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Storytelling for Product Leaders

Ken Norton · 29 Jan 2025 · bringthedonuts.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Reading aloud to children teaches more about storytelling than books on public-speaking technique do.

    Their wordsYou'll learn more about becoming a better storyteller from reading to your children than from any book with a title like "How To Deliver a TED Talk."

  2. Our reading

    Great storytelling skill comes from immersion in the liberal arts, not from corporate media training.

    Their wordsSteve Jobs was an incredible storyteller because he was immersed in the liberal arts, not because he went to corporate media training.

  3. Our reading

    Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material.

    Their wordsOne myth of good storytelling is that it requires dreaming up something entirely new from scratch. That's not necessary.