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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Storytelling is ancient, yet companies are only now grasping its full potential and value.
Chapter 3: Powerful stories stir emotion, and science supports this claim.
Chapter 4: You must master four kinds of stories for business, with the first two being both tragedies and triumphs.
Chapter 5: Tension and transition are crucial to your storytelling toolkit.
Chapter 6: You possess many stories, hidden like treasure beneath the sea of your memory.
Chapter 7: Aristotle’s three-part structure remains the most effective framework for storytelling today.
Chapter 8: Powerful stories are concise, well practiced, embrace vulnerability, and use humor wisely.
Chapter 9: Stories suit many different scenarios in business well.
Chapter 10: It’s vital to pivot and adapt your stories for every scenario possible.
Description
In Stories for Work (2017), Gabrielle Dolan explains the effectiveness of a powerful story, and how business professionals can harness this tool to communicate ideas, motivate employees, persuade clients and achieve goals. Dolan walks you through practical advice on coming up with your own stories, and how to apply them to a range of business scenarios.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wants to sharpen their communication skills
- People curious about the power of storytelling
- Professionals in “people-facing” roles