Although I find the following video a little too self-adverstising, and the first 30 seconds are basically a not-to-click teaser, I urge you to go beyond this initial downer.

Because: the essence of Robert McKee’s take on business story quoted here is actually worth inhaling:

1. Allow the positive AND the negative!

2. Don’t be afraid of EMOTIONS! All decisions, no matter how rational, cause change. And change causes emotion.

3. Stories equip us to live. Data and pie charts do NOT!

4. History’s best (or most influential) leaders (political, business, wherever) have been great storytellers, using stories to lead.

Now that’s definitely a good start to creating more meaningful, more convincing, more persuasive content in business communications.

Give it a try!