by mmtech | Oct 5, 2020 | Leadership, Neuroscience, Persuasion, Storytelling, Video
Give Up on Getting It “Right” and Be More Human I thought I’d already learned my lesson. My goal was to do a virtual training on practice development techniques for a law firm’s associates. I’d record that and have some proof that I know how to do online learning...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 29, 2020 | Storytelling
Give Up on Getting It “Right” and Be More Human I thought I’d already learned my lesson. My goal was to do a virtual training on practice development techniques for a law firm’s associates. I’d record that and have some proof that I know...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 18, 2019 | Storytelling
Maybe you know that sinking feeling.It was 5:00 p.m. and dark. After sending me in conflicting directions, Google Maps stopped working. My phone screen read “Rerouting,” and then “No internet connection”—no matter where I turned.In the gloom, people were rushing all...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 23, 2019 | Storytelling
When was the last time you admitted messing up at work? It turns out that sharing these kinds of stories helps people perceive you as a better leader.What We Want to Do to BlowhardsIt’s probably easy for you to remember the opposite situation: an executive who foisted...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 13, 2019 | Storytelling
My college creative writing professor, author Dr. Jonis Agee, agreed with Aristotle.In Poetics, the Greek philosopher wrote, “A story that is whole has a beginning, middle and an end … It is necessary that a well-constructed tale does not begin or just end anywhere...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 10, 2018 | Storytelling
It was the last thing I expected.An email from the producer of TRT World’s Nexus online international news program. He asked if I would do a Skype interview analyzing the body language of world leaders at the G20 Summit.I swallowed hard. My approach to body language...
