Digital Storytelling Conference 2013
Howard Lake | 9 August 2013 | News
Digital Storytelling is now one of the most powerful ways to reach any audience and we want to ensure charities are at the cutting edge of the genre.
Media Trust’s Digital Storytelling Conference on 7 November at Channel 4’s iconic headquarters will include workshops on a host of topics including, digital platforms, filming, audio, content strategy and supporter-led digital storytelling. There’ll also be plenty of debate and discussion on who rules the communication airways, the fall of the gatekeepers and real-life storytelling!
Speakers will include:
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- Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow,
- Tumblr director of strategic outreach Liba Rubenstein,
- YouTube industry manager Chris Bailes,
- BBC Radio 4 Media Show presenter Steve Hewlett
- the Guardian social and communities editor Joanna Geary.
We will also have a number of expert-led workshops exploring how charities can tell their stories digitally and where they can best place them in the digital space. Our workshops will include:
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Digital Platforms 101
Jude Habib – Founder and Creative Director, sounddelivery
A guide through the best free and paid-for tools and digital platforms for filmmaking, audio, photography and social media to get your story told
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Storytelling Through Film
Adam Perry – Community Voices Development Manager, Media Trust
Understand the variety of storytelling techniques available through film and learn how to use them to reach audiences and get them to take action
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Listen Up – Storytelling Through Audio
Rob Proctor – CEO, Audioboo.com
Take the chance to learn the skills that will get you scripting, recording and editing professional podcasts on a limited budget
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Telling Stories Online
Paul Isaacs – Senior Digital Editor, UNICEF UK
You can tell stories online in an ever increasing number of ways from infographics to storify and to prezis; but what’s the best way to tell your story?
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Communicate Your Impact
Karen Ackerman – Director, Mediastories
Learn how to use your stories to encourage funders, donors and volunteers to invest in your organisation and to trust it to deliver on its promises
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Supporter-led Storytelling
Adam Perry – Community Voices Development Manager, Media Trust
Understand how to get your message across through the voices and experiences of the people you work with
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Content Strategy
Lucia Barbato and Matthew Whalley – Directors and Co-Founders, Ilex Content Strategies
Planning what content you need and in what format is key. Hear how to plan content and how to share it throughout your organisation to maximum effect
Book by Friday 6 September to receive an Early Bird discount of 15%!
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.