Storytelling

"Storytelling is the most powerful way
to put ideas into the world today."
                               Robert McKee

Gail Terry Grimes photo.Often a story will convey your message better than a thousand words of explanation. Gail Terry Grimes has written countless stories for organizational clients. Some of these stories are 100 pages long, some are just a single paragraph but always they elicit sympathy, understanding and appreciation in the reader.

  • The hardbound book of patient profiles she wrote for a community hospital made the ideal gift for major donors and board members.

  • The historical narrative she wrote about healthcare in their city helped employees, physicians and supporters of the city’s four medical centers find common ground and their shared mission after they merged.

  • The biography she wrote about a retiring executive made a much more fitting tribute to the man (and a more appreciated gift to his grandchildren) than just another desk trophy.

  • The patient stories she wrote for a group of plastic surgeons about adults and children whose lives had been transformed in the operating room are helping dispel the myth that plastic surgery is something optional, even trivial—to these patients it was anything but.

  • The human-interest vignettes she wrote for a major not-for-profit foundation helped explain the complexities of charitable remainder trusts, pooled income funds and other estate planning vehicles.

 

Putting the Punch in PowerPoint

Too often, slide-making software serves as the dumping ground for every scrap of data in the speaker’s arsenal. Gail Terry Grimes prefers a more impactful approach to this useful but often abused medium. The slide presentations she produces —to present findings, teach a lesson, or cultivate support—always tell a story.