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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 22, 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 15, 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 8, 20212 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...
Apr 2, 20213 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 26, 20212 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 18, 20213 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 12, 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...
Mar 2, 20212 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...
Dec 11, 20203 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...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
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