Kristel Valaydon

#Founder of @KVComms - #PR, #Marketing and #Brand #Comms. Food & drink lover, movie geek, can't be dragged off a good dancefloor!

[Daniel Priestley @DanielPriestley]

Overwhelming preference…

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

@thebodycoach Yes please I have only just started to use mine. Also late to the party!

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."

Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Agree, favourite film of 2024, seamless mix of genres, great acting…oh, and a dog 🥰
Would love a Nice Guys sequel soon though - underrated film and hilarious promo.

[Russell Crowe @russellcrowe]

Have you seen The Fall Guy?
It’s a lot of fun.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are great together, lithely pivoting from drama to romance to comedy and back.
Worth the watch.

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Great advice, loved this!

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

I just turned 45.

If you're in your 30's, read this:

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

Christopher Nolan doesn’t write detailed outlines.

Instead, he “draws shapes and diagrams and other structural things” to keep the story on track.

Like this, the plot map Nolan used for Inception.

Let me explain...

In storytelling, the idea of structure is everywhere:

• 3 Act
• StoryGrid
• Hero’s Journey

But Nolan claims those restrict his creativity.

He prefers to think in ‘shapes’ rather than in hard rules.

It reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut, who taught about the “shapes of stories” at Harvard.

Kurt broke down all stories into 8 unique shapes.

The engineer in me loves this view of stories. Instead of vague, hard-to-explain ideas, narrative arcs become data points you can plot.

Nolan’s plot map resembles Vonnegut’s “Man In Hole” story shape.

The main character gets into trouble then gets out of it again and ends up better off for the experience.

But Nolan’s a genius — so he layers on even more.

***

As Cobb moves closer to Limbo, he travels “down” the plot map, closer and closer to disaster.

Then he fights his way back “up” to reality.

Nolan’s plot map isn’t just the shape of his story,

It’s also how he designed the world — dreams within dreams.

***

Inception is one of the most complex mainstream movies ever, runs 2.5 hours, and made ~$835M at the box office.

Yet Christopher Nolan fits the entire arc on a one page map.

That’s brilliant.

So, next time you tell a story, give the "shape" idea a try. It may come more naturally than you expect.

[Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy]

Suella Braverman is wrong.

Multiculturalism isn’t the problem.

But we know what the problem is…

#bbcqt

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Whhhhyyy must there be internet issues timed exactly when I have important meetings scheduled @VirginMediaCC

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

@katehempsall @kernelbrewery So sad to hear of his passing, lovely gent was a pleasure to have met him x

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

@ReOpsConference Will there be a 2023 conference this year?

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

This is what you’ve waited for.

Journey with us through Webb’s breathtaking view of the Pillars of Creation, where scores of newly formed stars glisten like dewdrops among floating, translucent columns of gas and dust: https://t.co/5ea1kCzU5x

Here’s your guided tour ⬇️

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Oh my god this is so brilliant - embracing all kinds of laughter! Just the Monday tonic!

[AFC GLEN @AFC_GLEN]

French TV show invited people with unusual laughs to sit together….. the outcome is fucking brilliant. 😂

[Logan Storti @loganstorti]

3.2 billion people use Chrome as their browser…

But no one knows all the best extensions Chrome has to offer.

Here are 13 extensions that you shouldn't live without…

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Remind me again why Hugh Grant isn’t Prime Minister in real life. At least he’s got the will of the people behind his wishes #BennyHilltheme #tories

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

Hugh Grant tweeted a request at activists protesting outside Westminster to play the Benny Hill theme on their loudspeakers; when they did it became the soundtrack for street interviews with leading Tories trying explain the situation to the British people

[KWAJO- Social Issues Campaigner @Kwajotweneboa]

People will have their own views on Michael Gove but I think it’s fair to give you an idea of what he’d been doing behind the scenes for Housing over the last few months to demonstrate how serious this decision really is by BJ🧵

[Dan Astin-Gregory @danastingregory]

The UK Bill of Rights gives the state the power to determine what is meant by the ‘greater good’ and as such our rights become conditional on conforming with this ‘good behaviour’ which can be taken away if the state deems you to be troublesome. This is a dystopia in the making.

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Dumb product alert goes to @rimmellondonuk for producing their newest version of Scandal Eyes Kohl Liner - no longer with retractable/extendable tip or ability to sharpen like a regular pencil. Done after 5 uses! Why??!

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

@MelissaCole Ooh thank you kindly! Much appreciated x

[Kristel Valaydon @KristelV]

Pub lovers - any recommendations for a pub with beer garden in or around Piccadilly that serves decent food? Much obliged #pubs #londonpubs #beergarden