The Story Factor Podcast with Annette Simmons

Annette Simmons•annettesimmons.com

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Story is the oldest form of influence in human history. So what stories are YOU telling? Annette Simmons helps you inspire, influence and persuade with the art of storytelling. Annette is the author of "The Story Factor," "Territorial Games," and "Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins." Find Annette at http://www.AnnetteSimmons.com

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Episodes

Episode #17 – Capturing Wisdom with Storyteling

Madelyn Blair’s company name Pelerei represents two root words that mean “lifting people up.” She made up the name as a hidden reminder of who she is and why she is here. Learn more about Madelyn’s books : Riding the Current and Essays in Two Voices. In Essays in Two Voices Madelyn offers a simple process for two people to better understand an issue with by examining an issue together by sending short essay responses back and forth. We have so little time for pure inquiry, this process occurs wh...

Apr 02, 2014

Episode #16 – Narrative Intelligence – thoughts from Madelyn Blair

The best part of this podcast may be when Madelyn’s husband shows up and gives her a bouquet of red roses for their 40th anniversary! But the rest of it is pretty good too. This week’s conversation begins as Madelyn Blair ( www.pelerei.com ) describes the idea of Narrative Intelligence. She describes a quick process she recently used at a Knowledge Management conference. Small groups address a theme (in this case lifetime learning) tell their own stories, summarize these stories into “Chapter ti...

Feb 19, 2014

Episode #15 – More Moth Secrets from Lea Thau

Lea Thau , creative director of TheMoth.org for a decade (2001-2010), Lea teaches business people not so much how to tell personal stories, but how to use the principles of storytelling to shape strategy, to roll out new initiatives, or frame business proposals. However I learned most by asking more about her process at the Moth and with her radio show, Strangers. Lea Thau is interested in stories with high stakes. Experienced with the anti-hero stories that dominate the Moth, she looks for stor...

Feb 05, 2014

Episode #14 – Secrets from the MOTH!

Lea Thau was creative director of TheMoth.org for a decade (2001-2010), developing the format and process that has become one of the most popular storytelling organizations in the world. From the beginning, Lea favored the idea of sticking to true stories told in the first person – a critical decision that created what we know as “the Moth format.” If you haven’t subscribed to the Moth podcast do it now. You will become a better storyteller simply by listening to the craft, detail and structure ...

Jan 22, 2014

Episode #13 – "Every guitar has a story."

And most guitars have more than one story… Guitars are known by the stories of those who loved them and the music they created. When Ian opened his guitar shop, he didn’t so much sell guitars as tell their stories. Ian Rhodes not only found his way back to his passion for playing guitar, he started blogging about it – way back when blogging meant you had to know how to code. People “may not have come in with the idea they wanted to buy a guitar” but talking about guitars and swapping stories wer...

Jan 17, 2014

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