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Nancy Wiltink: 'a good story has to smell like blood'

People asking for clarity often clamour for "names and (back) numbers", but in classical music, that fuss with names and numbers is precisely why nobody understands anything anymore. So, according to ex-marketer and now storyteller Nancy Wiltink, it's not only about your story, but also whether that story is toepasbaar is.

Samen met internet- en marketingbureau wecross interviewden we op het congres podiumkunsten (eind mei 2012 in Rotterdam) een aantal hotshots over hun verhaal. En Nancy kon daar goed op inhaken. Want wie verhalen vertelt, weet ook hoe je een discussie kunt ‘framen’. Je introducert dan een begrip (‘subsidieslurpers’) waarbij de tegenpartij door dat begrip aan te vallen, het begrip alleen maar sterker maakt. Er is dus een ’tegenverhaal’ nodig.

En ze weet goed duidelijk te maken dat dat verhaal ‘bloed’ nodig heeft. Meer dan een paar gelikte infographics.

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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