Connection: Hollywood Storytelling Meets Critical Thinking
"We want people to take what we say to heart AND a story does it best, BUT most of us don't know how to turn our thoughts into stories, THEREFORE most of us need to read this book."        - Alan Alda, Actor, Writer"A great guide to bridging the gut/data divide." -Andrew Revkin, NY Times, Dot Earth Blog"The lessons, insights and exercises in this book apply way beyond the academic world. There isn't a communicator out there - whether that's a salesperson, a CEO, an environmental campaigner, or yes, a scientist - who won't benefit from absorbing the lessons so effectively communicated here."- Thomas Hayden, co-author, "The Science Writer's Handbook""Storytelling is meant to connect a message to a person's heart, mind and belief system, thus inviting one to take action or make a change in their life.  CONNECTION provides a road map to do just that.  Reading this book will help you make your messaging more impactful."- Jeff King, Author of "Beyond Drama"We sponsored the very first version of the Connection workshop which for us was both eye-opening and heart opening.  Randy, Dorie and Brian helped us think about the stories we want to tell, and to speak from our feelings as well as from our intellects.  This is so important, yet rarely talked about by scientists and bureaucrats (like me!). This book now takes their teachings even further in thinking deeply about stories and how to tell them effectively."- Shelley Luce, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and Foundation"Based on their extraordinary narratives, Randy, Dorie and Brian have combined and sculpted "Connection" into an amazing resource for anyone with a story to tell (even scientists!)."- Ron Britton, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service