How not to say the wrong thing
Susan has since developed a simple technique to help people avoid this mistake. It works for all kinds of crises: medical, legal, financial, romantic, even existential. She calls it the Ring Theory.
Mad Men and the Judgment of God
We can’t see the script of our lives ahead of time. We can’t see which consequences come with which actions. It is hard enough to see the consequences in this life for our actions, much less those in eternity. But we see the gospel. We see that Jesus has indeed been raised from the dead, and, therefore, our inheritance is sure. We see that judgment has fallen on him, and, therefore, God’s justice is sure.
Visual storytelling lessons from Citizen Kane
The takeaways
- Lead the viewer’s eye by establishing clear focal points in your visuals.
- Use size contrast (and other contrasts) to create depth.
- Use movement (animation) with discretion and clear intent.
- Create good variety visually (and in terms of pace), but have a clear visual theme as well.
- If you use multimedia, be bold and make it part of the narrative rather than a sideshow.
- Have a clear and simple structure. Whether your narrative is linear or nonlinear depends on your approach and planning, not on which software you use.
- Experiment, take a risk, try something new. There is no one best way (or best app) when it comes to creating & delivery powerful presentations.
Seeing is Believing, Resource Media’s new best practices guide on visual storytelling, gives you the latest research and tools to address this communications blind spot. Download the guide to learn how you can put pictures to work for your organization or your cause.
300 taxis combine headlights to illuminate airstrip for emergency flight
A fleet of hundreds of taxis came to the rescue at an airstrip in Peru by forming a chain so that their headlights lit a local airstrip for a rescue plane’s emergency takeoff.
Victims take gun from suspects during home invasion, suspects come back asking for their gun
Police said during the robbery the victims were able to get the gun from the suspects; both fled the scene.
The victims called 911 and turned the gun over to police.
A few hours later the victims said the suspects came back and asked for their gun back—that is when the victims called police again.
Man buys toy poodles, discovers they’re actually ferrets on steroids
An Argentine man who thought he bought a pair of poodles at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires brought them home to the vet only to be told they were actually ferrets on steroids