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A business story is not a business story unless it has a point. And not only do you need a point but keeping to the point is just as important.

Mastering good storytelling skills is a must for leaders to communicate strategy and engage people. Here are 4 ways to put stories to work.

Chapter 1 from the upcoming book, Putting Stories to Work by Shawn Callahan. Find out where storytelling skills can really make a difference.

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

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.

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

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

Anecdote is holding a public Storytelling for Leaders® program in Zurich on Friday 12th February 2016. Details and booking information can be found here.

It’s that time of year again. As we slide headlong into the festive season, we’d like to say Merry Christmas to you all from everyone in the Anecdote team.

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.