Anecdotally Speaking

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark shares a story he has been utilising in a business sense for a while now. Otto Rohwedder, an American inventor, created the first commercial bread slicer in 1917, but it took him some time to sell his first.

We have some exciting news! A new multi-episode series of Anecdotally Speaking will begin on November 3. Keep your eyes and ears peeled to find out what we will be unpacking!

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a story about American rock band Van Halen. Shawn first shared this story in his book, Putting Stories to Work. If you would like to read the book, click here.https://bit.ly/3iQJYFh

Our virtual Storytelling for Leaders and Story-Powered Sales programs kick off next week! If you are interested in attending, click here for more information. We still have a few tickets available! https://bit.ly/3nHRDJq

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark shares a story of Howard Leventhal, a Yale University social psychologist, who used behaviour change techniques to encourage senior students to get their tetanus vaccinations.

Mark first read the story in Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Difference. If you would like to read more about Gladwell’s book, click here: https://bit.ly/2Gz9G3E

And a reminder that we are hosting a number of public workshops at the end of October for our virtual Storytelling for Leaders and Story-Powered Sales programs. If you are interested in attending, click the link below to find out more. We are looking forward to seeing some of you there! https://bit.ly/2Sod2sS

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a story about Benjamin Franklin, whose idea to exchange rare books with one of his rivals built a friendship and comradeship he never before had with him.

We will be hosting multiple public workshops at the end of October for both our Storytelling for Leaders and Story-Powered Sales programs. If you are interested in attending, click on the link below to find out more details. These will be our last Story-Powered Sales public workshops for the year so get in quick!

https://bit.ly/3jaHSAK

On this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a story he stumbled upon when visiting Italy a few years ago. Remember when we could travel?!

The story follows Filippo Brunelleschi, the founding father of Renaissance architecture, and his involvement in the Duomo Cathedral in Florence.

If you would like to read Brunelleschi’s Dome by Ross King, click on the link to find out more about the book.https://amzn.to/3mMws8T

As promised, here is Mark’s video where he attempts the egg-periment !https://bit.ly/2ZTUS6p

Shawn is co-hosting a new webinar that you might like to attend on how to bring face-to-face events online and ensure they’re engaging by using stories and techniques from TV production. Join us on 29 September to learn how to storify your events. You will receive a free 48-page eBook that describes the things you should consider. Click here to register. https://bit.ly/2FRLvNx

On this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark shares the story of Alice Stewart, a renowned physician who discovered a correlation between pregnant women having an x-ray scan and an increase in childhood cancer fatalities.

Mark first heard Alice’s story on Margaret Heffernan’s Ted Talk, Dare to disagree, to watch her presentation click on the link below.

https://bit.ly/3mlrXlp

On this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a short but impactful story that he read in Stephen Martin and Joseph Marks’ book, Messenger: Who we listen to, who we don’t, and why. The story follows a group of well-known psychologists who used a simple technique to increase sales for a London-based real estate business. For more information about Martin and Marks’ book, click on the link below.

https://bit.ly/3lYLyYc

In the coming days, we will be releasing new details and tickets for our October Storytelling for Leaders and Story-Powered Sales workshops. These workshops will now be run online due to COVID-19. Keep an eye on anecdote.com/events or email us at [email protected] for updates.

Shawn is hosting a webinar, 7 ways to use storytelling to foster innovation, at the Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival (2020BIFF) on Tuesday, the 8th of September, from 10:00am to 11:00am. To find out more about 2020BIFF and to watch Shawn’s webinar, click on the link below.

https://bit.ly/35bidnu

On this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark tells the story of American violinist, Josh Bell, and his involvement in a Washington Post experiment. The guys finally agree on a rating, but was it a good or a bad one? You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out what they both thought!

Mark also mentions the ‘chocolate cake’ episode of the podcast, which is called Icing breakers presentation matters. If you would like to listen to that episode or read the blog post, click on the link below.

https://bit.ly/32HC1Mm

If you are interested in finding out more about the Washington Post experiment, click on the link below.

https://wapo.st/3bfg6Ae

On this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark and Shawn change things up and share a type of story—a strategy story. The pair give insight into how and why we help companies craft a strategy stories, and what structure we follow when crafting them.

Strategy stories follow the below structure:

In the past…

Then something happened…

So now…

In the future…

If you are interested in strategy stories or have any questions, please leave them in the comments below or email us at [email protected]

Mark also sets a challenge for our listeners, asking you to tell us how many stories are told in the episode. Leave your answer in the comments on the post on our website or on any of our social posts about this podcast!

In this week’s episode of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark shares the story of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who completed a non-stop swim from Cuba to the US. It was the first without a shark cage.

Last week was an exciting week at Anecdotally Speaking HQ, as we surpassed 50,000 downloads! Thank you for subscribing and downloading our podcast, we all love making it and hope you continue to listen to many more episodes to come!

Our apologies for the audio quality at the beginning of this episode, we were having a few technical issues over Zoom (thanks to stage four lockdown in Melbourne). But we have found a new way to record and all should be fixed by next week! Thanks for the understanding!