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Jul 15, 20213 min read

The rules of the tribe

In the last week I’ve learned more about status and self-organisation in tribes than in all the time that I’ve spent reading about the...

Jul 8, 20213 min read

Mum, are you sure I'm a girl?

I remember wondering about this when I was 3 or 4. I had short hair, I had a predilection for boy’s toys and I was unaware of the basic...

Jul 2, 20212 min read

Let them see you

William Storr’s book The Science of Storytelling says that what runs a story is a character flaw. “What you're trying to get to is a...

Jun 25, 20212 min read

Debate v dialogue

One of the consequences of the pandemic has been the polarisation of opinions. From the United States to Nicaragua, Colombia and India,...

Jun 18, 20211 min read

Not enough truth

I had the privilege to sit down with Annette Simmons to discuss storytelling this week. You can watch the conversation here . I was...

Jun 11, 20212 min read

Resisting the hero journey

You may be familiar with the hero journey, the plot structure used as a story template for brands and businesses that want to present...

Jun 4, 20212 min read

Exposed

Sometimes I think I became interested in storytelling because when you tell a story there’s no place to hide. As scary as it sounds, I...

May 28, 20212 min read

Am I giving enough?

One of the benefits of working on your story with a coach is that she can listen to the different layers of your story and help you make...

May 21, 20211 min read

Checking

From time to time it’s good to check: Whether you’re telling the story you really want to tell; Whether people are really getting what...

May 1, 20211 min read

Practice the half-way

Having interviewed more than 37,000 people, Oprah Winfrey says that only one thing applies to everybody she’s talked to, from Obama to...

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