eBook - ePub

The Perfect Story

Name: The Perfect Story
ISBN: 9781400333844

How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire

Karen Eber,

208 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

The Perfect Story

How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire

Karen Eber,

About this book

"Come for the engrossing content, and stay for the lessons that might just change how you talk, write, and lead.” —Adam Grant

Learn how to take any story and make it perfect—from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a source of inspiration for millions.

What makes a story perfect? How do you tell the perfect story for any occasion?

We live in a story world. Stories are a memorable and engaging way to differentiate yourself, build connection and trust, create new thinking, bring meaning to data, and even influence decision-making. But how do you turn a good story into a great story that informs, influences, and inspires?

In The Perfect Story, Karen Eber—leadership consultant, professional keynote storyteller, and TED speaker—shares the science of storytelling to teach you to:

Leverage the Five Factory Settings of the Brain to hack the art of storytelling
Build a toolkit of endless story ideas
Define the audience for your story
Apply a memorable story structure
Engage senses and emotions
Tell stories with data
Avoid common storytelling mistakes
Use your body to tell dynamic stories
Ensure your story doesn't manipulate
Navigate and embrace the vulnerability of storytelling

Without relying on complicated models or one-size-fits-all prescriptions, this book makes storytelling accessible with practical and impactful steps for anyone to tell the perfect story for any occasion.

Through interview vignettes, The Perfect Story also shares approaches from different storytellers, including the Sundance Institute cofounder, an executive producer of The Moth, the former creative director at Pixar, the TED Radio Hour podcast host, and many more.

Whether you are leading a team, giving a presentation, hosting a podcast, selling a product or service, interviewing for a job, or giving a toast at a wedding, The Perfect Story will help you take your stories and make them perfect.

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