While the difference in time zones presented a challenge, the rest was easy as an enthusiastic group of Singapore Straits Times journalists engaged with me in one of my Mobile Storytelling Workshops.
I was honored to receive an invitation to get linear storytelling training started. The first group included 12 participants coming from the ranks of news and design desks. I first did a 90-minute presentation to outline the transformational challenges facing newsrooms, followed by a showing of examples of good visual storytelling for mobile, then design essentials for the smallest screen of the phone, where so many are consuming news and information.
Within hours there were good results and I was happy with the presentations and how these journalists now have new tools to tell stories that adapt better to consumption on mobile devices.
Good job, Straits Times team.
The hands on workshop in action:
Inquire about our mobile storytelling workshops!
Every week I bring my mobile storytelling workshop to a different newsroom around the world. I begin with a 90-minute presentation about the essentials of crafting/editing/designing stories for mobile consumption. Then I break the participants into groups and for two hours they produce a mobile story which they then present to the entire group for evaluation. It works all the time.
Another type of Garcia Media program is when we sign up for mobile storytelling coaching after completion of the first workshop. Once a week, or as planned, I work virtually with a team of reporters, editors, designers on actual stories that will be published as linear mobile stories. Let me know if you are interested in more information: mario@garciamedia.com
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As an academic, I know the importance of having the right tools to advance our students, especially on the important subject of mobile storytelling. Please drop me an email if you would like to sample The Story in its digital edition: mario@garciamedia.com
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