Books

• TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson

• Do Story: How to Tell Your Story so the World Listens by Bobette Buster

• The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

• Story by Robert McKee

• Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority by Caroline Goyder

• How to Make Your Company Famous by Jon Card

• Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks

• The Storyteller’s Secret: How TED Speakers and Inspirational Leaders Turn Their Passion into Performance by Carmine Gallo

• The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall

• The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life by Allison Fallon

• Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Guide to Writing Funny and Getting Paid for It by Mark Shatz and Mel Helitzer

• Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

• The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar

• Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

• I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream by JeVon McCormick

• A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story by Donald Miller

• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller

• Story for Leaders by David Pearl

• A Modest Book About How to Make an Adequate Speech by John-Paul Flintoff

• The Art of Speeches and Presentations: The Secrets of Making People Remember What You Say by Philip Collins

• One Last Talk: Why Your Truth Matters and How to Speak It Book by Philip McKernan

• The Breakthrough Speaker: How to Build a Public Speaking Career by Smiley Poswolsky

• The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

• Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get From Good to Great by Carmine Gallo

• Key Person of Influence: The Five-Step Method to Become One of the Most Highly Valued and Highly Paid People in Your Industry by Daniel Priestley

• How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from The World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs by Guy Raz

• Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez

• Hype Yourself: A No-Nonsense PR Toolkit for Small Businesses by Lucy Werner

• The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It by Dr Valerie Young

• The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them better by Will Storr

• Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron

Podcasts

• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel Acho

• The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett

• SmartLess with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett

• Startup with Alex Blumberg (season one)

• The Tim Ferriss Show with Tim Ferriss

• Ctrl Alt Delete with Emma Gannon

• This American Life with Ira Glass

• Uncommon Ground with Van Jones

• The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes

• Aubrey Marcus Podcast with Aubrey Marcus

• Terrible, Thanks for Asking with Nora McInerny

• The Moth with Dan Kennedy

• How I Built This with Guy Raz

• The Rich Roll Podcast with Rich Roll

• Best Speech with Mike Pacchione

• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

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