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How to Be a Great Storyteller
Lisa Christen, Forbes Coaches Council · 2026
"Effective storytelling follows a consistent structural pattern — relatable characters, compelling conflict, a clear beginning-middle-end arc, and a strong ending — which explains why stories persuade more reliably than raw data even when the data is stronger."
People remember stories better than raw data and make decisions based on how they feel, not just what they're told — which is why the same fact lands differently packaged as a story versus a statistic.
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