Here is a simple technique for you to store your stories in Evernote. I have created this 5 step super simple method. In Step 5 I make reference to a Story shared in a watsapp group that I have used an example to show you the method. If are not part of the Storytelling Watsapp Group. You can access the story here to understand it Ready... Set.... Store...
Storytelling and Techniques to Practice. In my last blog, I wrote about two insights on Practice. In this blog I want to focus only on one insight which I discovered via reading Angela Duckworth's book Grit : The Power of Passion and Perseverance Which type of Practice is a good predictor of skills development? Practicing alone is a much better predictor of how quickly the skills are developed...
Some business stories I hear are worth telling and this is one of them. About a year ago I had the opportunity to work with a large technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. The task here was for me to work with their sales team to draw real life business stories that could be used in the future for sales storytelling. This story was told by 2 sales people. I will call them Arun...
This blog is for you if you as a subject matter expert are asked to give your views on a certain question, topic or an area. As a subject matter expert we are well versed in our fields and that is precisely why we are asked for a view. So, a natural tendency is to start sharing what we know and there are times when it just doesn't stick. The reason for that is that we have the curse of knowledge...
This blog is for you if you find yourself hesitant to speak or being told off for not speaking " proper English". Imagine you are telling a story to a friend and you say, "the dog and me". Your friend stops you and says, you mean "the dog and I". Does it frustrate you and does it even matter? The majority of my work is in oral storytelling and I often find that people may have an impactful...