StoryConnect may be over, but the sessions will (hopefully) keep generating ideas! If you missed the event or want to look back fondly on what you learned, here are tips from our top-ranked conference sessions: Start with Story, Create Internal Storytellers, Lead with Why and Build Brand Champions.
Hard hats, rodeos, buckets and more. What messages resonate with lineworkers? Here are a few of our favorite sources for brainstorming content to help you celebrate Lineworker Appreciation Day.
Ian Cope joined Utility Pioneers from across Washington at PUD Day on the Hill. As an elected official himself, he shares the best storytelling prompts to keep government officials engaged in your story. And yes, he bought GOAT shirts!
Ian Cope joined Utility Pioneers from across Washington at PUD Day on the Hill. As an elected official himself, he shares the best storytelling prompts to keep government officials engaged in your story. And yes, he bought GOAT shirts!
ChatGPT, Bard and other artificial intelligence bots continue to make headlines. Hear what Utility Pioneers think of the new tools and how AI could impact your job.
Ian Cope joined Utility Pioneers from across Washington at PUD Day on the Hill. As an elected official himself, he shares the best storytelling prompts to keep government officials engaged in your story. And yes, he bought GOAT shirts!
Meet Elaya Walker. As an assistant traffic manager, Elaya and the rest of Pioneer's behind-the-scenes production team keep communication projects moving to meet deadlines. Off the clock, she helps people strengthen personal stories as a life coach. She shares how a love of travel and journaling help tell her story.
What do a university, true crime, motivational videos, farmers and the news have in common? Stories. Meet the full lineup of speakers for StoryConnect 2023. Not registered yet? There’s still time to join us March 8-10, in the Great Smoky Mountains.
What You’ll Learn Robin Conover, one of the featured speakers at this year’s StoryConnect Conference, will lead a set of photography sessions as part of a new storytelling skills track. As shorter attention spans increase the importance of pictures in storytelling, we ask the retired VP of communications at the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association for […]
The first bill for electricity — a whopping $50.40 — was paid to Edison Electric Light Company 140 years ago this week on Jan. 18, 1883. A decade later, people were still not convinced electricity doesn’t impact sleep or make you sick. We pull three story-sharing ideas from the past to help you reach today’s consumers.
At StoryConnect, rural telco and electric utility communicators swap stories, share inspiration and connect with peers. Never been? Discover some of the sessions and networking opportunities featured this spring, and learn three ways the conference supports your storytelling skills and strengthens your peer network, too.
Pioneer utility storytellers Mike Teegarden and Megan McKoy-Noe shared ideas to help strengthen your storytelling in this recorded webinar from Jan. 12, 2023. They refer a few times to Pioneer’s content planning calendar. You can download a digital version at pioneer.coop/2023contentplanner. Want a printed version? Email your name and address to hello@pioneer.coop and we’ll send […]
