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10 screenwriting tips every brand storyteller should know

Learn from legendary screenwriting coach, Robert McKee, how to become a better business communicator on the current episode of Business of Story podcast. Three years ago I spent four days in…

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7 reasons why business leaders fear storytelling

Guest article by famed screenwriting coach, Robert McKee The Boldt Company builds mammoth construction projects: power plants, hospitals, educational and industrial complexes.  But before Boldt can build, it must win…

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Why the resurrection of storytelling in business?

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106234050″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] “Is storytelling enjoying a resurrection in business?” I asked screenwriting coach, Robert McKee, who is working with business executives to help them…

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Branding: the stories consumers tell themselves about your product

Sir Richard Branson of Virgin sports his branded hair cut. Nike tells its story through its shoes. And Red Bull is making a virtue out of addiction. Hear what else…

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The water cooler remains the best campfire for business storytelling

Email is the most one dimensional form of business communication. There is zero emotion conveyed, so our overactive imaginations frequently strain to make up behavioral context for the content. There…

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The rational business leader embraces the irrationality of their employees

My dad was famous for saying, “Do as I say, not as I do.” I’m sure you probably heard that growing up, too. I call it the directive contradiction. On…

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Great business leaders think like authors

My Business of Story podcast series with Robert McKee happens to coincide with a new article in Speaker, the National Speakers Association’s magazine, where McKee talks about bringing the power…

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As we drown in big data, storytelling becomes our lifeguard

Can you imagine Thog, and his associate Krag, on the Savannah a few million years ago assessing the cheetah in the bush? Their survival minds (which were identical to ours)…

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McKee Monday’s Part 2: “Our Mind is a Story-Making Machine”

We have to have the numbers and the information to give us a sense of our business’ vital signs. But it takes narrative to allow people to wrap their minds…

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How the purpose told story can ignite people, organizations and business

Michele and I were in Hollywood over the Father’s Day weekend to celebrate the premieres of two short films created by our son. We stayed at the Historic Hollywood Hotel,…

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