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Anecdote turns 10
10 years ago on this date I wandered into the registration office to register Anecdote as a new business with the view that we could …
Read More2 simple ways to help you remember a business story
Imagine you’re in a meeting and one of your colleagues makes the bold statement, ‘We need a big initiative here. It’s really the only way …
Read MoreHow an Indian hotel chain turned their customer satisfaction around using stories
Two years ago Mark and I flew to New Delhi to run a public Storytelling for Leaders program. This public program was an extended version …
Read MoreA business story – take responsibility
Business stories don’t need to be fancy. They should be told just like you would tell it if you were catching up with a colleague …
Read MoreOne way to make your stories even more meaningful
Sometimes it’s a good idea to finish a story so that the audience has to put some pieces together to get what the story is …
Read MoreThe Power of Failure Stories
Your willingness to share a failure can have a powerful effect. I remember this one clearly. It was a real punch to the gut. I …
Read More10 Story-eliciting questions to be a wonderful conversationalist
You know that networking is important. But if you are like me, you find networking events hard work. You’re not really sure what to say …
Read MoreOne simple way to bring your stories to life
Often people mistakenly think oral stories are about words when in fact good oral stories are about pictures and emotions. When you hear a story …
Read More3 reasons why certain stories really resonate
This week I’ve been at the Middle East Leadership Communication Conference in Abu Dhabi. I ran a Storytelling for Leaders workshop and gave a keynote …
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