If you want to be an effective storyteller, these are the PITFALLS that you need to AVOID.
The post has been inspired from Carmine Gallo’s book, The Storyteller’s Secret.
Right from the caveman times till now the essence of storytelling has still remained the same. Tools may have changed by storytelling has not which proves why it is a human trait.
The post has been inspired from Carmine Gallo’s book The Storyteller’s Secret.
The Audacity Principle that explains how scientists are able to come up with inventions in spite of numerous bottlenecks, equally holds good for great storytellers.
A storyteller’s motivating speech would enable Dopamine to flow through our veins. Thus Amygdala which stimulates the flow of Dopamine is indeed the best friend of a storyteller.
The following insight inspired from Carmine Gallo’s The Storyteller’s Secret enlightens us on the HUGE role played by the invention of FIRE in triggering HUMAN EVOLUTION.
The following insight inspired from Carmine Gallo’s book, The Storyteller’s Secret, highlights a presentation that makes our HEARTS SING.
In his best selling book named The Storyteller’s Secret Carmine Gallo highlights the importance of PICTURES to enable EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING.
“Using pictures to tell stories is a technique well established in the neuroscience literature in a concept called picture superiority. Researchers have found that if you simply hear information, you will recall about 10 percent of the content. If you hear the information and see a picture, it’s likely that you will retain 65 percent of the content.”
Carmine Gallo
As mentioned in Carmine Gallo’s book The Storyteller’s Secret great storytellers aim to touch the hearts of audience for this reason.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
As mentioned by Carmine Gallo in his book The Storyteller’s Secret, the following are the characteristics of leaders who start movements.
“Leaders who launch movements don’t “implement” a plan. They carry it out. Leaders who start movements don’t offer “remuneration” for carrying out the plan. They reward people for doing it. Leaders who launch movements don’t carry out a plan from “inception to termination.” They see it through from start to finish.”
Carmine Gallo – The Storyteller’s Secret
The following insight from Carmine Gallo’s best seller, The Storyteller’s Secret sheds light as to how introducing a Hero and Villain can enable compelling storytelling.
“The next time you face a skeptical audience, paint a picture of the villain before you introduce your product or service—the conquering hero. The villain/hero narrative simplifies the problem your idea solves and, if you use simple words, you might be surprised at just how quickly your idea catches on.”
Carmine Gallo
