Be Choosy

Stories need to benefit learners, so be careful to choose the right ones for training.

Our lives are full of stories—from movies to novels to music. As L&D professionals, we use stories to teach, inspire action, create awareness, or change minds. Telling a story is often a far more efficient way of presenting material than a pile of slides or e-learning screens.

But choosing the form and structure or profile of the story can be a difficult task, primarily because there are so many choi