This illustration captures the process of Finding and Assembling a Story to make a point.
I elaborate on this process in detail in my upcoming book Strategic Storytelling: Why Some Stories Drive Your Success at Work but Others Don’t.
Strategic Storytelling published by The Hachette Book Group is launching in May 2023.
You can pre- order your copy here
Stay Storied!
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“idiosyncrasy credits—the latitude to deviate from the group’s expectations. Idiosyncrasy credits accrue through respect, not rank: they’re based on contributions.”
― Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World
In this explanation of idiosyncrasy credits is a lesson in storytelling. I aim to answer two things in this short blog
1) Why to storytell is to be idiosyncratic?
Firstly, the moment…
Whether we are building a template, service, or product, the ability to scale it remains top of mind for the creator. Storytelling is no different. Most people say., ” I want to build this story and then tell it across all platforms and for a long time.
However, scaling stories is a fallacy.
Why?
One of the most important criteria of a…
Why do women feel a slump in their confidence whilst storytelling and what can they do about it?
In 2019, I walked into a boardroom meeting with three men waiting for me to take them through what I had planned to solve their team’s communication challenge.
As soon as I saw the dynamics in the room, I knew that I am going…
“What does it take to become good at storytelling?” asked a Storytelling masterclass participant from Morocco.
A standard answer to this question is – Practice the hell out and you will fall in flow.
But why does practice work? The practice works not because it allows seamless delivery alone. The practice works because when we are confident of the delivery, we have…
Samantha wanted to ask her colleague Matt something about the project they are working on. She walked up to him and said, “Can I just have 5 mins of your time?”
Mariam writes an email to her boss,
“Dear XYZ,
I am just checking when would you like me to have the next town hall.
Rgds,
Mariam
“Just” has a high concentration…
” I made a short film last year that did very well,” said a podcast host who had just finished interviewing me.
Short film! I was intrigued and watched it straight after the interview. I admired the maker’s courage and effort.
However, I had several questions in my head too.
Why did he not promote himself as a filmmaker? Why only when…
I am writing this blog to capture the key learnings I shared in a session I conducted for a large platform company. If you were in attendance in the session, you will understand the context to these key learnings and if you are a regular blog reader, then also you can learn a few good storytelling tips here.
Key Learnings List
1.…
No doubt story listening is the foundation of good storytelling. Those who understand this are in agreement that without listening we don’t really know what is the right story to tell.
However, listening is a skill that needs development. We have many ways to develop storytelling skills but not that many to develop story listening skills. The problem lies in the fact…
I am pleased to announce that my book Strategic Storytelling will be published by The Hachette Book Group . The Hachette Book Group is a leading US trade publisher and a division of the third largest trade and educational book publisher in the world, Hachette Livre.
The book launches in UK, India and Australia in Nov 2022 and in the USA…