https://www.lisakagan.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-03-17 https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/how-to-tell-real-stories-yet-protect-the-real-people monthly 0.5 2024-08-13 https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/how-to-prevent-a-story-backfire-or-sidefire monthly 0.5 2023-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1696544166897-XBWSODBOK5JTIL7D5ANP/image-asset.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How to prevent a story backfire or sidefire - Make it stand out A family painted as yellow icons on a street https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/the-4-best-stories-to-tell-about-yourself-at-work monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2022/02/24/the-best-stories-to-tell-your-team-and-the-one-to-avoid monthly 0.5 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1684110282356-DSE24SKAF5NKWAL1MQUM/unsplash-image-701-FJcjLAQ.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - The best stories to rally your team (and one to avoid) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2019/12/16/how-to-check-your-stories-for-bias monthly 0.5 2023-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1695921236935-IEXRIPP2YTOBI2KJPXMU/IMG_5532.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How to check your stories for gender bias - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/926ff174-0b14-485a-b233-6814b46f0618/Screen+Shot+2023-05-14+at+6.24.39+PM.png Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How to check your stories for gender bias - Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Ecologist Dr. Nadkarni, a scientist working in tree canopies, with her homemade Barbie, changing the dialogue about STEM representation in toys for girls (and the stories girls tell ourselves). https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2019/10/30/snickers-samhain-and-your-holiday-stories monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/c1f2152d-230a-46ed-b133-235d49c448e7/Snickers+gooey.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Snickers, Samhain, and your Halloween stories A Snickers bar split into two pieces with caramel. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2019/09/29/how-to-tell-unique-stories-at-work monthly 0.5 2023-10-21 https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2019/07/02/make-your-story-bigger-than-your-job-title monthly 0.5 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/4dc46ba9-4d5c-4cde-8148-3438af79cd6b/MartinezCristina.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Make your story bigger than your job title - Make it stand out Cristina Martinez, Latinx chef and activist wearing a green apron and holding an orange. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2019/04/23/how-to-humanize-your-brand-stories monthly 0.5 2023-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/4f75eb10-8bc5-43a8-8894-efce2e1ba7a3/Lego-meal.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How to humanize your brand stories https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2018/10/16/own-the-story-of-how-you-screwed-up-that-time-and-youll-come-out-on-top monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1846f1b6-8c74-4d90-9fa6-3110d0f49814/Bruce+Lee.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Own the story of how you screwed up that time and you'll come out on top - "Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them." -Bruce Lee https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2018/10/03/tell-first-person-stories-to-advocate-for-yourself monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/bf0d67ee-46ea-475d-9845-adff9858fab0/Louise_Bourgeois%2C.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Tell first person stories to advocate for yourself - "Tell your own story and you will be interesting." -Louise Bourgeois, Sculptor https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2018/09/16/how-to-write-an-origin-story monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1687549180679-487RNB57DTBEFNMXYBZP/image-asset.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Origin stories can be about regular people, too https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2018/07/24/the-first-draft-of-your-story-will-be-crap monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/357bfa64-58e5-44ea-9928-4992865be442/ErnestHemingway.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - The first draft of your story will be crap - “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemingway https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2018/04/10/want-a-raise-tell-the-right-kind-of-story monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/92be1e42-e8d8-46c1-a8b3-d1ca1ae3b822/cher-ami-the-carrier-pigeon.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Want a raise? Tell the right kind of story. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2017/05/31/strategic-storytelling-isnt-manipulative monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/5bc57f60-3526-4fe8-9a4d-d43be06fd926/image-asset.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Strategic storytelling isn't manipulative https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2017/01/17/how-jargon-suffocates-your-stories monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/b0038b3e-f719-40ed-abae-c8135e78f01d/mark+twain.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How jargon suffocates your stories https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2017/01/10/guess-who-makes-a-poor-protagonist monthly 0.5 2017-01-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9f15/1684000727937/baby-74163_1920.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Guess who makes a poor protagonist... https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2017/01/03/why-are-you-missing-in-your-own-story monthly 0.5 2017-01-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9f24/1684000727952/puzzle-693865_1920.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Why are you missing in your own story? https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/12/08/want-to-gamble-hide-the-objective-in-your-story monthly 0.5 2016-12-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9f21/1684000727949/polish-ad-6.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Want to gamble? Hide the objective in your story. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/12/06/dont-make-a-long-story-too-short monthly 0.5 2016-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ef4/1684000727901/hildegard_von_bingen.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Don't make a long story too short https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/11/07/want-new-audiences-deploy-unusual-messengers monthly 0.5 2016-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ee8/1684000727889/trejo_danny_2007a.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Want new audiences? Deploy unusual messengers. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/10/24/books-that-made-me-better-at-storytelling-and-communications monthly 0.5 2016-10-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ef1/1684000727898/paper-1100254_1920.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Books that made me better at storytelling and communications https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/10/11/when-to-fake-it-with-your-stories monthly 0.5 2016-10-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9eeb/1684000727891/dog-1422857_1920.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - When to fake it with your stories https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/10/04/keep-your-story-from-being-a-kitchen-sink monthly 0.5 2016-10-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ecd/1684000727858/pizza-hut-cheeseburger-crust-pizza.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Keep your story from being a kitchen sink https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/06/15/how-to-know-when-a-story-should-be-kept-quiet monthly 0.5 2016-06-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ea0/1684000727809/monkey.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - How to know when a story should be kept quiet https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/04/20/how-to-use-a-story-to-control-peoples-emotions monthly 0.5 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1698173851725-8WYDTE7JOAQPXZ5LWLCS/image-asset.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Use story to control people's emotions A woman in a yellow shirt eating a hot dog. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/04/13/emotion-first-data-second monthly 0.5 2016-04-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ee5/1684000727886/buster-bluth-arrested.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Stories need emotion first, data second https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/03/25/until-you-make-a-decision-you-have-nothing-at-all monthly 0.5 2016-03-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ee2/1684000727883/janet-finch.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Until you make a decision, you have nothing at all https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/03/15/no-one-likes-a-pitiful-protagonist monthly 0.5 2016-03-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9e91/1684000727794/deadpool-romantic-movie-poster-ryan-reynolds-01.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - No one likes a pitiful protagonist https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2016/02/02/youre-not-the-boss-of-me monthly 0.5 2016-02-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9e82/1684000727780/kitty-2.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - You're not the boss of me https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2015/12/09/always-be-a-person monthly 0.5 2015-12-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9eb8/1684000727833/epuron-wind-guy.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Always be a person https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2015/05/19/objective-versus-impact-dont-get-em-twisted monthly 0.5 2015-05-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9e76/1684000727761/screen-shot-2015-04-20-at-3-03-44-pm.png Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Objective versus impact. Don't get 'em twisted https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2015/05/12/story-and-history-are-not-the-same-for-my-lawyer-friends monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/1697741876396-U32F39OZC7G3COR9BGKX/image-asset.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Story and history are not the same (for my lawyer friends) A bronze statue representing Lady Justice with scales and a blindfold. https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2015/01/14/stakeholders-are-not-real-characters monthly 0.5 2015-01-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9e70/1684000727753/addams-family-61.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Stakeholders aren't real characters https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2014/12/10/sounds-good-man monthly 0.5 2014-12-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9ebb/1684000727838/andy-goodman.jpeg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - Sounds Good Man https://www.lisakagan.com/blog/2014/11/19/you-say-community-i-say-crowd monthly 0.5 2014-11-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/645fca5816580262478ab7e2/t/645fcfd7bad7096f244b9e64/1684000727530/lake_placid_winter_olympics_crowd.jpg Lisa Kagan, Story Coach - 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