How playing and storytelling can boost your professional and personal life
In our personal lives, we tell stories all the time. In the world of work, your story is your superpower: an effective marketing tool. PR, media & branding coach Magriet Potgieter explains how to present your story to create connection and trust. She discusses the relationship between play and creativity, how trauma can stifle the imagination and how this can be addressed.
Magriet Potgieter
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In ep. 64 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, Magriet clarifies
how our stories shape and define us, with examples from her own life
how she started her PR, media & branding business “with only her story and a lot of courage”
why your story - including your “why” - forms the core of marketing, especially in a changing online environment
the metaphor of the rock star
how trauma can detach us from who we are, our creativity, and our gift
the role of play in healing trauma
whether reality and a fantasy world are compatible
what “Eat+Play+Love” means to Magriet
her 3 best tips on storytelling.
Information on the regular Eat+Play+Love business retreats:
https://www.writeandshine.co.za/eat-play-love-3-day-online-business-retreat
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Contact details
Magriet Potgieter is an entrepreneur, PR, media & branding coach and the founder, director and CEO at Write and Shine PR and Media Coaching. She is a TEDx Speaker, best-selling author and has an extensive background in the non-profit world.
Magriet is based in Stellenbosch and works in person and online. She offers regular Eat+Play+Love business retreats.
Website: www.writeandshine.co.za
Facebook: Write and Shine through your PR and Media presence and also Magriet Potgieter
Instagram: magrietwriteandshine
Clubhouse: @magriet.p
LinkedIn: Magriet Potgieter
The free podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful is available on iTunes, Spotify, Player FM and Iono.fm.
Music by Mart-Marie Snyman
Thumbnail image: Unsplash.
Photographs of Magriet Potgieter: supplied.