“ Storytelling is, of course, the best way to influence someone. People don’t care about your facts. They don’t want any more of your damn information. They’ve got too much to deal with right now. But what they need and what they crave in you is faith.”
In this episode, I talk to Annette Simmons, an expert on the power of storytelling, public speaker, trainer, and author. You’ll hear Annette talking about the different types of stories you need to know how to tell to get a group to work together, what you can expect when you use stories, and how to overcome the fear of being vulnerable.
In this episode:
- Annette’s journey to storytelling
- What makes stories so powerful
- The six kinds of stories
- Stories and paradoxes
- The important skill of story-finding
- Provisional language over firm language
- Bad news: the real effectiveness of stories
- Fabulous storytellers, including Taylor Swift
- Fostering collaborative instead of competitive narratives
- Using story as a staff process
- Overcoming the fear of being vulnerable
- And more!
Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with less ego and more soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies. In this podcast, she digs into the real deep work and empowers leaders to show up with authenticity, build emotional intelligence, and lead in a way that leaves a lasting impact.
Noteworthy Quotes from This Episode
“The ability to self-regulate, create a safe place, and to tell a story is enough for a group who thinks that each other are idiots to learn to say, ‘Oh my God, I had no idea!’ And so instead of fighting, they actually stitch their stories together.” – Annette Simmons
“One of my pet peeves is that people who think leadership is about always being firm and disciplined and doing it consistently every time. Well, consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Consistency by definition is actually a lack of empathy.” – Annette Simmons
“ The thing is, you can be a crappy storyteller and if you’ve got a good story, it still hits.” – Annette Simmons
“ If you can initiate the sensory memory, the body’s memory, instead of just the intellect’s memory, that’s what story does. And so you’re actually putting information in, not just to the mind, but the body and the heart. And when the message connects those 3, then you’ve got a lot more engagement, and you’re going to get a lot more back from people.” – Annette Simmons
“The bad news about story is that it will never work 100% of the time. It’s teaching people that it only works about 50 to 70% of the time stops them from using it, having it not work once, and then throwing it in the trash can.” – Annette Simmons
Resource Links:
Annette Simmons is a storytelling expert, public speaker, trainer, and author of books such as Territorial Games, A Safe Place for Dangerous Truths, The Story Factor – one of “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time” – and Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins.
Visit Annette’s website at annettesimmons.com.
Learn more about Annette’s most impactful book The Story Factor.
Connect with today’s guest on LinkedIn: Annette Simmons
Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @janetioli
Janet is the founder of Power Presence Academy. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and lead with Less Ego, More Soul.
If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days. Check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.
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