Welcome to the Online
Story-powered Leadership Resource Centre

 
These resources accompany the Story-Powered Leadership workshop.

 

In the workshop we covered the storytelling spectrum, the importance of being specific, story DNA, and delivering a story with the Basic Story pattern.

Here are some additional resources to help you spot the essential components that make something a story.

YOUTUBE VIDEO
Have a Point
A 2-minute scene from ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ about how important it is to have a point.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG81ptfPz7I
TEMPLATE
Story Coaching template
This template helps you map a story and get the balance right between statement and story (specific moments).
www.dropbox.com/s/sd20es3xi32wu7e/Story%20Coaching%20Template.pdf?dl=0
BLOG POST
Data storytelling: Hollywood is the wrong model
This blog post decscribes why Hollywood-style story structures are the wrong model for business.
www.anecdote.com/2020/07/data-storytelling-hollywood-is-the-wrong-model
Website
The story test
Take the story test to see if you are now a story-spotting wiz—get feedback explaining what are and are not stories. It only takes 7-8 minutes.
www.thestorytest.com
BLOG POST
Why would you share your point BEFORE telling your story?
Business storytelling is the mindful use of storytelling to make a business point. This blog post illustrates that when you share your point before your story, you tell your audience why they should listen to you.
www.anecdote.com/2021/07/why-would-you-share-your-point-before-telling-your-story