🎭 Improv In Business

Books that bring the principles of improvisational theater—yes-and thinking, radical listening, comfort with uncertainty—into boardrooms and team dynamics. They make the case that spontaneity is a professional skill.

Impro

by Keith Johnstone • 1979

Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.

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4k+

🎭 Improvisational Theater 👑 Status Dynamics ⚡ Spontaneity Training 🎪 Mask Work 🔄 Applied Improvisation

Impro 92%

Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.

by Keith Johnstone 1979

4.20

4k+ ratings

🎭 Improvisational Theater 👑 Status Dynamics ⚡ Spontaneity Training 🎪 Mask Work 🔄 Applied Improvisation

The Creativity Leap

by Natalie Nixon • 2020

You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.

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153

💡 Design Thinking 🎨 Creativity At Work 🔮 Intuition At Work ❓ Inquiry Cultures 🚀 Future Of Work

The Creativity Leap 92%

You're not uncreative. You just haven't been trained to toggle between curiosity and discipline.

by Natalie Nixon 2020

3.75

153 ratings

💡 Design Thinking 🎨 Creativity At Work 🔮 Intuition At Work ❓ Inquiry Cultures 🚀 Future Of Work

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out

by Mick Napier • 2004

Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.

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1k+

🎭 Improv Comedy 🎤 Comedy Technique 🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking 🎬 Long-Form Improv 🏙️ Chicago Improv

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 92%

Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.

by Mick Napier 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🎭 Improv Comedy 🎤 Comedy Technique 🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking 🎬 Long-Form Improv 🏙️ Chicago Improv

Yes, And

by Kelly Leonard • 2015

Build an ensemble that says yes to every idea, recovers fast from failure, and truly listens.

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1k+

👥 Organizational Culture 🎭 Applied Improv 🤝 Co-Creation 🧱 Failure Tolerance 👂 Deep Listening

Yes, And 92%

Build an ensemble that says yes to every idea, recovers fast from failure, and truly listens.

by Kelly Leonard 2015

3.66

1k+ ratings

👥 Organizational Culture 🎭 Applied Improv 🤝 Co-Creation 🧱 Failure Tolerance 👂 Deep Listening

Group Genius

by Keith Sawyer • 2007

Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.

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511

💡 Group Creativity 🚀 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧠 Flow Psychology 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Group Genius 91%

Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.

by Keith Sawyer 2007

3.86

511 ratings

💡 Group Creativity 🚀 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧠 Flow Psychology 🐝 Collective Intelligence

The Art of Negotiation

by Michael A. Wheeler • 2013

Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.

3.86

567

🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🎷 Business Improvisation 🔄 Adaptive Decision Making 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

The Art of Negotiation 91%

Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.

by Michael A. Wheeler 2013

3.86

567 ratings

🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🎷 Business Improvisation 🔄 Adaptive Decision Making 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

Do You Talk Funny?

by David Nihill • 2015

Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.

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🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Storytelling Techniques 😰 Performance Anxiety

Do You Talk Funny? 91%

Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.

by David Nihill 2015

3.91

1k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Storytelling Techniques 😰 Performance Anxiety

Leadership Presence

by Belle Linda Halpern • 2003

Actors know how to hold a room: their tools are the missing piece in leadership development.

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428

📋 Executive Presence 💬 Workplace Communication 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎪 Applied Improvisation

Leadership Presence 90%

Actors know how to hold a room: their tools are the missing piece in leadership development.

by Belle Linda Halpern 2003

3.85

428 ratings

📋 Executive Presence 💬 Workplace Communication 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎪 Applied Improvisation

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

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143

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Learning Organizations

Agility Shift 90%

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

by Pamela Meyer 2015

3.34

143 ratings

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Learning Organizations

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots

by Brian Fugere • 2005

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

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273

🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots Summary

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots 90%

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

by Brian Fugere 2005

3.62

273 ratings

🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

Funny on Purpose

by Joe Randazzo • 2015

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

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244

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

Funny on Purpose 90%

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

by Joe Randazzo 2015

3.99

244 ratings

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

Improv Wisdom

by Patricia Ryan Madson • 2005

Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.

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3k+

🎭 Improv For Life 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking ⚡ Action-First Mindset 🎨 Everyday Creativity

Improv Wisdom 90%

Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.

by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005

4.00

3k+ ratings

🎭 Improv For Life 🎯 Anti-Perfectionism 🎲 Creative Risk-Taking ⚡ Action-First Mindset 🎨 Everyday Creativity

To Sell Is Human

by Daniel H. Pink • 2012

You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.

