Persuasion is the centerpiece of business activity. Forget about PowerPoint and statistics. To involve people at the deepest level, you need stories. - Harvard Business ReviewWhat is Business Storytelling? Communication that's capable of forming an emotional connection with your readers, even when they're bombarded with marketing messages. Why not do it yourself? I think it's a bit like trying to wax your own eyebrows: generally painful and nearly impossible to get the right perspective. Plus, don't you have at least a dozen other things you could be doing for your business? Endless mind-numbing cascades of numbers can result in dazed audiences and PowerPoint burnout. At a time when corporate survival often entails disruptive change, leadership is about moving and inspiring people- often to do things that they are not by habit or by predisposition inclined to do: just giving people a reason simply does not work. - Steve Denning, author of The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
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