by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 10, 2021 | Neuroscience, Storytelling, Video
Tell Stories Designed to Excite the Brains of Your Listeners Our brains are meaning-making organs. We look for patterns. We fill in gaps to try to create an understandable narrative. And our favorite place to do this is through stories. With the holidays upon us, you...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 13, 2018 | Storytelling
Too often we tell stories so people laugh with us. Like us. Commiserate with us. Dislike people we dislike.Even when you’re above all this, you can still shoot yourself in the foot without even knowing it.Here’s to raising our awareness of a...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 6, 2018 | Storytelling
Last Friday, I was lucky to be with a group of business people who came to my “Real Talk: Using Stories to Create Connection and Sell Your Services” program.I always look at feedback to see what sticks with people. These folks identified two common problems that you...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 23, 2018 | Storytelling
A great group of business leaders and I had a blast at last week’s “Real Talk” workshop.While they mentioned many takeaways, here are two that resonated with most of them.(Wish you had been there? Come to the next one on February 23.)There are plenty...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 7, 2017 | Storytelling
We’ve all heard someone tell a story that included, “Then I did this … and then this happened … and next we …”Depending upon the situation, we stifled our yawns and controlled our eye rolls – or didn’t.Read this: so you’ll never do that again!Chances are good that at...
