Business of Story #108: How To Use Story To Connect With The Kid In All Of Us
Often, it's incredibly difficult to connect with your audience.
We’ve all been in that frustrating position. It's not easy to find the common ground that can make the difference between a message working or not. But there is one big aspect that everyone on earth can relate to, and you can use to your advantage and create a powerful message.
Joining us from Amsterdam is Lucas Keijning, a creative member of the NEMO Science Museum. Lucas’ job is to make science fun and accessible to people of all ages, and to do this, he appeals to the common factor in us all: the inner kid. Even though we put it away, we all have a childlike mind that wants to explore and understand. By using this discovery mindset, you can craft a powerful story that resonates with any audience.
Lucas is publishing a new children's interactive ebook, Mr. and Mrs. Slob, complete with all the sound effects you'd expect with a slobby couple. And the kids are going to love it.
He even got Dutch American comic, Greg Shapiro, to narrate it. Shapiro is famous in the Netherlands for introducing Donald Trump to the Dutch in this video that came out after the election.
Tune into today's show and learn how people of all ages can transform into an excited, curious, and fascinated lod again.
In This Episode, You Will Learn- How to use your business story to connect with the kid in all of us
- The importance of testing your stories while trusting your intuition
- What is your big ‘whoopee cushion’ idea
- “Kids are eager to explore how the world works, and I think if you create that same atmosphere for adults, they can become a kid again.” - Lucas Keijning
- “Kids love finding the border between what they can do and what they can’t do.” - Lucas Keijning
- “What we do at Nemo is we try to fascinate people, and we do this by invoking emotions like curiosity and anxiety.” - Lucas Keijning
- “If you have these ideas and you think they might be interesting, go to your audience. Find people to test your idea.” - Lucas Keijning
- “Trust your intuition on if something is feasible or interesting. If at the moment it's not good enough, might get better if you elaborate on it.” - Lucas Keijning
- “We’re all just kids, cloaked in our wrinkled adult selves.” - Park Howell
- “One of the most powerful emotions we can invoke in people is disgust, and we can do that in a good way.” - Park Howell
Mentioned In The Show
- Lucas Keijning
- Lucas Keijning Twitter
- Mr. and Mrs. Slob
- NEMO Science Museum
- ASU School of Sustainability Leadership
- Guinness Book of World Records
- Whoopee Cushion
Business Story Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Brand Raconteur
Park Howell is a trusted brand story strategist and sought-after keynote speaker on story marketing. He has helped international brands, including Coca-Cola, Beyer Pharmaceutical, Cummins Diesel, American Express, and United States Air Force.
The widely popular Business of Story podcast helps leaders of purpose-driven organizations clarify their stories to grow revenue and amplify their impact. Each episode brings you the brightest content creators, advertising creatives, authors, screenwriters, makers, marketers, and brand raconteurs that show you how to craft and tell compelling brand stories that sell.
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