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Stories make brands stronger

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 7, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Brandweek reports that the Advertising Research Foundation has just completed a three year study on the effectiveness of TV advertisements in the USA and found …

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Good conversations lead to good stories

Posted by  Robyn —August 2, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Watching Andrew Denton interview Michael Parkinson on More Than Enough Rope on ABC television recently was a lesson in good interviewing techniques. Denton even admitted …

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Making sense of stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 29, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

A couple of weeks ago I was helping to run a management development program. It was based on the collection and interpretation of stories of good …

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Some more words to elicit stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 2, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Last month I listed 10 questions you might use to help people recall their experiences (stories). I was chatting to Paul Atkins (executive coach and …

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Organisational stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 28, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

A friend of a friend of our is a frequent business traveller. Let’s call him Dave. Dave was recently in Atlantic City for an important …

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How a restaurant uses stories to keep staff motivated

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 10, 2006
Filed in Business storytelling

A simple yet effective use of stories is to get staff to recount experiences of success (perhaps using an anecdote circle) before facing the new …

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Telling stories for a living

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 28, 2006
Filed in Anecdotes

Everyone can benefit from finding and telling better stories. Don’t be confused in thinking, however, that telling stories means regaling an audience with your latest …

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How marketers can exploit the full power of stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 18, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Story-telling is a hot topic in marketing. There is a growing and well-founded belief that legendary brands, such as Apple, Nike, and Harley, have been …

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When to use a story to structure an entire presentation

Stories elevate business presentations, making them memorable and impactful. Drawing from Kahneman’s insights, stories influence decision-making by engaging our “remembering self.” Whether structuring a presentation entirely as a narrative or sprinkling stories throughout, storytelling enhances understandability, emotion, and memorability. As businesses present data, products, or proposals, the power of stories remains undeniable. Harness it wisely.

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Part 8: Demonstrating value

Posted by  Kerenza Smith —July 25, 2023
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 Welcome to the Online  These resources accompany the Story-Powered Leadership workshop.   PART 8: DEMONSTRATING VALUE  In the workshop, we covered how to use success …

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