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Apr 22, 20212 min read

Stop being so positive

Emily Blunt is sweating. She’s hanging from a harness in an exosuit. The straps are pressing into her groin. It’s very uncomfortable....

Apr 15, 20212 min read

Choosing better

Every time I ask people why they want to get better at storytelling the answer is that they want to connect, create movement, make a...

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Unheard

My life is over. I’ve hit the bottom. I don’t know what to do. Please help me. This is what Pema Chödrön told Trungpa Rinpoche at the end...

Apr 2, 20213 min read

I see a battlefield

I had one of my first lessons on intercultural communication from a Dutch colleague. I'd just arrived in the UK and we were having...

Mar 26, 20212 min read

Are you presenting information or telling a story?

Do you want to make a presentation or tell a story? Not all information need to be storified – it’s useful to be clear at the beginning...

Mar 18, 20213 min read

Don't hide the madness

In Near to the Wild Heart Joana, the protagonist, asks herself “What matters then: to live or to know you are living?” This was Clarice...

Mar 12, 20212 min read

The three dimensions of personal stories

Personal stories are difficult both to find and to tell, especially in a business context. We know that personal stories elicit trust and...

Mar 2, 20212 min read

The problem with the truth

Does your story need to be true? This is my answer: it needs to be true to yourself. The French author Jules Renard once said that “as...

Dec 11, 20203 min read

The risk of “I understand”

One of the worst bits of feedback you can get after a presentation is “I understand.” Whenever I hear somebody saying this I know I’m in...

Nov 27, 20202 min read

Stop thinking about how things are done

Sometimes we miss opportunities to tell the best stories because we keep doing things as they’ve been always done rather than doing...

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