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27k+

💼 Sales Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Science 🛟 Emotional Resilience 👁️ Social Perception ☀️ Positive Psychology

To Sell Is Human 90%

You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.

by Daniel H. Pink 2012

3.87

27k+ ratings

💼 Sales Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Science 🛟 Emotional Resilience 👁️ Social Perception ☀️ Positive Psychology

Great Work

by David Sturt • 2013

The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.

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584

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting 💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Iterative Improvement

Great Work 90%

The question that turns routine work into something that delights, and the process for answering it.

by David Sturt 2013

4.05

584 ratings

🏢 Workplace Innovation 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛠️ Job Crafting 💡 Design Thinking 🔁 Iterative Improvement

Five Stars

by Carmine Gallo • 2018

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

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1k+

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

Five Stars 90%

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

by Carmine Gallo 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

Stretch

by Scott Sonenshein • 2017

Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.

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🎯 Creative Constraints 🔒 Psychological Ownership 🎭 Improvisation At Work 🔮 Expectation Effects 🧩 Unexpected Combinations

Stretch 89%

Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.

by Scott Sonenshein 2017

3.65

2k+ ratings

🎯 Creative Constraints 🔒 Psychological Ownership 🎭 Improvisation At Work 🔮 Expectation Effects 🧩 Unexpected Combinations

Lead with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2012

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

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1k+

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Lead with a Story 89%

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

by Paul Smith 2012

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

The Pursuit of Wow!

by Tom Peters • 1994

Why playing it safe is your biggest risk, and the weird ideas that will save you.

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1k+

🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Customer Experience 💪 Employee Empowerment 📉 Learning From Failure 🌍 Diversity Advantage

The Pursuit of Wow! 89%

Why playing it safe is your biggest risk, and the weird ideas that will save you.

by Tom Peters 1994

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1k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Customer Experience 💪 Employee Empowerment 📉 Learning From Failure 🌍 Diversity Advantage

Steal the Show

by Michael Port • 2015

Apply an actor's toolkit to any speech, pitch, or interview and leave stage fright behind.

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🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎭 Acting Techniques 🎲 Improv Skills

Steal the Show 89%

Apply an actor's toolkit to any speech, pitch, or interview and leave stage fright behind.

by Michael Port 2015

3.67

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎭 Acting Techniques 🎲 Improv Skills

Fans First

by Jesse Cole • 2022

Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.

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983

🎯 Customer Experience ⚾ Sports Business 📣 Word Of Mouth 💜 Employee Engagement 🔒 Creative Constraints

Fans First 89%

Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.

by Jesse Cole 2022

4.36

983 ratings

🎯 Customer Experience ⚾ Sports Business 📣 Word Of Mouth 💜 Employee Engagement 🔒 Creative Constraints

Humor, Seriously

by Jennifer Aaker • 2020

Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.

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4k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 😂 Psychology Of Humor 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Behavioral Science

Humor, Seriously 89%

Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.

by Jennifer Aaker 2020

3.83

4k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 😂 Psychology Of Humor 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Behavioral Science

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings

by Sarah Cooper • 2016

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

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2k+

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 89%

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

by Sarah Cooper 2016

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

Improve Your Conversations

by Patrick King • 2015

Replace awkward silences with fluid exchanges using the collaborative techniques of improv comedy.

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1k+

🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💭 Quick Thinking 🎭 Improv Comedy 📖 Storytelling

Improve Your Conversations 89%

Replace awkward silences with fluid exchanges using the collaborative techniques of improv comedy.

by Patrick King 2015

3.64

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening 💭 Quick Thinking 🎭 Improv Comedy 📖 Storytelling

From Poop To Gold

by Chris Jones • 2018

The agency behind viral toilet humor reveals its real secret: culture, not creative genius.

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🎨 Creative Culture 📈 Viral Marketing 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎯 Advertising Creative 👥 Hiring For Fit

From Poop To Gold 89%

The agency behind viral toilet humor reveals its real secret: culture, not creative genius.

by Chris Jones 2018

3.85

156 ratings

🎨 Creative Culture 📈 Viral Marketing 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎯 Advertising Creative 👥 Hiring For Fit

Draw to Win

by Dan Roam • 2016

Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.

4.00

529

🧠 Visual Thinking 📝 Sketchnoting ✏️ Visual Facilitation 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Visual Storytelling

Draw to Win 89%

Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.

by Dan Roam 2016

4.00

529 ratings

🧠 Visual Thinking 📝 Sketchnoting ✏️ Visual Facilitation 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Visual Storytelling

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

3.97

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 89%

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2010

3.97

64 ratings

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

Talk Less, Say More

by Connie Dieken • 2009

Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.

