50 Books like Story or Die

Unleash the Power of Storytelling

by Rob Biesenbach • 2018

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

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1k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary

Unleash the Power of Storytelling 98%

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

by Rob Biesenbach 2018

3.74

1k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

The Perfect Story

by Karen Eber • 2023

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

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316

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Perfect Story 97%

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

by Karen Eber 2023

3.78

316 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Storytelling Edge

by Shane Snow • 2018

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

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346

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

The Storytelling Edge 97%

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

by Shane Snow 2018

3.42

346 ratings

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

The Story Factor

by Annette Simmons • 2000

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

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3k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

The Story Factor 97%

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

by Annette Simmons 2000

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3k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

The Best Story Wins

by Matthew Luhn • 2018

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

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389

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement 💞 Emotional Connection 🤝 Authentic Leadership

The Best Story Wins 96%

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

by Matthew Luhn 2018

4.10

389 ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement 💞 Emotional Connection 🤝 Authentic Leadership

Storyworthy

by Matthew Dicks • 2018

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

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8k+

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Storyworthy 96%

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

by Matthew Dicks 2018

4.26

8k+ ratings

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Persuasion Psychology

by Akash Karia • 2013

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

3.40

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology

Persuasion Psychology 96%

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.40

35 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology

The Storyteller's Secret

by Carmine Gallo • 2016

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

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3k+

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

The Storyteller's Secret 96%

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

by Carmine Gallo 2016

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way

by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2007

Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.

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1k+

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Business Storytelling 🎬 Presentation Skills ✍️ Persuasive Writing

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way Summary

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way 96%

Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.

by Jeffrey Gitomer 2007

4.02

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Business Storytelling 🎬 Presentation Skills ✍️ Persuasive Writing

Storytelling in Business

by Janis Forman • 2013

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

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🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

Storytelling in Business 96%

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

by Janis Forman 2013

3.53

17 ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

Made to Stick

by Chip Heath • 2007

The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.

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101k+

🏢 Business Communication 💡 Idea Transmission ✂️ Message Design 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Made to Stick 96%

The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.

by Chip Heath 2007

3.98

101k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 💡 Idea Transmission ✂️ Message Design 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Stories Sell

by Matthew Dicks • 2024

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

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215

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

Stories Sell 96%

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

by Matthew Dicks 2024

4.33

215 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

Neuromarketing

by Patrick Renvoisé • 2005

The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.

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787

🧠 Sales Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Behavior 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 👁️ Visual Persuasion

Neuromarketing 95%

The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.

by Patrick Renvoisé 2005

3.90

787 ratings

🧠 Sales Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Behavior 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 👁️ Visual Persuasion

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins

by Annette Simmons • 2007

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

3.60

632

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 95%

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

by Annette Simmons 2007

3.60

632 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Persuasion

by Lee Hartley Carter • 2019

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

3.68

168

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging 🚨 Crisis Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Persuasion 95%

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

by Lee Hartley Carter 2019

3.68

168 ratings

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging 🚨 Crisis Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Primal Intelligence

by Angus Fletcher • 2025

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

3.77

434

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

Primal Intelligence 95%

A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.

by Angus Fletcher 2025

3.77

434 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🌱 Evolutionary Psychology ⚡ Intuition Training 📖 Storytelling Science 🤖 Human Vs Ai

Lead with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2012

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

3.84

1k+

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Lead with a Story 95%

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

by Paul Smith 2012

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

How Highly Effective People Speak

by Peter Andrei • 2020

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

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341

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

How Highly Effective People Speak Summary

How Highly Effective People Speak 95%

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

by Peter Andrei 2020

3.47

341 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion 🔬 Applied Psychology 📖 Storytelling In Business

Enchantment

by Guy Kawasaki • 2011

Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.

3.74

11k+

🕊️ Ethical Influence 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🎤 Presentation Skills

Enchantment 95%

Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.

by Guy Kawasaki 2011

3.74

11k+ ratings

🕊️ Ethical Influence 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🎤 Presentation Skills

Sell with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2016

Data alone won't close a deal. The story structures, emotional frames, and delivery rules that will.

3.97

461

📖 Sales Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Selling 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🤝 Client Acquisition 🏗️ Story Structure

Sell with a Story 95%

Data alone won't close a deal. The story structures, emotional frames, and delivery rules that will.

by Paul Smith 2016

3.97

461 ratings

📖 Sales Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Selling 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🤝 Client Acquisition 🏗️ Story Structure

Five Stars

by Carmine Gallo • 2018

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

3.93

1k+

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

Five Stars 95%

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

by Carmine Gallo 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

Brainfluence

by Roger Dooley • 2011

100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 👃 Sensory Branding 📖 Business Storytelling

Brainfluence 95%

100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.

by Roger Dooley 2011

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 👃 Sensory Branding 📖 Business Storytelling

Wired for Story

by Lisa Cron • 2012

Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.

