📖 Storyselling

The fusion of storytelling and salesmanship, where persuasion happens not through pitches but through narratives that make audiences feel the value of what's offered.

Stories That Stick

by Kindra Hall • 2019

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

4.22

4k+

🎬 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 📣 Marketing Strategy

Stories That Stick 91%

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

Stories Sell

by Matthew Dicks • 2024

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

4.33

215

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling

Stories Sell 91%

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

The Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

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

4.01

163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking

The Storytelling Code 91%

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

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

Storytelling in Business 91%

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

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.

3.85

3k+

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling

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

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

How to Tell a Story 91%

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

Long Story Short

by Margot Leitman • 2015

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

3.80

1k+

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative

Long Story Short 90%

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

by Margot Leitman 2015

3.80

1k+ ratings

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative

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

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

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.

3.74

1k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

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

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

Stories at Work 90%

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

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

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

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

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

4.11

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business

Resonate 90%

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

The Storytelling Edge

by Shane Snow • 2018

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

3.42

346

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing

The Storytelling Edge 90%

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

by Shane Snow 2018

3.42

346 ratings

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing

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

The Springboard 90%

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

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

Everyday Business Storytelling 90%

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

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

The StorySelling Method 90%

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

Sell with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2016

Data alone won't close a deal. The story structures, emotional frames, and delivery rules that will.

3.97

461

📖 Sales Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Selling 🧠 Narrative Persuasion

Sell with a Story 90%

Data alone won't close a deal. The story structures, emotional frames, and delivery rules that will.

by Paul Smith 2016

3.97

461 ratings

📖 Sales Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Selling 🧠 Narrative Persuasion

Lead with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2012

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

3.84

1k+

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication

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

The Story Factor

by Annette Simmons • 2000

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

3.82

3k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking

The Story Factor 90%

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

The Perfect Story

by Karen Eber • 2023

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

3.78

316

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design

The Perfect Story 90%

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

by Karen Eber 2023

3.78

316 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design

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

🎯 Persuasive Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

Story or Die 90%

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

by Lisa Cron 2021

4.09

334 ratings

🎯 Persuasive Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

Tell Me About Yourself

by Holley M. Murchison • 2017

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

3.30

107

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking

Tell Me About Yourself 90%

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

by Holley M. Murchison 2017

3.30

107 ratings

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking

The Best Story Wins

by Matthew Luhn • 2018

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

4.10

389

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement

The Best Story Wins 90%

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

by Matthew Luhn 2018

4.10

389 ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement

TED Talks Storytelling

by Akash Karia • 2013

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

3.73

2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure

TED Talks Storytelling 90%

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

Building a StoryBrand 2.0

by Donald Miller • 2025

Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.

4.27

2k+

📋 Marketing Strategy 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling

Building a StoryBrand 2.0 90%

Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.

by Donald Miller 2025

4.27

2k+ ratings

📋 Marketing Strategy 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling

Improving Your Storytelling

by Doug Lipman • 1999

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

3.59

206

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright

Improving Your Storytelling 90%

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

by Doug Lipman 1999

3.59

206 ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright

Storynomics

by Robert McKee • 2018

Your ads are blocked. The screenwriter's craft can replace them, and the results are measurable.

3.79

569

🎭 Brand Storytelling 📝 Content Marketing 🏗️ Story Structure

Storynomics 89%

Your ads are blocked. The screenwriter's craft can replace them, and the results are measurable.

by Robert McKee 2018

3.79

569 ratings

🎭 Brand Storytelling 📝 Content Marketing 🏗️ Story Structure

Transformational Speaking

by Gail Larsen • 2009

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

4.02

157

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling

Transformational Speaking 89%

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

by Gail Larsen 2009

4.02

157 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling

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

178

📈 Business Storytelling 🧠 Persuasion Science 🏆 Social Status

A Story is a Deal 89%

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

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.

3.11

149

📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous Summary

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous 89%

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

Show and Tell

by Dan Roam • 2014

Six drawings, four story shapes, one rule for truth. A system for presentations that actually land.