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519

🗣️ Workplace Communication 👔 Executive Presence ✂️ Brevity 👁️ Visual Communication 👂 Active Listening

Talk Less, Say More 89%

Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.

by Connie Dieken 2009

3.52

519 ratings

🗣️ Workplace Communication 👔 Executive Presence ✂️ Brevity 👁️ Visual Communication 👂 Active Listening

Gamestorming

by Dave Gray • 2010

80+ structured games that transform group thinking: from fuzzy questions to aligned action.

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7k+

🛠️ Workshop Design 📋 Meeting Facilitation 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎲 Serious Play 💡 Design Thinking

Gamestorming 89%

80+ structured games that transform group thinking: from fuzzy questions to aligned action.

by Dave Gray 2010

3.95

7k+ ratings

🛠️ Workshop Design 📋 Meeting Facilitation 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎲 Serious Play 💡 Design Thinking

Everyday Business Storytelling

by Janine Kurnoff • 2021

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

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268

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

Everyday Business Storytelling 89%

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

by Janine Kurnoff 2021

4.31

268 ratings

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

The Idea Hunter

by Andy Boynton • 2011

Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.

3.77

585

🧱 Systematic Creativity 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Observation Skills 🛠️ Prototyping 📆 Daily Practice

The Idea Hunter 89%

Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.

by Andy Boynton 2011

3.77

585 ratings

🧱 Systematic Creativity 🔍 Curiosity Cultivation 👁️ Observation Skills 🛠️ Prototyping 📆 Daily Practice

Brand Now

by Nick Westergaard • 2018

Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.

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138

🎯 Brand Strategy 📖 Storytelling 🤝 Customer Experience 😂 Corporate Humor 🏘️ Community Building

Brand Now 89%

Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.

by Nick Westergaard 2018

3.99

138 ratings

🎯 Brand Strategy 📖 Storytelling 🤝 Customer Experience 😂 Corporate Humor 🏘️ Community Building

The Gold Standard

by Ari Gold • 2015

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

4.02

970

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

The Gold Standard 89%

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

by Ari Gold 2015

4.02

970 ratings

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Evil Plans

by Hugh MacLeod • 2011

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

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2k+

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 📅 Daily Practice

Evil Plans 89%

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

by Hugh MacLeod 2011

3.92

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 📅 Daily Practice

How Stella Saved the Farm

by Vijay Govindarajan • 2011

A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.

3.67

1k+

🐑 Business Fables 💡 Innovation Management 🔄 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 📖 Business Storytelling

How Stella Saved the Farm 89%

A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.

by Vijay Govindarajan 2011

3.67

1k+ ratings

🐑 Business Fables 💡 Innovation Management 🔄 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 📖 Business Storytelling

Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method

by Per Kristiansen • 2014

End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.

3.66

140

🛠️ Workshop Facilitation 🧠 Experiential Learning 👥 Group Creativity 🧩 Visual Methods 🏗️ Constructionism

Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method Summary

Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method 89%

End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.

by Per Kristiansen 2014

3.66

140 ratings

🛠️ Workshop Facilitation 🧠 Experiential Learning 👥 Group Creativity 🧩 Visual Methods 🏗️ Constructionism

The Medici Effect

by Frans Johansson • 2004

Break down the walls between fields: your idea pool explodes from 2,400 to 5.76 million.

3.92

3k+

🤝 Cross-Disciplinary Teams 🧩 Combinatorial Innovation 💡 Lateral Thinking 🔄 Learning From Failure ⚠️ Risk Taking

The Medici Effect 89%

Break down the walls between fields: your idea pool explodes from 2,400 to 5.76 million.

by Frans Johansson 2004

3.92

3k+ ratings

🤝 Cross-Disciplinary Teams 🧩 Combinatorial Innovation 💡 Lateral Thinking 🔄 Learning From Failure ⚠️ Risk Taking

The Springboard

by Stephen Denning • 2000

The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.

3.29

📖 Business Storytelling 🔄 Change Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Communities Of Practice 🗣️ Oral Storytelling

The Springboard 89%

The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.

by Stephen Denning 2000

3.29

72 ratings

📖 Business Storytelling 🔄 Change Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Communities Of Practice 🗣️ Oral Storytelling

Think Faster, Talk Smarter

by Matt Abrahams • 2023

Spontaneous speaking is a system: the frameworks and reframes that replace panic with poise.

