302 — What's the story with stories?

Since the dawn of history, people have been telling stories. Obviously, because the recorded history we have is in the format of a story. Now Ross Garner, Ross Dickie and David from the Mind Tools L&D Podcast crew are applying that technique to learning.  We discuss:  The benefits of storytelling for learning  Examples of effective storytelling at work How new technologies give us exciting opportunities to craft new tales! During the discussion, Ross Garner discussed an article from The Guardian. You can read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/15/story-lines-facts  In 'What I Learnt This Week', Ross Dickie discussed why it's so hard to fix electronics: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Dmp79iTEVqizinjOmjGpP?si=TeXVHG_CTKuE4ZGlXlBWiA   David shared something he had 'knot' previously known: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nautical-mile-knot.html  And Ross Garner recommended Patti Shanks' book Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning.  For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.   Connect with our speakers   If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:   Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT   Ross Dickie - @RossDickieMT  David Sharkey on LinkedIn