The 4 Principles of Storytelling

Robert Carnes
3 min readSep 24, 2017

Storytelling is a buzzword tossed around frequently these days, especially in marketing circles. It’s true that telling stories are one of the best ways to stand out among the constant onslaught of content and advertising.

But newsflash: not everything is a story.

So what is a story? It might seem like a silly question. Yet, do we really know what distinguishes a story from…

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Robert Carnes

Communicator. Innovator. Storyteller. Author of several books, including The Story Cycle.