Narrative Anjali Sharma

07 Feb

Narrative Blog : And how much time will it take?

I recently started informing the estimated reading time on Narrative Blogs. Yesterday, I had a question( screen shot below ) And I wanted to answer this by first answering why did I even start informing our readers about the estimated reading time ? Imagine you have 2 hours left to go to dinner party and you have promised to…

01 Feb

Sales Storytelling : Statistics who cares ?

Last week I shared an update on Linkedin (screen shot below ) A reader requested an example and I am most thrilled when I am asked more questions because in finding answers to these questions I learn. So, thank you for asking. This is a great example of how Beyond war made 5,000 (…

30 Jan

Sales Storytelling : What am I going to say?

Going to meet a client for a presentation and wondering -What am I going to say when I see the client? Your sales storytelling is focussed on what you want to say. Move the spotlight to your client from yourself and think – WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO SAY?

Abraham Lincoln once said, “When I’m getting ready to reason with a man,

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26 Jan

15Five : Story of a tool that increases productivity in mins

Couple of weeks ago I received an email which told a story about someone who found ways to improve productivity, lift profits, and better manage remote resources using something called 15five. The email also had a audio in which Ken Everett (N2N Hub, Australia ) is having a conversation with Iain Chalmers (Holst Group, UK) who is using 15five and being…

26 Jan

Visual Storytelling : Did you see a garden?

If I said to you, “Garden.” Do you see a garden or do you see the alphabets – G A R D E N S? This is a no brainer. We see a garden and not the alphabets. Because we think in images not in words. Our natural ability to think in images allows us to be great visual storytellers. Especially when…

22 Jan

Why do we fuss over taking names of characters in Storytelling ?

If the question is, why must I say Maria who is a business development manager for an IT firm was finding it hard to work with the increasing client demands and why can’t I say Business development Managers of IT firms are challenged with customer demands because the reality is that its not just Maria, its all of the Business Development Managers…

18 Jan

Storytelling Passes the Productivity Test 3 of 10

Could a simple story led interaction with another person dramatically increase your productivity? Let’s answer this question Maria and Sue work for a technology company. Maria works as a Business Development Manager and Sue is the software engineer. Maria meets a new client finds out what they need, writes a proposal in conjunction with other team members and if the clients likes…

11 Jan

Leadership Storytelling : Emotions and Work don’t go together

Last week I attended an online Book Club with David Hutchens on his new book Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers I asked a question during the book club conversation which was : In the corporate world the moment you mention that emotions are important in stories without a doubt you get rolling…

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