60. How to Tell Better Stories (Jeremy Connell-Waite)

In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Jeremy Connell-Waite.   Jeremy Connell-Waite is passionate about helping others to tell better stories, especially executives and future business leaders in the tech industry. He works as a Communications Designer at IBM where he builds narratives for clients around emerging technologies, write speeches for senior executives and lead a performance coaching program for consultants called Impact Storytelling.   In this episode we talked about how to tell better business stories.   What You'll Learn:- The return on investment storytelling can offer- How readability scores can improve your message - The essentials of a great story from JFK's speechwriter- The core elements that make stories memorable, including key lessons from ballet- Insights into the future of storytelling with AI and one transformative trick to transform your storytelling skills     We hope you enjoy it! ———————Links: - Jeremy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremypaulwaite/ - BetterStories.org: https://www.betterstories.org/    Mentions: - Ted Sorensen, John F. Kennedy's speechwriter - David M. Axelrod, chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns- Yo-Yo Ma, cellist- Neil deGrasse Tyson’s MasterClass (science communication) - Jerry Seinfeld commencement address at Duke - Bryan Stevenson’s TED Talk: We need to talk about an injustice- Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder (3.5% rule) - Gunning Fog Index- Darío Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM research | Speaker - Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence- Ikigai: “a reason to live”   Recommended books: - The One Thing- The Trusted Advisor- Narrative and Numbers- Climate of Hope   ———————IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact? - Read ‘Confident Presenter’ (https://www.ideasonstage.com/resources/confident-presenter-book) and ‘Business Presentation Revolution’ (https://www.ideasonstage.com/business-presentation-revolution/book/)- To make the most of the books, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass    #IdeasOnStagePodcast #Storytelling #BusinessStorytelling #Communication