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081 – Hungry public gobbles up MSG tale
Is MSG bad for you? Listen to hear how a letter to the editor drastically changed our perception of MSG in Chinese food.
Read MoreGetting personal about your presentations
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Before people follow your ideas, they want to know what they mean to you as a leader, why you care. Try exploring one of these three story-based approaches.
Read More080 – Crummy early adoption for first bread slicer
We all know the saying, ‘the best thing since sliced bread,’ but who invented the bread-slicing machine? Listen to hear Otto Rohwedder’s surprising journey in selling his first bread slicer.
Read MoreHow to employ story techniques to cultivate innovation
When we hear stories of innovation, we learn what’s possible, what to do, and what to avoid. These eight story-based approaches will cultivate innovation.
Read More079 – Halen down on Eddie’s rogue m&m
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Podcast
Listen to hear how you should never make assumptions, even about Van Halen’s obsession over brown m&m’s.
Read MoreAll storytelling is about problem-solving
In this blog post, Mike Adams explains how storytelling is about problem-solving and is also our primary mental tool for solving problems.
Read More078 – Tetanus icky not so sticky
Sometimes when you want people to take action it can be harder expected. Listen to hear how a Yale University experiment exposed why details are important.
Read More077 – Benjamin’s book borrowing turns rival to friend
Sometimes asking for a favour is a good way to build rapport. Listen to hear how Benjamin Franklin turned a rival to a friend.
Read MoreThese three storytelling myths could be limiting your business’ potential
Mark Schenk, Anecdote’s Managing Director, tackles three common corporate storytelling myths and explains why your company should embrace storytelling.
Read More076 – Dome making not an egg-xact science
Filed in Business storytelling, Culture, Podcast
Can you balance an egg on its pointy end? Listen to hear how Brunelleschi revolutionised how we think about innovation with one small egg demonstration.
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