3.69

5k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Communication Skills 💼 Business Communication 👋 Small Talk 👂 Listening Skills

Think Faster, Talk Smarter 89%

Spontaneous speaking is a system: the frameworks and reframes that replace panic with poise.

by Matt Abrahams 2023

3.69

5k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Communication Skills 💼 Business Communication 👋 Small Talk 👂 Listening Skills

Putting Stories to Work

by Shawn Callahan • 2016

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

3.96

186

🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Putting Stories to Work 89%

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

by Shawn Callahan 2016

3.96

186 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

The Power of Starting Something Stupid

by Richie Norton • 2012

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

3.94

848

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism ♻️ Resourcefulness 🤝 Networking Through Service

The Power of Starting Something Stupid Summary

The Power of Starting Something Stupid 89%

The best ideas sound foolish first. How to start yours before you feel ready.

by Richie Norton 2012

3.94

848 ratings

💡 Unconventional Business 🎨 Creative Risk-Taking 🔨 Anti-Perfectionism ♻️ Resourcefulness 🤝 Networking Through Service

Fish! Tales

by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

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2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Fish! Tales 89%

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

by Stephen C. Lundin 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Linchpin

by Seth Godin • 2010

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

3.83

47k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎁 Generosity At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

Linchpin 89%

Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.

by Seth Godin 2010

3.83

47k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 💝 Emotional Labor 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎁 Generosity At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

Speak, Memorably

by Bill McGowan • 2025

Being on-message gets you ignored. Seven principles for making your ideas impossible to forget.

3.69

254

🎤 Presentation Skills ✏️ Message Crafting 🎙️ Media Training 🧲 Personal Magnetism ✂️ Brevity

Speak, Memorably 89%

Being on-message gets you ignored. Seven principles for making your ideas impossible to forget.

by Bill McGowan 2025

3.69

254 ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills ✏️ Message Crafting 🎙️ Media Training 🧲 Personal Magnetism ✂️ Brevity

The Project50

by Tom Peters • 1999

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

4.04

247

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

The Project50 89%

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

by Tom Peters 1999

4.04

247 ratings

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

The Best Story Wins

by Matthew Luhn • 2018

Pixar story secrets for the boardroom: why the best pitch doesn't feel like a pitch.

4.09

391

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 💼 Business Communication 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 💗 Emotional Storytelling

The Best Story Wins 89%

Pixar story secrets for the boardroom: why the best pitch doesn't feel like a pitch.

by Matthew Luhn 2018

4.09

391 ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 💼 Business Communication 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 💗 Emotional Storytelling

The Content Fuel Framework

by Melanie Deziel • 2020

A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.

4.12

205

📋 Content Strategy 🎙️ Content Formats 💡 Idea Generation 🧩 Remix Creativity 🚧 Creative Constraints

The Content Fuel Framework 89%

A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.

by Melanie Deziel 2020

4.12

205 ratings

📋 Content Strategy 🎙️ Content Formats 💡 Idea Generation 🧩 Remix Creativity 🚧 Creative Constraints

Make Your Mark

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2014

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

3.97

1k+

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

Make Your Mark 89%

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2014

3.97

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

Chutzpah

by Inbal Arieli • 2019

The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.

3.79

173

🛝 Science Of Play 🇮🇱 Startup Nation 🚀 Startup Ecosystems 🎭 Improvisation 🌍 Global Mindset

Chutzpah 89%

The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.

by Inbal Arieli 2019

3.79

173 ratings

🛝 Science Of Play 🇮🇱 Startup Nation 🚀 Startup Ecosystems 🎭 Improvisation 🌍 Global Mindset

Brief

by Joseph McCormack • 2014

Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.

3.72

2k+

🏢 Business Communication ✂️ Concise Communication 🌊 Information Overload 🎯 Attention Management 🎤 Presentation Skills

Brief 89%

Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.

by Joseph McCormack 2014

3.72

2k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication ✂️ Concise Communication 🌊 Information Overload 🎯 Attention Management 🎤 Presentation Skills

Unmuted

by Heather Hansen • 2022

Why you stay silent and how to speak up confidently, connect across cultures, and be heard.

3.60

🗣️ Business Communication 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎥 Virtual Presence 🌍 Global English 👂 Active Listening

Unmuted 89%

Why you stay silent and how to speak up confidently, connect across cultures, and be heard.

by Heather Hansen 2022

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🗣️ Business Communication 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎥 Virtual Presence 🌍 Global English 👂 Active Listening

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