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Telling Great Stories

Chapter 14: Telling Great Stories (an excerpt from Sally Williamson’s third book) Listeners like stories in a business context because it helps them remember and repeat ideas. But when we asked people we surveyed about stories, they told us that they don’t hear stories often and, when they do, they don’t repeat them because the […]

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Chapter One: Why Storytelling?

It’s Thursday, 8am. Pretty early for someone who was up after midnight, but that’s common practice at industry conferences and large company meetings, because colleagues and peers mingle late into the night—networking, reconnecting, and building relationships that will prove fruitful in the months ahead. You’re feeling a little sluggish as you head into the massive

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From Insights to Outcomes: Technologists as Reluctant Communicators

Within every company, there are influential communicators. And, they play a critical role in driving a company forward. They’re the ones who take ideas and turn them into concepts, they take concepts and create strategies, and they use strategies to drive actions and outcomes.  Historically, some of the most influential communicators come from marketing or

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