Impactful Communication Frameworks
“As I’ve tried to understand how to become a better conversationalist, I’ve found that I’ve had to overcome weird ideas about what a good conversationalist is like. A lot of people think a good conversationalist is someone who can tell funny stories. That’s a raconteur, but it’s not a conversationalist. A lot of people think a good conversationalis
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It wasn’t that I didn’t have anything to say, I was just writing to the wrong people about the wrong things.
Molly Mielke • deliberate
From reading over 100 business books and running a startup for over a year, here's a 2-word summary of communication that might save you years of reading: Contrast, Potential.
Chris Lengerich • Communication
Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories
youtube.comThe classic and hilarious description of all storytelling structures
When used properly, metaphors enhance speech. But correctly dosing the metaphorical spice in the dish of language is no easy task. They ‘must not be far-fetched, or they will be difficult to grasp, nor obvious, or they will have no effect’, as Aristotle already noted nearly 2,500 years ago.
Benjamin Santos Genta • How changing the metaphors we use can change the way we think | Aeon Essays
