My free 88-page, illustrated e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk about Applied Storytelling, is now available.

I’ve been gratified by many positive comments from the 43 contributors who reviewed a beta release of the book over the past week.

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Here’s the table of contents:

• INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER 1: Defining Story
• CHAPTER 2: Origins of Storytelling Passions
• CHAPTER 3: Storytelling Influences
• CHAPTER 4: An Explosion of Storytelling?
• CHAPTER 5: Social-media Storytelling
• CHAPTER 6: Troubling Uses of Storytelling
• CHAPTER 7: Transformational Storytelling
• CHAPTER 8: Storytelling Advice
• CHAPTER 9: Change Your Story, Change Your Life
• CHAPTER 10: Storytelling in Relationships, Teams, and Community
• CHAPTER 11: Story Techniques and Tools
• CHAPTER 12: Unexpected Applications of Storytelling
• CHAPTER 13: Storytelling in Organizations
• CHAPTER 14: Getting Buy-In for Storytelling
• CHAPTER 15: Personal Storytelling, Lifewriting, and Memoir
• CHAPTER 16: The Practice of Storytelling
• CHAPTER 17: Storytelling in Marketing, Sales, and Branding
• CHAPTER 18: Storytelling and Career
• CHAPTER 19: Storytelling in Writing and Communication
• CHAPTER 20: The Future of Storytelling
• Directory of Practitioners: Photos and Contact Info