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Welcome to our podcast, Anecdotally Speaking. Each week we tell a business story, talk about why it works and discuss where you might tell it at work. Our aim is to help you build your story repertoire.
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081 – Hungry public gobbles up MSG tale
Is MSG bad for you? Listen to hear how a letter to the editor drastically changed our perception of MSG in Chinese food.
080 – Crummy early adoption for first bread slicer
We all know the saying, ‘the best thing since sliced bread,’ but who invented the bread-slicing machine? Listen to hear Otto Rohwedder’s surprising journey in selling his first bread slicer.
079 – Halen down on Eddie’s rogue m&m
Listen to hear how you should never make assumptions, even about Van Halen’s obsession over brown m&m’s.
078 – Tetanus icky not so sticky
Sometimes when you want people to take action it can be harder expected. Listen to hear how a Yale University experiment exposed why details are important.
077 – Benjamin’s book borrowing turns rival to friend
Sometimes asking for a favour is a good way to build rapport. Listen to hear how Benjamin Franklin turned a rival to a friend.
076 – Dome making not an egg-xact science
Can you balance an egg on its pointy end? Listen to hear how Brunelleschi revolutionised how we think about innovation with one small egg demonstration.
075 – Conflict is essential to collaboration
Do you need an effective example of data storytelling? Listen to hear how Dr Alice Stewart found the correlation between x-raying pregnant women and childhood cancer.
074 – It’s not how good you say you are
What happens when you highlight a colleague’s expertise to a prospect? Listen to hear how a simple tweak in conversation can dramatically change the sale.
073 – Stradi various settings impact value
When you are focused on one task, do you miss valuable moments happening around you? Listen to hear how a world-class musician went unnoticed in a Washington train station.
072 – All about the strategy story
Does your company have a strategy, but no one knows it? Listen to hear Shawn and Mark’s experience crafting companies’ strategy stories with one simple structure.
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