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Explaining complex ideas with stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 3, 2016
Filed in Business storytelling

Oscar nominated movie The Big Short uses some very interesting story techniques when explaining complex ideas. There are some important lessons here:

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Sharing stories so they can be retold

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 29, 2016
Filed in Business storytelling

Shawn Callahan talks about Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, his own book Putting Stories to Work and why he tells stories that are easy to retell.

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Mastering business storytelling with 4 vital disciplines

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 26, 2016
Filed in Business storytelling

The process of mastering business storytelling has four vital disciplines: discover, remember, share, refresh. Find out more about this process here:

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Putting Stories to Work – Mastering Business Storytelling – Introduction

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 12, 2016
Filed in Business storytelling, News

Here is a practical guide for leaders to developing and maintaining your business storytelling skills from the foundations to mastery. Find out more here:

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Business storytelling technique – Story journalling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 30, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling

Many business people think nothing happens to them that’s story-worthy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Find out about story journalling here.

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Coaching in storytelling – Learning from engagements

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 30, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling

When it comes to executives, coaching in storytelling can have very interesting outcomes. Some valuable insights are shared here:

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Levelling up your business storytelling mastery

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 6, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling

Want to become a business storytelling master? Not sure where to start? Here are 7 ways to achieve business storytelling mastery.

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Business storytelling tips: How to segue to a story

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling

Here are some more business storytelling tips from Anecdote founder, Shawn Callahan. This time he explains how to effectively segue to a story.

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The evolution of storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 7, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling, Culture

Shawn Callahan discusses the evolution of storytelling – what triggered it and why was it such an important element in the survival of our species?

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The art of business storytelling; it’s not a performance

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 28, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling

The art of storytelling is not all about the show. In fact, good storytelling is invisible. Find out how you can master this art here:

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