📖 Persuasive Storytelling

The art and science of using narrative to change minds, move audiences, and drive action — whether in business, advocacy, or everyday conversation.

Say It Well

by Terry Szuplat • 2024

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

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483

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Say It Well 92%

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

by Terry Szuplat 2024

4.17

483 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

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6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Resonate 91%

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Win Every Argument

by Mehdi Hasan • 2023

A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.

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4k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 📡 Political Communication

Win Every Argument 91%

A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.

by Mehdi Hasan 2023

4.06

4k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 📡 Political Communication

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way

by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2007

Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.

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1k+

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Business Storytelling 🎬 Presentation Skills ✍️ Persuasive Writing

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way Summary

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way 91%

Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.

by Jeffrey Gitomer 2007

4.02

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Business Storytelling 🎬 Presentation Skills ✍️ Persuasive Writing

Story or Die

by Lisa Cron • 2021

Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.

4.09

334

📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ❤️ Emotional Persuasion 🔄 Belief Change

Story or Die 91%

Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.

by Lisa Cron 2021

4.09

334 ratings

📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ❤️ Emotional Persuasion 🔄 Belief Change

The Storyteller's Secret

by Carmine Gallo • 2016

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

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3k+

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

The Storyteller's Secret 91%

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

by Carmine Gallo 2016

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

TED Talks Storytelling

by Akash Karia • 2013

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

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2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

TED Talks Storytelling 91%

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

The Story Factor

by Annette Simmons • 2000

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

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3k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

The Story Factor 91%

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

by Annette Simmons 2000

3.82

3k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

Convence y vencerás

by Antonio Fabregat • 2017

Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.

3.55

🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Persuasion Techniques 📖 Business Storytelling 👁️ Body Language 🏛️ Aristotelian Rhetoric

Convence y vencerás 90%

Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.

by Antonio Fabregat 2017

3.55

31 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Persuasion Techniques 📖 Business Storytelling 👁️ Body Language 🏛️ Aristotelian Rhetoric

Stories Sell

by Matthew Dicks • 2024

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

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215

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

Stories Sell 90%

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

by Matthew Dicks 2024

4.33

215 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

Win Bigly

by Scott Adams • 2017

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

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5k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

Win Bigly 90%

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

by Scott Adams 2017

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

Stories That Stick

by Kindra Hall • 2019

The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.

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4k+

🎬 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 📣 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🏷️ Brand Storytelling

Stories That Stick 90%

The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.

by Kindra Hall 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🎬 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 📣 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🏷️ Brand Storytelling

Thank You for Arguing

by Jay Heinrichs • 2007

Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.

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7k+

🧠 Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎭 Rhetorical Appeals 🧱 Argument Structure ✍️ Figures Of Speech

Thank You for Arguing 90%

Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.

by Jay Heinrichs 2007

3.56

7k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎭 Rhetorical Appeals 🧱 Argument Structure ✍️ Figures Of Speech

Unleash the Power of Storytelling

by Rob Biesenbach • 2018

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

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1k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary

Unleash the Power of Storytelling 90%

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

by Rob Biesenbach 2018

3.74

1k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

Five Stars

by Carmine Gallo • 2018

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

3.93

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

Putting Stories to Work

by Shawn Callahan • 2016

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

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186

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

Putting Stories to Work 90%

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 Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

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163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The Storytelling Code 90%

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

by Dana Norris 2020

4.01

163 ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication

by John C. Maxwell • 2023

How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.

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1k+

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🔍 Message Clarity

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication Summary

The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication 90%

How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.

by John C. Maxwell 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement 🔍 Message Clarity

Leadership

by Peter Andrei • 2020

451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.

3.44

🎯 Persuasive Speaking 📖 Speech Analysis 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Influence Psychology

Leadership 90%

451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.

by Peter Andrei 2020

3.44

50 ratings

🎯 Persuasive Speaking 📖 Speech Analysis 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Influence Psychology

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous

by Anonymous • 2022

Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.

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📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion 🧩 Cognitive Bias

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous Summary

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous 90%

Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.

by Anonymous 2022

3.11

149 ratings

📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion 🧩 Cognitive Bias

Talk Like TED

by Carmine Gallo • 2014

Nine techniques from the TED stage that turn a forgettable talk into a standing ovation.

