Mark Carpenter is a speaker, consultant, serial storyteller and the author of Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire. Mark’s passion is in helping others achieve more of their potential through perspective and guidance. Today, Aviv and Mark engage in a rich discussion on the power of storytelling and break down the three key elements of any great story. Mark provides advice and best practices for honing your storytelling skills and expounds on the stories we, as a society, must develop to highlight the human condition.

• 00:57 – Aviv introduces today’s guest, Mark Carpenter who shares what he enjoys most about storytelling and the power of connecting through stories
• 06:05 – Where Mark’s passion for storytelling arose
• 07:23 – What we don’t understand about stories and the three biggest mistakes people make when telling stories
• 12:23 – Aviv and Mark engage in an exercise to provide the three major components of a story
• 17:35 – What an effective story and storyteller looks like
• 24:39 – Why adults and children listen to stories similarly
• 27:28 – Why Conflict is key
• 30:08 – Three steps of crafting and delivering a great story
• 35:48 – Aviv and Mark speak to the critical stories about the human condition that we must be developing
• 39:16 – Final words of wisdom from Mark

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