The Story Factor, Annette Simmons
The Story Factor, Annette Simmons
List: $31.99 | Sale: $22.40
Club: $15.99

The Story Factor
Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling

Author: Annette Simmons

Narrator: Annette Simmons

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 01/07/2020


Synopsis

Fully revised, updated, and expanded, this modern classic will teach you to use the art of storytelling to persuade, motivate, and inspire in life and business
Anyone seeking to influence others must first know their own story, and how to tell it properly. Whether you're proposing a risky new venture, trying to close a deal, or leading a charge against injustice, you have a story to tell. Tell it well and you will create a shared experience with your listeners that can have profound results.

In this modern classic, Annette Simmons reminds us that the oldest tool of influence is also the most powerful. Fully revised and updated to account for new technology and social media, along with two new chapters on the role of stories in the development of civilization and how to adjust your story to your specific goal, Simmons showcases over a hundred examples of effective storytelling drawn from the front lines of business and government, as well as myths, fables, and parables from around the world. Whether writing a screenplay, or announcing a corporate reorganization, Simmons illustrates how story can be used in ways that cold facts, bullet points, and directives can't. These stories, combined with practical storytelling techniques, show anyone how to become a more effective communicator and achieve their goals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Omar on May 12, 2012

As the title indicates, this is a book about the power of storytelling as an influencing tool. As Annette best tells it: "People don't want more information. They are up to their eyeball in information. They want faith...Faith needs a story to sustain it - a meaningful story that inspires belief in......more

Goodreads review by Geoff on January 13, 2016

After seeing it referred to in another book, I had this book sitting in my "wishlist" on Amazon for months. Then I slipped it into a shipment of books that I ordered and it sat on my shelf for several more months. Finally, during my summer holidays, I pulled it out and began to read. Annette Simmons......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on February 02, 2010

What did I learn from this book? What do I want to remember? Story of 3 men - 1 laying bricks, 1 building a wall, 1 building a cahtedral . . . storytelling can help us see the cathedral. Ask a 5-year-old if she can draw and she will enthusiastically say ‘Yes!’ Ask a group of adults the same question......more

Goodreads review by Will on April 21, 2011

I absolutely enjoy storytelling and believe this ancient art-form to be the foundation of civilization. If you are interested in storytelling, I would recommend you visit Doug Lipman, which the author of this book recommends as well: [URL not allowed] Also, a famous storyteller that I have gr......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on June 12, 2023

The Story Factor by Annette Simmons is important reading for anyone who seeks to write stories to positively change the world. She draws on extensive experience of storytelling, both in and outside the workplace to provide real examples of how and why stories can help shift opinions and behaviours.......more