The Four Truths of the Storyteller (in Harvard Business Review)

Probably it is more ordinary way to start this with pictures of Italy and Austria, during this vacation,

but I have just read a very exciting article. Thus I decided to start this year with the topic about, "the story to enrapture its listeners."

The article is "The Four Truths of the Storyteller" by Peter Guber ( Dec 2007. Harvard Business Review)

The author,
>Peter Guber is in the business of creating compelling stories: He has headed several entertainment companies--including Sony Pictures, PolyGram, and Columbia Pictures--and produced Rain Man, Batman, and The Color Purple, among many other movies.

and
>For a story to enrapture its listeners, says Guber, it must be true to the teller, embodying his or her deepest values and conveying them with candor; true to the audience, delivering on the promise that it will be worth people's time by acknowledging listeners' needs and involving them in the narrative; true to the moment, appropriately matching the context--whether it's an address to 2,000 customers or a chat with a colleague over drinks--yet flexible enough to allow for improvisation; and true to the mission, conveying the teller's passion for the worthy endeavor that the story illustrates and enlisting support for it.

>In this article, Guber's advice--distilled not only from his years in the entertainment industry but also from an intense discussion over dinner one evening with storytelling experts from various walks of life--is illustrated with numerous examples of effective storytelling from business and elsewhere. Perhaps the most startling is a colorful anecdote about how Guber's own impromptu use of storytelling, while standing on the deck of a ship in Havana harbor, won Fidel Castro's grudging support for a film project.

It's worth to have a look if you are the person, who have to deliver a talk frequently, and also please feel free to ask me about the issue of magazine!

*The text quoted with ">" are descriptions published online by Harvard Business Review

Today's song: "Boa Sorte/Good luck" by Vanessa da Mata e Ben Harper

A Happy New Year 2008!!

This is a year of 2008 and Year of mouse in Japanese custom,

This weblog has nearly last for one year, although sometimes I was too lazy or too busy to update....

I'm writing weblog for a quite personal reason,

So to say, for training my skill of expressing things, but I hope some of topic or article is interesting for you too! So I will try to continue even if the pace get slow....


Anyway, I wish a joyful and delightful 2008 to all the people around me!

PS. the illustration is from Japanese website Paper museum.
(Click for downloading in high resolution, which fits to the postcard size(11cm×7.5cm) at 200dpi, it's a free for a personal use. Also other versions are here)

Novel Prize in Physics 2007: This was the answer to the question "why can we carry 20GB of musics and photos in such a small iPod!?"

Some time has been passed after I updated weblog last time! It ws unbelievably busy these days...
However, Winter vacation is coming soon! so I don't complain..
This year I will go for skiing to Alps so!!

I still have some topic about Brazil Series, but I will write about something else this time.

The Novel Prizer in 2007 was announced and ceremony was done!
This year, the prize in Physics was awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg, for their discovery of Giant MagnetoResistance (GMR).

In fact, this was the one of the topic in the course where I attended this Spring.
This phenomena was about the large (Giant) effect of external magnetic field on electric-resistance of certain nanoscaled materials.

This property was applied for reading head heads of harddisk drives. By following the changing of electric-resistance of this materials (which is at manufactured at the top of read heads in the case of hard disk drives), it is possible to read out the magnetically "written" information. Since read heads based on GMR realized more sensitive reading out of magnetic recording at the smaller area (than traditional Electromagnetic induction). Density of information per are of hard disks have been dramatically incresed!

This was the answer to my question why we can carrying a 20GB of musics and photos in your small iPod! (Surely there's many other developments of technology are contributing!)

I can remind that a hard disk of 120MB which I did use at my house 15 years ago was much bigger than iPod!

When I hear this kind of story, I feel science is not only interesting but also cool!

Today's song: "Heater" by Samim.
(comment on the song: the catchy melody of harmonica(?) with tricky rhythm makes you move body without noticing!)

Brasil 9. Café da manhã -Brazilian Breakfast-

It has been a while after I haven't write about "Series Brazil", actually I still have something I would like to add!

Breakfast = Café da manhã in Brazilian Porutoguese (literaly, coffee in the morning).

There if someone ask you "Café?" and if you say "Sim"(= yes),
they will not serve you just a coffee,
but with bread and all the breakfast menu! (well, I was surprised several times, since I was usually the sleepy and forgot about this fact each time...)

At hostel in Foz do Iguasu, 2007, August.

Also I would say the breakfast in Brazil is quite unique. As similar to other country which carries western custom, there's a coffee, bread cheese, ham and small amount of fresh vegetables,
but the special thing is there is always some sweet cake and fruits are coming together! e.g. watermelon, papiya.

One quote from a groupin facebook "You know you're Brazilian when..."

"Your breakfast consists of milk and coffee, bread with butter and a piece of cake."

Today's song: "Shadow of the day" by Linkin park

Brasil 8. "Capoera"

Brazilian Martial art!!

Dynamic and acrobatic! The "Capoerist's" iron body but flexible muscles are really art!
And it was funny surprise that our tour guide suddenly started to join the Capoera and act there!

Btw there's one thai movie "Tom Yum Goong", where you can enjoy the action between
Capoera vs. Mue Thai(Thai Boxing)

It's funny and action is great, Check it out!!!

Brasil 7. "Coco"

Something you can't forget in Brazil is "Coco" (coconuts). At the small shops at the every corner, we can buy fresh "coco" with 2 reals (7 SEK, 0.8 euro, 120 en)!? Crash and open up the top of hard shell and drink a juice with straws. After finishing to drink juice, you may ask to chop out all the shell! You might say "Why?" It's because the white layer of inside of coconuts is also very sweet fruit to taste!!



Left, In Rio, I was focusing to take picture of "Quiosque" (= Coco stand(!?), the small food store just on the beach line), then the funky guy in the shop was running out to get in the photo, :D.

I like Brazilian people, hahaha!

Today's song: "Love is wicked" by Brick And Lace.
(comment on the song: the sounds of clapping hand in a rhythmical tempo is very cool!)

Brasil 6. Parque Nacional do Iguaçu / Parque Nacional Iguazú

One of the most famous waterfalls, Iguacu waterfalls are located at the border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
The main touristic points are located on Brazilian side and Argentinian side, namely, ParqueNacional do Iguaçu(Brazilian side name in Portuguese) and Parque Nacional Iguazú(Argentine side name in Spanish)

Brazilan side offers the best view of the largest water fall.
After a walk to on the catwalk under continuously falling splay of water,
I could see the magnificient view in the middle of huge amount water flows!
Around the waterfalls, we can see "permanent" rainbow in many places!


In Argentine side offers long hiking path and many other view from different angles!
After a walk to on the catwalk under continuously falling splay of water,
I could see the magnificient view in the middle of huge amount water flows!
Around the waterfalls, we can see "permanent" rainbow in many places!
And view of waterfall from the top is just impressive and I'm just astonished by the power of the waters!! It was so pity that I couldn't stay there too long time, because I and my travel mate arrived there about the closing time of the park....