry. Ignore me. It's just annoying! And today has been a struggle-filled, long day. I just wish doing this would die and become apart of cancel culture. Anyways, carry on.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

I wonder if JRR Tolkien used a Cadence chart..?

[@Barveen-o1x]

3 vadhu

[@gen-x-zeke8446]

So, he went back to the movie and made charts in the dark? Plus, who gave him the idea to do that? It seems too perfect.

[@tlock77]

Anytime before the 90s was a different time. People had far different habits, motivations and tendencies. Using your mind above all else (above machinery, computers, learning on any information-giving screen, staying at home vs. going out, etc.) was far more common then. Today we WANT to take the easy way out, Google, and have people think for us. Or even always be suggested to do something. It was just not the same way back then. Doing something like that was not uncommon or weird or deemed as "going out of the way" or even difficult to think of by yourself. There was also less to distract from doing things like this. Plus far less resources to just do it at home. Additionally, if he felt like he learned it Right Then, he obviously wanted to take advantage of the moment and thought Right Then... and not wait for the film to go to Video [VHS] - {they didn't have DVDs yet back then}! So. Sounds perfectly normal and simple To Me! Especially for the times. No big deal, dude.

[@bruceryba5740]

I wanted to know if as a kid you were making up the Bigfoot story to scare your friends

[@Avg_Janitor]

Sounds like your dad should have been wearing a safety harness