Story Telling well explained!

This book was a pleasure to listen. I learned a lot of tools I’ll use when selling and teaching.

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A few good take aways

I would reorder this book if a different narrator were to read the book. This is not a novel and the narrator tried to read it like it was. I realized the actual content was worth listening to so I upped the speed of the reader to 1.25 and I was able to make it to the end. I'm not trying to be hurtful, I'm certain with the right book the narrator would have been fine. I found it a bit ironic that the book states more than a few times to "know your audiance."

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Insightful Guide to Better Communication

Esther Choy teaches us how to become master communicators by capturing the power of storytelling. She teaches us the five basic plots found within business stories.

A well-crafted and insightful book uses clear language, literary references, and our natural inclination to caste ourselves in the story.

I highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to communicate more effectively in all aspects of their lives.

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Amazing book

This book is amazing starting point into the world of storytelling. Esther Choy has shared lots of ideas in an easy-to-understand manner. I really liked her book. Well narrated book.

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Best Storytelling Book Thus Far

Really enjoy this book - gave a different perspective into storytelling I didn't consider. Definitely noticed a difference at work.

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Hard to stay engaged.

This book was good. It just was tedious to listen to. I kept zoning out. Not a book to listen to while driving

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Couldn't keep my interest.

Honestly, for a storyteller who is in the business of telling stories, this story was so terribly told. I never felt any emotion to the story (something pressed upon), and found it hard to follow among the distractions of life.

-- and whoever was chosen to narrate this story was a terrible choice.

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Not enough relevant examples

There are some good tips on crafting a story. However, there just wasn't enough relevant examples, specific steps, and "before" and "after" stories after applying the steps.

Too Sloooow

Did not like the narrator for this book. Reads very slow, lots of unnecessary pauses, makes the material boring. 2 hours in and the book is still giving examples of stories but no actual instruction or plan. So far, more like a book report on story telling styles. Would benefit from a different narrator and a better edit.