4.15

766

📊 Presentation Skills 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎙️ Public Speaking

Show and Tell 89%

Six drawings, four story shapes, one rule for truth. A system for presentations that actually land.

by Dan Roam 2014

4.15

766 ratings

📊 Presentation Skills 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎙️ Public 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

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 89%

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

Managing Content Marketing

by Robert Rose • 2011

A story framework that turns your brand into a magnet for subscribers, not just viewers.

3.78

153

📄 Content Marketing 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎯 Buyer Personas

Managing Content Marketing 89%

A story framework that turns your brand into a magnet for subscribers, not just viewers.

by Robert Rose 2011

3.78

153 ratings

📄 Content Marketing 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎯 Buyer Personas

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

Five Stars 89%

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

Be The Brand

by Jules Marcoux • 2016

Turn your reputation into revenue: the playbook for building a personal brand that pays.

3.75

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building

Be The Brand 89%

Turn your reputation into revenue: the playbook for building a personal brand that pays.

by Jules Marcoux 2016

3.75

72 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building

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

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

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

Presenting to Win 89%

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

Platform

by Michael Hyatt • 2012

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

4.16

13k+

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging

Platform 89%

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

by Michael Hyatt 2012

4.16

13k+ ratings

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging

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 Writing 89%

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

Your First 1000 Copies

by Tim Grahl • 2013

Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.

4.14

2k+

📚 Book Marketing 🏗️ Author Platform 📧 Email Marketing

Your First 1000 Copies 89%

Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.

by Tim Grahl 2013

4.14

2k+ ratings

📚 Book Marketing 🏗️ Author Platform 📧 Email Marketing

Hook Point

by Brendan Kane • 2020

Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.

3.49

1k+

🖥️ Digital Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 👁️ Attention Economics

Hook Point 89%

Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.

by Brendan Kane 2020

3.49

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 👁️ Attention Economics

The Bezos Blueprint

by Carmine Gallo • 2022

Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.

4.14

579

💼 Corporate Communication 📖 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills

The Bezos Blueprint 89%

Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.

by Carmine Gallo 2022

4.14

579 ratings

💼 Corporate Communication 📖 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills

Expert Secrets

by Russell Brunson • 2017

One webinar script that builds a paying movement: tell three stories, then ask four questions.

4.24

5k+

🎥 Webinar Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design 🚩 Movement Building

Expert Secrets 89%

One webinar script that builds a paying movement: tell three stories, then ask four questions.

by Russell Brunson 2017

4.24

5k+ ratings

🎥 Webinar Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design 🚩 Movement Building

Brand Now

by Nick Westergaard • 2018

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

3.99

138

🎯 Brand Strategy 📖 Storytelling 🤝 Customer Experience

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

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

Small Message, Big Impact 89%

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

Hegarty on Advertising

by John Hegarty • 2011

An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.

4.07

732

🏢 Advertising Industry 💡 Creative Philosophy 📖 Brand Storytelling

Hegarty on Advertising 89%

An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.

by John Hegarty 2011

4.07

732 ratings

🏢 Advertising Industry 💡 Creative Philosophy 📖 Brand Storytelling

Say It Well

by Terry Szuplat • 2024

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

4.17

483

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear

Say It Well 89%

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

You Are The Brand

by Mike Kim • 2021

Build a personal brand that sounds like you, not a corporation, starting with a single platform.

4.22

259

👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 📖 Story Marketing

You Are The Brand 89%

Build a personal brand that sounds like you, not a corporation, starting with a single platform.

by Mike Kim 2021

4.22

259 ratings

👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 📖 Story Marketing

Got Your Attention?

by Sam Horn • 2015

Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.

3.92

250

💼 Business Communication 👁️ Attention Economics 👋 First Impressions

Got Your Attention? 89%

Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.

by Sam Horn 2015

3.92

250 ratings

💼 Business Communication 👁️ Attention Economics 👋 First Impressions

Marketing Made Simple

by Donald Miller • 2020

Most marketing fails by being clever instead of clear. A story-based playbook for fixing yours.

4.24

3k+

🏪 Small Business Marketing 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling

Marketing Made Simple 89%

Most marketing fails by being clever instead of clear. A story-based playbook for fixing yours.

by Donald Miller 2020

4.24

3k+ ratings

🏪 Small Business Marketing 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling

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