Using Storytelling to Be Heard and Remembered
Presenter
Frank McClain Senior Detection Engineer RED CANARY @littlemac042
Detection Engineering training lead within the Red Canary CIRT Ran the Security Operations team at a national financial services provider for several years Recently got a Mavic Mini drone, and I swear it's been windy ever since...
Introverts, to your corners! Uncomfortable with social situations Finding evil is easy; humans are difficult Our "tribe" is the main notable exception How do we share new findings?
What's in a story? The importance of storytelling Storytelling is found in every culture 20th Century focuses on "science" instead Scottish historical author Nigel Tranter
HISTORY SANS DFIR Summit 2017 Take a trip back in time, to bring some stories to light
STORYTELLING TIME Jessica and Brian Epic slide deck, of course, and a memorable story from Brian.
Storytelling for the win! Very technical talk, highly focused on Amazon Alexa from a hardware & data storage aspect Just not that applicable for me, personally But ... Brian told a story ...
Standing on a couch
Smart bulb of doom prevention
STORYTELLING TIME Tim Ball is a professor Professional slide deck, doesn't "sound" like a story ... but it was!
Storytelling for the win! This talk was very different than the Alexa one It was not very technical in nature It was not as animated and "exciting" But it still told a memorable story!
"... cheating is fairly widespread." Tim told a story about a student who - in a forensics class - used work from a different student in a previous semester, and got caught. The student failed the class, denied any wrongdoing, and got parents involved to help fight the grade.
What can YOU do? Look for ways to use stories Convey concepts Increase relatability Connect with other humans Relax, and share your experiences Research may be incomplete Interpretations may be incorrect But experiences cannot be either
Reference Links Forbes article on storytelling - https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/03/09/the-scienceof-storytelling/#53ccf1492d8a Nigel Tranter's book on Scottish history https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1460345.The_Story_of_Scotland SANS Summit Archives - https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/archives/ SANS DFIR Summit 2017 recordings - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfouvuAjspTogxIwg4EtH8xrydTajsZnb
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