50. Telling Good Stories: How to Use the Elements of Narrative to Keep Listeners Engaged

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289. Better with Age: Why Joy Matters More Than Longevity

A full life isn’t about the quantity of time, but the quality.Our lifespan might describe how long we live, but it doesn’t say anything about how well we live. For that, Kerry Burnight says, we need a different measure: joyspan.Burnight is a gerontologist, former professor of ger ...  Show more

288. Turn Your Audience into Co-Creators: Lessons from the Tiger Sisters

The Tiger Sisters share the keys to collaborative communication.Good marketing communication doesn’t just go one way. As the Tiger Sisters know, building a brand is about bringing your audience into the conversation.Cherie and Jean Luo are sisters, tech and finance experts, and c ...  Show more

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