3.88

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🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👏 Audience Engagement 🎬 TED-Style Speaking

Talk Like TED 90%

Nine techniques from the TED stage that turn a forgettable talk into a standing ovation.

by Carmine Gallo 2014

3.88

22k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👏 Audience Engagement 🎬 TED-Style Speaking

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins

by Annette Simmons • 2007

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

3.60

632

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 90%

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

by Annette Simmons 2007

3.60

632 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Covert Persuasion

by Kevin Hogan • 2006

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

3.59

553

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Rapport Building 👥 Social Proof

Covert Persuasion 90%

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

by Kevin Hogan 2006

3.59

553 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Rapport Building 👥 Social Proof

The Soulful Art of Persuasion

by Jason Harris • 2019

Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.

3.87

252

🤝 Ethical Persuasion 👥 Relationship Building ✨ Authentic Leadership 🎁 Generosity Mindset 💛 Empathy In Business

The Soulful Art of Persuasion 90%

Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.

by Jason Harris 2019

3.87

252 ratings

🤝 Ethical Persuasion 👥 Relationship Building ✨ Authentic Leadership 🎁 Generosity Mindset 💛 Empathy In Business

Storytelling for Lawyers

by Philip N. Meyer • 2013

Courtrooms run on stories. The craft tools borrowed from film and fiction that decide who wins.

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📚 Legal Storytelling ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development

Storytelling for Lawyers 90%

Courtrooms run on stories. The craft tools borrowed from film and fiction that decide who wins.

by Philip N. Meyer 2013

3.71

101 ratings

📚 Legal Storytelling ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development

A Story is a Deal

by Will Storr • 2025

Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.

3.78

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📈 Business Storytelling 🧠 Persuasion Science 🏆 Social Status 📖 Narrative Structure 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

A Story is a Deal 90%

Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.

by Will Storr 2025

3.78

178 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🧠 Persuasion Science 🏆 Social Status 📖 Narrative Structure 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

El libro negro de la persuasión

by Alejandro Llantada • 2013

The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.

3.88

1k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 👥 Social Influence 📈 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Sales And Negotiation

El libro negro de la persuasión 90%

The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.

by Alejandro Llantada 2013

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 👥 Social Influence 📈 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Sales And Negotiation

Storytelling in Business

by Janis Forman • 2013

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

3.53

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

Storytelling in Business 90%

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

by Janis Forman 2013

3.53

17 ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

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 90%

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

27 Powers of Persuasion

by Chris St. Hilaire • 2010

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

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🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

27 Powers of Persuasion 90%

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

by Chris St. Hilaire 2010

3.78

161 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

Small Message, Big Impact

by Terri L. Sjodin • 2011

Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.

3.49

275

🛗 Elevator Pitches 🎤 Persuasive Speaking 🎯 Presentation Skills ✍️ Message Crafting 💼 Sales Pitches

Small Message, Big Impact 90%

Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.

by Terri L. Sjodin 2011

3.49

275 ratings

🛗 Elevator Pitches 🎤 Persuasive Speaking 🎯 Presentation Skills ✍️ Message Crafting 💼 Sales Pitches

Persuasive Copywriting

by Andy Maslen • 2015

Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.

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✍️ Copywriting 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💓 Emotional Persuasion 📖 Business Storytelling 🏛️ Rhetoric

Persuasive Copywriting 90%

Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.

by Andy Maslen 2015

4.13

143 ratings

✍️ Copywriting 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💓 Emotional Persuasion 📖 Business Storytelling 🏛️ Rhetoric

Hypnotic Writing

by Joe Vitale • 2006

A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.

3.86

833

✍️ Copywriting 🎯 Persuasive Writing 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💬 Hypnotic Language 📖 Storytelling

Hypnotic Writing 90%

A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.

by Joe Vitale 2006

3.86

833 ratings

✍️ Copywriting 🎯 Persuasive Writing 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💬 Hypnotic Language 📖 Storytelling

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

3.86

3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story 90%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

Storyworthy

by Matthew Dicks • 2018

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

4.26

8k+

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Storyworthy 90%

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

by Matthew Dicks 2018

4.26

8k+ ratings

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Magic Words

by Jonah Berger • 2023

Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.

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2k+

🧠 Persuasion Science 🗣️ Behavioral Linguistics 🏷️ Identity Framing 💬 Self-Talk Techniques 📖 Emotional Storytelling

Magic Words 90%

Your word choices reveal biases, shape identities, and predict who gets promoted, paid, or arrested.

by Jonah Berger 2023

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Science 🗣️ Behavioral Linguistics 🏷️ Identity Framing 💬 Self-Talk Techniques 📖 Emotional Storytelling

Presenting to Win

by Jerry Weissman • 2003

The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.

