Anecdotally Speaking

Welcome to 2021, and to a bonus episode which finalises our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series!

Last year, we released the first eight episodes of this podcast series. The series celebrates the publication of our definitive guide to corporate storytelling, titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. You can access it here and read about the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

If you would like to read more about how stories that elicit disgust are more shareable, click here to access Chip Heath’s paper, Emotional Selection in Memes: The Case of Urban Legends.

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We will be back to our usual episode format next week, and again we’ll have a new episode out each Tuesday at 7:00 am (AEDT). We hope you’ve enjoyed this series. If you would like to see more episodes like this from us in the future, you can let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

Welcome to the final episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Anecdote Principals, Mike Adams and Paul Ichilcik, for being part of this episode. To connect with Mike, click here. https://bit.ly/2KyoFMX To connect with Paul, click here. https://bit.ly/2Wm0xQl

If you want to find out more about our Story-Powered Sales program, click here. https://bit.ly/2Wl3Ffm

We would love to hear your feedback on Anecdotally Speaking and our Corporate Storytelling series! Click on the next link to fill in a quick 3-minute survey. If you have any further comments, feel free to send an email to [email protected]. https://bit.ly/2Wn7joU

We will be taking a break over the holiday period and will be back in your ears on the 19th of January 2021.

From Shawn, Mark, and the entire Anecdote team, we wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday season and look forward to continuing to help you build your business story repertoire in 2021! Until next time, bye now!

Welcome to the seventh episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Melodie Potts Rosevear for being part of this episode. To connect with Melodie, click here. https://bit.ly/3nhPZ0u

If you would like to learn more about Teach for Australia, click here to visit their website. https://bit.ly/3498E7g

As Shawn mentions in this episode, we would love your feedback on Anecdotally Speaking and our Corporate Storytelling series! Click the link to fill in a quick 3-minute survey. https://bit.ly/2KmwVji

If you have any further comments, feel free to send an email to [email protected].

Next week, on our final episode for 2020, we will be joined by Anecdote Principals, Mike Adams and Paul Ichilcik. In this episode, four Anecdote team members will discuss sales communication and our Story-Powered Sales program. We are looking forward to you tuning in!

Welcome to the sixth episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here!

https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Tully Cashman for being part of this episode. To connect with Tully, click here. https://bit.ly/2JpgAKk

Next week, Melodie Potts Rosevear, CEO at Teach for Australia, will join us. Melodie has built a not-for-profit from scratch into a sustainable force—something that is achieved only with insight and effective strategy. We are looking forward to sharing Melodie’s experiences in strategy development and communication. Make sure you tune in next week to hear one of our last guest episodes for 2020!

Welcome to the fifth episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Paul Chapman for being part of this episode. To connect with Paul and find out more about Australian Turntable Company, click here. https://bit.ly/36iaXq8

Next week, we will be joined by Tully Cashman, a strategic transformation and culture change expert, who currently leads the regional Organisational Development team for APAC at Cargill. We are looking forward to sharing Tully’s insights on all things culture change and change management! Tune in next week to hear the conversation.

Welcome to the fourth episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Bernard and Tracey Swanepoel for being part of this episode. To connect with Bernard, click here. https://bit.ly/2J2GwLc

And to connect with Tracey, click here. https://bit.ly/3fqqjvF

Next week, we will be joined by Paul Chapman, Executive Chairman at Australian Turntable Company and Chair of Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival. Paul will share his experience in innovation and of using story within his own company. It will be an episode you won’t want to miss!

Welcome to the third episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! The series celebrates the paper we released at the end of October titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Indranil Chakraborty (IC) for being part of this episode. If you want to connect with IC, click here. https://bit.ly/2GPTETt

Next week we will be joined by strategy and leadership experts and Anecdote’s partners in South Africa, Bernard and Tracey Swanepoel. The pair will share their knowledge of narrative insight. Stay tuned, you won’t want to miss this one!

Welcome to the second episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! At the end of October, we released a paper titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3pe4FPU

Thank you to Darren Woolley for being part of this episode. If you want to connect with Darren, click here. https://bit.ly/2JLL7BX

Next week we will have Asia’s leading business storytelling expert and Anecdote’s partner in India, Indranil Chakraborty, giving us an insight into values communication. Stay tuned!

Welcome to the first episode of our Anecdotally Speaking—Corporate Storytelling series! Last week at Anecdote HQ, we released a paper titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It is our definitive guide to corporate storytelling in 2020 and delves into the myriad of ways you can apply corporate storytelling in a business context. To access the paper, click here! https://bit.ly/3kPPMAC

Each week until the end of 2020, Shawn and Mark will be discussing parts of the paper with a different guest, ranging from experts to clients to Anecdote partners. Thank you to Hannah Davies for being part of this episode. If you want to connect with Hannah, click here. https://bit.ly/34O6RFC

Next week we will have Marketing guru and friend of Anecdote, Darren Woolley, talking all things brand communication. Stay tuned!

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a story he first heard on the renowned This American Life podcast (Episode 668: The Long Fuse). The story details how a letter to the editor took on a life of its own and created a storm of incorrect information that people still swear by to this day. Shawn writes about this story in this blog post: https://bit.ly/3dZpIjC.

We’ve just released a new paper titled Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide. It explores the use of corporate storytelling within fourteen different business contexts. You can find it here: www.anecdote.com/corporate-storytelling. To celebrate, we’re also releasing a special multi-episode series of Anecdotally Speaking. Each week from next week, Shawn and Mark will be joined by an Anecdote partner, friend or client, or an expert to discuss a topic covered in the paper! We can’t wait to get started!