I availed of the DJI insurance scheme last week and have been bowled over by the service from DJI. The first drone I bought was lost in the river Boyne in December 2022. When I bought a replacement, I also availed of the DJI insurance cover scheme. This gives me two replacement drones in a… Continue reading I have been amazed by the service from DJI getting a replacement drone
Category: Storytelling
Crashing my drone and recognising the story opportunity
I wrote a few short weeks ago about buying a drone. I then published a video on my YouTube channel covering the same topic. But no sooner had I hit the publish button when I crashed and lost the drone in the River Boyne. I wrote about this yesterday on this blog. I was tremendously… Continue reading Crashing my drone and recognising the story opportunity
Vlogging and storytelling
I’m fascinated with this idea of making better vlogs using storytelling. Finding a story that is interesting or entertaining or which will hook and retain a viewer in one’s ordinary, everyday life. There must be a story, no matter how trivial or apparently inconsequential. And I want it to have 3 acts, as in the… Continue reading Vlogging and storytelling
A day in the life type vlog
I am doing a “day in the life” type vlog today. I am interested in the whole area of vlogging and creating content out of the daily happenings in life. Regardless of whether that is my life or somebody else’s I am fascinated by the idea of building brand, building relationships out of the mundane,… Continue reading A day in the life type vlog
Making better stories
I wrote a blog post yesterday about buying a drone. I took it out and made the first short video: just a drone shot of around our house. I like making videos and intend growing my YouTube channel as much as possible. But I have thought, too, about the business case for my drone purchase.… Continue reading Making better stories
How to tell an engaging story
I’m a firm believer in the power of stories. Stories are vitally important tools which allow you to build a brand, spread an idea, persuade, influence, build a tribe, sell, grow a business. And much more. But telling stories is not as easy as it might at first appear. For a story to engage a… Continue reading How to tell an engaging story
Learning a new skill: video editing to tell better stories
I watched a few videos on YouTube at the weekend about editing videos. Basic stuff but important, too. How to set up the task of editing when you are trying to bring together a large number of clips from a particular activity or day. What is the starting point, the first step? How to tell… Continue reading Learning a new skill: video editing to tell better stories
Sorrento, day 1 of annual leave and biblical rain
Day 1 of my annual leave in Sorrento was a difficult one weather wise. It bucketed down with rain for the entire day, and the worst part is the forecast for every day this week is more of the same. I only take one week’s holidays in a year so this is a bit of… Continue reading Sorrento, day 1 of annual leave and biblical rain
A valuable reminder at Berlin airport about effective communication
At Berlin airport this week, whilst waiting around for our plane back to Dublin from Germany, I was reminded of the value of clear communication. There was a ground support worker-he may have had some type of supervisory role-who I watched in action for some time. He had a tremendous range of hand signals with… Continue reading A valuable reminder at Berlin airport about effective communication
Sing All Our Cares Away-Damien Dempsey’s song of genius
I did not know much about Damien Dempsey when I first heard his song, “Sing All Our Cares Away”. And I still don’t know much about him, to be honest. But I genuinely believe that this song, “Sing All Our Cares Away”, is one of the finest songs written by an Irish person. Of all… Continue reading Sing All Our Cares Away-Damien Dempsey’s song of genius