Business of Story

Dan Heath is a senior fellow at Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. He is the coauthor (along with his brother, Chip) of four books, including the New York Times bestsellers Decisive and Switch. His most recent book is Upstream and is host of the new podcast What It’s Like To Be…. Dan shares his insights on how being slow and curious can reveal amazing stories. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn! ≈Park

Peter Brooks, Yale professor and author, discusses the overuse of narrative in business and politics. They explore the power of storytelling in forming origin stories, influencing beliefs, and shaping perceptions. The speakers also discuss the potential negative impact of a total 'storyification' of reality and the need for leaders to tell stories that unite people. They examine the accuracy of the Oppenheimer film, discuss the significance of stories in various contexts, emphasize the importance of critical thinking, and explore the power and agenda of storytelling.

Guest Justin Michael, author of Sales Superpowers, discusses tapping into the Limbic buying brain using storytelling for greater success in outbound marketing. Topics covered include the power of storytelling in cold calls, the importance of phone calls in effective communication, improving product marketing with visuals, incorporating storytelling in sales outreach, and the reasoning behind the book's name and the importance of practicality in sales.

Joey Coleman, Chief Experience Composer of Design Symphony and author of Never Lose and Employee Again: The Simple Path to Remarkable Retention, shares how to use business storytelling to attract and keep the top talent you seek. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn! ≈Park

Park Howell reads appendix two of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to use the Hero’s Journey to craft and tell a compelling origin story that sells.  Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn!

Alexandra Watkins, Chief Executive Boss Lady of Eat My Words and author of Eat My Words: How to Create Brand Names That Stick, shares how to brainstorm meaningfully colorful brand names to amplify the impact of your brand storytelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn! ≈Park

Park Howell reads appendix one of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to use the Story Cycle to create compelling presentations and long-form communications that transport your audience from their world into yours.  Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn!

Park Howell reads chapters 11 & 12 of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to debut your new brand story, align it with your people to get buy-in for your narrative, and scale your story throughout your internal and external communication channels. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn!

Charles Good, President of the Institute for Management Studies (IMS), share how they use storytelling in all of their executive training and how they’re applying the Story Cycle System™ to crafting their own brand story for IMS. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn! ≈Park

Park Howell reads chapter 10 of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to ritualize the use of your brand to build repeat business and the most powerful form of advertising there is FREE word-of-mouth marketing. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn!