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Common misunderstanding in business storytelling
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling
When someone mentions the word story, they think of crafted, fictional stories like those on Netflix. And this is where a common misconception occurs.
Read MoreFind small stories and connect them to a business point
Business storytelling doesn’t require beautifully crafted tales. To get started, it’s better to focus on sharing examples and small stories.
Read MoreWhy would you share your point BEFORE telling your story?
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling
Business storytelling is the mindful use of storytelling to make a business point. When you share your point before your story, you tell your audience why they should listen to you.
Read MoreHow to encourage your people to get vaccinated
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling
Shawn Callahan lays out a story-powered approach to encouraging people to get vaccinated. This blog post is the first of a series and focuses on correcting misinformation.
Read MoreAnother way to develop your business storytelling skills
Storytelling is a language skill, and we can learn a lot about learning storytelling from how we take on a new language. Shawn explains how.
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 MoreUntapped power of your employees—story listening
Worldwide employee engagement levels are low. Shawn Callahan explains where you might find the knowledge to reverse this trend within your organisation.
Read MoreHow vulnerability can make you a better leader
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Letting down your corporate facade can be a great way of building rapport and showing that you’re a person others can open up to.
Read MoreData storytelling: Hollywood is the wrong model
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Insight
There’s a growing need to present ideas based on insights drawn from data, but the Hollywood approach seems unrelated to what businesspeople require.
Read MoreOvercoming the fear of sharing business stories at work
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Is fear holding you back from sharing business stories at work? Shawn Callahan shares a few simple steps you can take to overcome it.
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