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6k+

🧱 Storytelling Craft 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ⚡ Conflict And Tension

Wired for Story 95%

Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.

by Lisa Cron 2012

4.20

6k+ ratings

🧱 Storytelling Craft 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ⚡ Conflict And Tension

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

4.11

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Resonate 95%

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Spellbound

by David Kwong • 2015

Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.

3.74

108

🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👁️ Attention Management 📖 Storytelling 🎤 Public Speaking

Spellbound 95%

Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.

by David Kwong 2015

3.74

108 ratings

🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👁️ Attention Management 📖 Storytelling 🎤 Public Speaking

Hypnotic Writing

by Joe Vitale • 2006

A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.

3.86

833

✍️ Copywriting 🎯 Persuasive Writing 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💬 Hypnotic Language 📖 Storytelling

Hypnotic Writing 95%

A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.

by Joe Vitale 2006

3.86

833 ratings

✍️ Copywriting 🎯 Persuasive Writing 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💬 Hypnotic Language 📖 Storytelling

Covert Persuasion

by Kevin Hogan • 2006

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

3.59

553

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Rapport Building 👥 Social Proof

Covert Persuasion 95%

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

by Kevin Hogan 2006

3.59

553 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Rapport Building 👥 Social Proof

The Soulful Art of Persuasion

by Jason Harris • 2019

Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.

3.87

252

🤝 Ethical Persuasion 👥 Relationship Building 📖 Persuasive Storytelling ✨ Authentic Leadership 🎁 Generosity Mindset

The Soulful Art of Persuasion 95%

Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.

by Jason Harris 2019

3.87

252 ratings

🤝 Ethical Persuasion 👥 Relationship Building 📖 Persuasive Storytelling ✨ Authentic Leadership 🎁 Generosity Mindset

Maximum Influence

by Kurt W. Mortensen • 2004

A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.

3.94

400

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Verbal Persuasion

Maximum Influence 95%

A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.

by Kurt W. Mortensen 2004

3.94

400 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Verbal Persuasion

Persuasive Copywriting

by Andy Maslen • 2015

Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.

4.13

143

✍️ Copywriting 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💓 Emotional Persuasion 📖 Business Storytelling 🏛️ Rhetoric

Persuasive Copywriting 95%

Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.

by Andy Maslen 2015

4.13

143 ratings

✍️ Copywriting 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💓 Emotional Persuasion 📖 Business Storytelling 🏛️ Rhetoric

The Business of Belief

by Tom Asacker • 2013

Your beliefs run on desire and stories, not logic. The hidden structure behind every choice.

3.92

586

🔮 Belief Formation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 👥 Leadership Influence 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Business of Belief 95%

Your beliefs run on desire and stories, not logic. The hidden structure behind every choice.

by Tom Asacker 2013

3.92

586 ratings

🔮 Belief Formation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 👥 Leadership Influence 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics

The StorySelling Method

by Philipp Humm • 2023

End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.

4.11

520

🎤 Sales Storytelling 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🤝 Customer Trust 🛡️ Objection Handling 💬 Persuasive Communication

The StorySelling Method 95%

End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.

by Philipp Humm 2023

4.11

520 ratings

🎤 Sales Storytelling 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🤝 Customer Trust 🛡️ Objection Handling 💬 Persuasive Communication

Stop Talking, Start Influencing

by Jared Cooney Horvath • 2019

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

4.29

261

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Stop Talking, Start Influencing 95%

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

by Jared Cooney Horvath 2019

4.29

261 ratings

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Yes!

by Noah J. Goldstein • 2008

Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.

3.97

12k+

🧪 Persuasion Science 📊 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence 🤝 Ethical Persuasion 🧠 Decision Psychology

Yes! 95%

Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.

by Noah J. Goldstein 2008

3.97

12k+ ratings

🧪 Persuasion Science 📊 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence 🤝 Ethical Persuasion 🧠 Decision Psychology

Power Cues

by Nick Morgan • 2014

Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.

3.77

378

🎭 Executive Presence 🧍 Body Language 🎤 Vocal Power 😷 Emotional Contagion 📖 Storytelling For Leaders

Power Cues 95%

Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.

by Nick Morgan 2014

3.77

378 ratings

🎭 Executive Presence 🧍 Body Language 🎤 Vocal Power 😷 Emotional Contagion 📖 Storytelling For Leaders

Winning Minds

by Simon Lancaster • 2015

Before facts reach the brain, metaphors hit the gut: the three-step leadership language sequence.

4.28

153

🗣️ Leadership Language 🎙️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Metaphors And Framing 📖 Business Storytelling 👔 Executive Presence

Winning Minds 95%

Before facts reach the brain, metaphors hit the gut: the three-step leadership language sequence.

by Simon Lancaster 2015

4.28

153 ratings

🗣️ Leadership Language 🎙️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Metaphors And Framing 📖 Business Storytelling 👔 Executive Presence

The Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

4.01

163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The Storytelling Code 95%

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

by Dana Norris 2020

4.01

163 ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

What Great Salespeople Do

by Michael Bosworth • 2011

Your best sales tool is a story told honestly enough to make a buyer feel safe.

