Running Training Vs. Corporate Training

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Running Training Vs. Corporate Training
When I train for a marathon, there is a 16 weeks of training programme I must follow at the least.  The training programme is crafted with care. It has dimensions that make my performance better, such as, mileage, hills, strength training etc. Over the 16 weeks I must turn up again and again and whilst I may say, “I am training” what…
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Storytelling: Why do women UPSPEAK?

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Storytelling: Why do women UPSPEAK?
My client Ann ( not her real name ) and I have been working on a story that conveys a very simple point- data insights influence decision making. Ann will be delivering the story to the key stakeholders today. Whilst presenting she changes something unknowingly. Instead of concluding the story with confidence and saying, ” So, that is a great example of…
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Storytelling: Can you see it?

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Storytelling: Can you see it?
There is a form of storytelling that we watch, yes it is movies but we don’t do movies at work. Right ? So, what do we do to  make people see what we are saying ? Is there a way to make that happen ? Firstly let us understand why seeing is even important?  When you make someone see something you engage…
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Storytelling : Engagement with Mystery Stories

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Storytelling : Engagement with Mystery Stories
Why are some teachers, facilitators or just communicators way better than the others in engaging? Over the years I have gained insights on what makes a classroom experience engaging. Unfortunately, great content on its own rarely works. Engaging communicators use a combination of Great Content + Great Engagement Techniques. Here is one of the trick I use for creating engagement in my …
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Who set these measures of success ?

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Who set these measures of success ?
We almost never question somethings in life and that sometimes becomes the reason why we never find out what really is going on? This blog is inspired by my recent story consulting work where we found out the real communication challenge only because we decided to further investigate the area that seemed to be working perfectly fine. What you have to think…
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