--- title: EP#51 - The power of telling a story description: A highly sought-after keynote speaker, educator and author, Gabrielle has worked with thousands of high-profile leaders from around the world and helped several of Australia’s top 50 companies and multinationals to humanise their communications – These have included Telstra, EY, Accenture, VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, ANZ, Vodafone and the Obama Foundation just to mention a few. image: https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/GovComms-Facebook-Banner-768x432-4.png --- Talk to us [![fb](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/facebook-brands.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/govcinstitute) [![li](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/linkedin-brands.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/govcomms-institute) [![tw](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/twitter-brands.svg)](https://twitter.com/govc_institute) [![in](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/instagram-brands.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/govcommsinstitute/) [![logo-white](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-white.png?width=197&height=40&name=logo-white.png "logo-white")](https://contentgroup-19617054.hs-sites.com/home-2) [![GCI Horizontal Logo](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png?width=197&name=GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png "GCI Horizontal Logo")](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/the-power-of-telling-a-story) - [Podcast](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast) - [About us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/about) - [Contact us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/contact) [Back to blog](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast) # EP#51 - The power of telling a story [ Gabrielle Dolan](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/gabrielle-dolan)  | Nov 11, 2021 9:05:21 PM [Storytelling](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/storytelling), [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [Gabrielle Dolan](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/gabrielle-dolan) ![](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hubfs/GovComms-Facebook-Banner-768x432-4.png)   A highly sought-after keynote speaker, educator and author, Gabrielle has worked with thousands of high-profile leaders from around the world and helped several of Australia’s top 50 companies and multinationals to humanise their communications – These have included Telstra, EY, Accenture, VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, ANZ, Vodafone and the Obama Foundation just to mention a few. She holds a master’s degree in Management and Leadership from Swinburne University, an associate diploma in Education and Training from the University of Melbourne, and is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education in both the Art and the Practice of Leadership Development and Women and Power: Leadership in a New World. Gabrielle is also the bestselling author of **Real Communication: How to be you and lead true**, and a finalist in the Australian Business Leadership Book Awards for 2019. Her other published books include **Stories for Work: The Essential Guide to Business Storytelling** (2017), **Storytelling for Job Interviews** (2016) and several other renowned works. Discussed in this episode: - Why storytelling is a skill in growing demand - Finding a balance between vulnerable and professional - How to influence without manipulation - Using the heart to reach the head – the affective power of stories - The benefits of keeping stories and data separate - Why all leaders should strive to be authentic - The risks of jargon and acronyms - Keeping messages as simple as possible - Gabrielle’s top tips for communicators --- ###### About the Author Gabrielle Dolan ### On the same subject ### [EP#52 - Getting value from video](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/getting-value-from-video) [Ben Curry](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/ben-curry) [Video](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/video), [Storytelling](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/storytelling), [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [Ben Curry](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/ben-curry) ### [EP#57 - The revolution of listening](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/the-revolution-of-listening) [Carmel McGregor](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/carmel-mcgregor) [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [Effective communication](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/effective-communication), [Carmel McGregor](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/carmel-mcgregor), [The revolution of listening](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/the-revolution-of-listening) ### [EP #98: Thinking like a system](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/thinking-like-a-system) [Howard Parry-Husbands](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/author/howard-parry-husbands) [David Pembroke](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/david-pembroke), [Organisational communication](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/organisational-communication), [System Thinking](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/system-thinking), [Howard Parry-Husbands](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/podcast/tag/howard-parry-husbands) [![GCI Horizontal Logo](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png?width=200&height=41&name=GCI%20%20Horizontal%20Logo.png "GCI Horizontal Logo")](https://blog.govcommsinstitute.com/) A global platform for government communicators. - SITE MAP - [Home](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com) - [About us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/about) - [Contact us](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/contact) - LEGALS - [Privacy Policy](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/pirivacy-policy) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.govcommsinstitute.com/terms-and-conditions) - CONTACT US - [+61 2 6273 0232](tel:+61%202%206273%200232) - [govcomms.institute@contentgroup.com.au](mailto:govcomms.institute@contentgroup.com.au) - [Level 3, 2 Mort Street, Canberra, ACT 2601 GPO Box 2381, Canberra, ACT 2601](https://goo.gl/maps/4iAFuvdJ1KbTe28CA) - Copyright © 2020 contentgroup Theme designed by [Markentive](https://www.markentive.com/)