3.88

224

📊 Sales Methodology 📖 Storytelling For Business 🧠 Neuromarketing 👂 Empathic Listening 🤝 Consultative Selling

What Great Salespeople Do 94%

Your best sales tool is a story told honestly enough to make a buyer feel safe.

by Michael Bosworth 2011

3.88

224 ratings

📊 Sales Methodology 📖 Storytelling For Business 🧠 Neuromarketing 👂 Empathic Listening 🤝 Consultative Selling

Fascinate

by Sally Hogshead • 2010

Forget logic; seven hardwired instincts capture attention. Most messages hit the wrong ones.

3.78

3k+

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🏷️ Brand Identity 🧲 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion 👀 Attention Economy

Fascinate 94%

Forget logic; seven hardwired instincts capture attention. Most messages hit the wrong ones.

by Sally Hogshead 2010

3.78

3k+ ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🏷️ Brand Identity 🧲 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion 👀 Attention Economy

Impossible to Ignore

by Carmen Simon • 2016

Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.

3.79

441

📢 Content Marketing 🧠 Memory Science 👁️ Attention Design 🔄 Behavioral Design 💾 Information Retention

Impossible to Ignore 94%

Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.

by Carmen Simon 2016

3.79

441 ratings

📢 Content Marketing 🧠 Memory Science 👁️ Attention Design 🔄 Behavioral Design 💾 Information Retention

How to Write Letters that Sell

by Christian H. Godefroy • 2016

Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.

4.05

🖊️ Copywriting 📬 Direct Response ✍️ Persuasive Writing 🧠 Sales Psychology 📰 Headline Writing

How to Write Letters that Sell 94%

Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.

by Christian H. Godefroy 2016

4.05

21 ratings

🖊️ Copywriting 📬 Direct Response ✍️ Persuasive Writing 🧠 Sales Psychology 📰 Headline Writing

Flip the Script

by Oren Klaff • 2019

How to plant an idea so deeply the other person believes they thought of it first.

4.16

872

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🧠 Sales Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📊 Status Dynamics 🤝 Consultative Selling

Flip the Script 94%

How to plant an idea so deeply the other person believes they thought of it first.

by Oren Klaff 2019

4.16

872 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🧠 Sales Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📊 Status Dynamics 🤝 Consultative Selling

No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010

Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.

4.31

153

🛠️ Sales Methodology 📬 Direct Response Marketing ❤️ Emotional Persuasion 🎯 Expert Positioning 🛡️ Objection Handling

No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy Summary

No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy 94%

Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2010

4.31

153 ratings

🛠️ Sales Methodology 📬 Direct Response Marketing ❤️ Emotional Persuasion 🎯 Expert Positioning 🛡️ Objection Handling

To Sell Is Human in 30 Minutes

by Garamond Press • 2013

Nine out of ten workers now influence and persuade for a living, with no transaction in sight.

4.09

🔄 Modern Selling 💬 Everyday Persuasion 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌊 Resilience 🖼️ Problem Framing

To Sell Is Human in 30 Minutes 94%

Nine out of ten workers now influence and persuade for a living, with no transaction in sight.

by Garamond Press 2013

4.09

43 ratings

🔄 Modern Selling 💬 Everyday Persuasion 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌊 Resilience 🖼️ Problem Framing

Say It Well

by Terry Szuplat • 2024

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

4.17

483

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Say It Well 94%

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

by Terry Szuplat 2024

4.17

483 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Win Bigly

by Scott Adams • 2017

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

3.73

5k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

Win Bigly 94%

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

by Scott Adams 2017

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

All Marketers Are Liars

by Seth Godin • 2005

Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.

3.88

16k+

📖 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🖼️ Narrative Framing 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 👀 First Impressions

All Marketers Are Liars 94%

Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.

by Seth Godin 2005

3.88

16k+ ratings

📖 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🖼️ Narrative Framing 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 👀 First Impressions

Pitch Perfect

by Bill McGowan • 2014

A media coach's rules for grabbing attention, making your point stick, and never losing the room.

3.78

2k+

🏢 Business Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Persuasion Techniques 📖 Storytelling In Business 💬 Conversation Skills

Pitch Perfect 94%

A media coach's rules for grabbing attention, making your point stick, and never losing the room.

by Bill McGowan 2014

3.78

2k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Persuasion Techniques 📖 Storytelling In Business 💬 Conversation Skills

The Leader's Guide to Storytelling

by Stephen Denning • 2005

Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.

3.61

405

📖 Business Storytelling 💼 Organizational Communication 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Knowledge Management

The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary

The Leader's Guide to Storytelling 94%

Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.

by Stephen Denning 2005

3.61

405 ratings

📖 Business Storytelling 💼 Organizational Communication 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Knowledge Management

7 Secrets of Persuasion

by James C. Crimmins • 2016

The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.

4.07

166

🧠 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques ⚡ Automatic Thinking 🔄 Behavior Change ❤️ Emotional Appeals

7 Secrets of Persuasion 94%

The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.

by James C. Crimmins 2016

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🧠 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques ⚡ Automatic Thinking 🔄 Behavior Change ❤️ Emotional Appeals

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