Storytelling Techniques for Conveying a Message
The Plot: The Path of Your Story
A course by Gabriel García de Oro , Executive Creative Director and Strategy Advisor at Ogilvy Barcelona
Joined October 2020
About the video: The Plot: The Path of Your Story
Overview
“The plot is the key to any story. In this lesson we will begin by explaining the etymology of the word "argument", which comes from the Latin "argumentum", composed of the verb "arguere" (argue, make clear) and the suffix "mentum" (mentum = instrument, means or result, as in "monument", "instrument" and "sacrament"). This verb is related to the Indo-European root "arg" (to shine). Finally, I will show you an example of a plot path using my personal project. ”
In this video lesson Gabriel García de Oro addresses the topic: The Plot: The Path of Your Story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Storytelling Techniques for Conveying a Message. Discover the most powerful tool for effectively communicating your brand, business, or work through emotions.
Partial transcription of the video
“The plot: the path of your story Unit 3, Lesson 4: the plot and path of your story. Although we've talked about emotions, about connecting, heroes, there is still room between what I want and what the consumer and the other should feel, and that is the plot. Now we'll talk about plots. You will see a simple way to create a foolproof argument, perfect in terms of storytelling and narrative. But let's go to the etymology of argument. Argument, from "arguĕre", is show the path, make the path shine. In this regard, we need to understand the argument as a literal path. There are many types of pa...”
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Course summary for: Storytelling Techniques for Conveying a Message
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Communication, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Marketing, Storytelling

Gabriel García de Oro
A course by Gabriel García de Oro
Gabriel García de Oro is passionate about storytelling and does it professionally in different sectors. First, as the executive creative director and strategy advisor at Ogilvy Barcelona, second, as an author of children’s, young adult, and non-fiction literature (with more than 40 published books), and third, as a columnist for publications like El País Semanal, Mente Sana, Cuerpo Mente, and Expansión.
He is also a certified coach by the International Coaching Federation and has a deep understanding of how the stories we tell ourselves, whether as enablers or limiters, influence us.
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