3.93

2k+

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Public Speaking 👥 Audience Engagement 🖼️ Slide Design

Presenting to Win 90%

The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.

by Jerry Weissman 2003

3.93

2k+ ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Public Speaking 👥 Audience Engagement 🖼️ Slide Design

Persuasion Psychology

by Akash Karia • 2013

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

3.40

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology

Persuasion Psychology 89%

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.40

35 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology

Enchantment

by Guy Kawasaki • 2011

Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.

3.74

11k+

🕊️ Ethical Influence 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🎤 Presentation Skills

Enchantment 89%

Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.

by Guy Kawasaki 2011

3.74

11k+ ratings

🕊️ Ethical Influence 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🎤 Presentation Skills

Persuasion

by Lee Hartley Carter • 2019

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

3.68

168

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging 🚨 Crisis Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Persuasion 89%

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

by Lee Hartley Carter 2019

3.68

168 ratings

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging 🚨 Crisis Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

TED Talks

by Chris J. Anderson • 2016

How to build a talk that changes minds, starting from a single sentence.

4.04

15k+

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Persuasive Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🖼️ Visual Design For Talks

TED Talks 89%

How to build a talk that changes minds, starting from a single sentence.

by Chris J. Anderson 2016

4.04

15k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Persuasive Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🖼️ Visual Design For Talks

On Speaking Well

by Peggy Noonan • 1998

A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.

3.89

642

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 💬 Authentic Speaking 📝 Plain Language 👥 Audience Engagement

On Speaking Well 89%

A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.

by Peggy Noonan 1998

3.89

642 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 💬 Authentic Speaking 📝 Plain Language 👥 Audience Engagement

The StorySelling Method

by Philipp Humm • 2023

End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.

4.11

520

🎤 Sales Storytelling 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🤝 Customer Trust 🛡️ Objection Handling 💬 Persuasive Communication

The StorySelling Method 89%

End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.

by Philipp Humm 2023

4.11

520 ratings

🎤 Sales Storytelling 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🤝 Customer Trust 🛡️ Objection Handling 💬 Persuasive Communication

Stories at Work

by Indranil Chakraborty • 2018

Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.

4.04

383

🎙️ Business Storytelling 📚 Story Structure 🧠 Narrative Neuroscience 🔁 Change Communication 🤝 Rapport Building

Stories at Work 89%

Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.

by Indranil Chakraborty 2018

4.04

383 ratings

🎙️ Business Storytelling 📚 Story Structure 🧠 Narrative Neuroscience 🔁 Change Communication 🤝 Rapport Building

Magic of Public Speaking

by Andrii Sedniev • 2012

Stories sell your points. A system for alternating story and lesson until the room is yours.

3.71

235

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Speech Delivery 👥 Audience Engagement 🎭 Stage Presence

Magic of Public Speaking 89%

Stories sell your points. A system for alternating story and lesson until the room is yours.

by Andrii Sedniev 2012

3.71

235 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🗣️ Speech Delivery 👥 Audience Engagement 🎭 Stage Presence

How Highly Effective People Speak

by Peter Andrei • 2020

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

3.47

341

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

How Highly Effective People Speak Summary

How Highly Effective People Speak 89%

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

by Peter Andrei 2020

3.47

341 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

Everyday Business Storytelling

by Janine Kurnoff • 2021

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

4.31

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 3-Minute Rule

by Brant Pinvidic • 2019

A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.

4.15

🎤 Pitching And Presenting 📖 Business Storytelling ✂️ Concise Communication 📐 Information Design 👁️ Attention Design

The 3-Minute Rule 89%

A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.

by Brant Pinvidic 2019

4.15

39 ratings

🎤 Pitching And Presenting 📖 Business Storytelling ✂️ Concise Communication 📐 Information Design 👁️ Attention Design

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting

by Harvard Business Review • 2020

Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.

3.72

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🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Strategies 📖 Storytelling Techniques 📊 Data Visualization

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting Summary

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting 89%

Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.

by Harvard Business Review 2020

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Pitch Anything

by Oren Klaff • 2011

Logic doesn't close deals. Your audience's oldest brain does. Here is how to address it directly.

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🎯 Sales Pitches 💼 Business Persuasion 🗣️ High-Stakes Communication 👑 Status Dynamics 🤝 Deal Negotiations

Pitch Anything 89%

Logic doesn't close deals. Your audience's oldest brain does. Here is how to address it directly.

by Oren Klaff 2011

4.05

12k+ ratings

🎯 Sales Pitches 💼 Business Persuasion 🗣️ High-Stakes Communication 👑 Status Dynamics 🤝 Deal Negotiations

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