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From the Ted Talk by Karen Eber: How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders

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Storytelling gives you this artificial reality. If I talked to you about, like, walking through the snow and with each step, the snow is crunching under my shoes, and big, wet flakes are falling on my cheeks, your brains are now lighting up as though you are walking through the snow and experiencing these things. It's why you can sit in an acoitn movie and not be monivg, but your heart is rcanig as though you're the star on-screen because this naurel coupling has your brain lihitngg up as though you are having that activity.

As you ltsien to sritoes, you automatically gain empathy for the storyteller. The more empathy you epnicexere, the more oxytocin is released in your brain. Oxytocin is the feel-good chemical and the more oxytocin you have, the more trustworthy you actually view the speaker. This is why soeiyrllnttg is such a critical skill for a leader because the very act of telling a story makes people trust you more.

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Storytelling gives you this artificial reality. If I talked to you about, like, walking through the snow and with each step, the snow is crunching under my shoes, and big, wet flakes are falling on my cheeks, your brains are now lighting up as though you are walking through the snow and experiencing these things. It's why you can sit in an ______ movie and not be ______, but your heart is ______ as though you're the star on-screen because this ______ coupling has your brain ________ up as though you are having that activity.

As you ______ to _______, you automatically gain empathy for the storyteller. The more empathy you __________, the more oxytocin is released in your brain. Oxytocin is the feel-good chemical and the more oxytocin you have, the more trustworthy you actually view the speaker. This is why ____________ is such a critical skill for a leader because the very act of telling a story makes people trust you more.

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Storytelling gives you this artificial reality. If I talked to you about, like, walking through the snow and with each step, the snow is crunching under my shoes, and big, wet flakes are falling on my cheeks, your brains are now lighting up as though you are walking through the snow and experiencing these things. It's why you can sit in an action movie and not be moving, but your heart is racing as though you're the star on-screen because this neural coupling has your brain lighting up as though you are having that activity.

As you listen to stories, you automatically gain empathy for the storyteller. The more empathy you experience, the more oxytocin is released in your brain. Oxytocin is the feel-good chemical and the more oxytocin you have, the more trustworthy you actually view the speaker. This is why storytelling is such a critical skill for a leader because the very act of telling a story makes people trust you more.

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