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Repetitive, lacked in depth analysis, told me stories about well documented people which weren't particularly illuminating. Good at reminding me about obvious traits to admire in storytelling

Daqueles livros com uma ideia explicada repetidamente com novos detalhes, mas mesmo assim é bom. Achei que fosse ter mais noções de escrita e de como explicar uma história, mas acaba sendo um daqueles livros orientados a negócios contanto a história de várias empresas e com mensagens como "se você fizer isso ou aquilo, vai conseguir". Poderia ser resumido em muito menos páginas, foi um daqueles que li acelerado e não perdi muito. Gostei mais do [b:The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human|12743473|The Storytelling Animal How Stories Make Us Human|Jonathan Gottschall|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344670945s/12743473.jpg|17882886] nessa linha.

Vale pelas histórias das empresas e por mostrar como uma história contada pelo diretor, dono, gerente ou quem for, pode ilustrar muito mais do que um conjunto de regras. Por coincidência, estava ouvindo ele quando paramos para comprar em uma loja de doces e salgados e um cliente queria trocar um panetone que ganhou. A funcionária explicou que não poderia trocar, por causa de regras e tudo. Assim que o cliente saiu ela contou para outra funcionária como em uma das lojas da rede alguém tinha devolvido um bolo adulterado, que fez mal para quem comeu. O que provavelmente não aconteceu, mas passou a mensagem de forma bem mais clara do que citar as normas sanitárias. E eu estou aqui contando outra história para falar do poder das histórias.

Lots of good tips brought forward by examining the communication of others in business, entertainment, and history. Might need to read it one more time.

Another fantastic book by the author of ‘Talk Like Ted’, which I highly recommend if you want to improve your public speaking skills. This book takes one element of successful public speaking, storytelling, and illustrates the various aspects of good storytelling with a host of examples. Even Pope Francis’ Jesuit way of preaching and teaching is analyzed. I learned so much from this book, and a lot of it is immediately applicable in the work that I do: podcasting, writing, making YouTube videos, documentaries and in my Sunday homilies. Highly recommended.

I had to read this on 2x chipmunk speed just to get through it. It includes some sage advice but the stories began to recycle one another. Cut the book in half and I think it would be better.

Interesting info. Doesn’t translate that well to audiobook. Seems like a book you’d want to own so you can bookmark/highlight pertinent details.

This was my first book by Carmine Gallo, and it helped me think about how I might be able to tell my story or incorporate stories into various situations. I'm naturally chatty and tend to tell stories, but this will help me to do so in a more purposeful way.

I love stories, and found myself inspired by the stories told within this book. I was, however, challenged by the structure of the book. Each chapter ends with a "storyteller secret", and often times, this section was the weakest part of the whole chapter. When I stepped back and reflected, overall it was a good book with helpful tips; when you're up-close with it, it just feels like mildy-organized chaos.

This book was not what I expected, but more. I'm really glad I've read it. Highly recommended.

Just a list of people (some we know are actually terrible people) who once told good stories in a presentation and that brought success.