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Free Lesson
How to Be Unforgettable: The Neuroscience of Storytelling
Part of Narratives & Neuroscience
45 min
Dec 15, 2026 1:00 PM
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What you'll learn
Why the brain pays attention to some stories
How tension wins attention, a scarce resource in the brain, and why most business messages never earn it.
What makes a story stick
The brain signals that predict whether people remember, share and act on a story weeks later.
How to design a message people remember
Practical ways to build tension and emotional connection into your next pitch, presentation or campaign.
Why this topic matters
Most business messages are forgotten within minutes. Not because they're wrong, but because they never give the brain a reason to care. Paul J. Zak has spent two decades measuring what happens in the brain when a story works, from the role of oxytocin in trust to the signals that predict whether people remember and act. In this session, we'll turn that science into practical ways to make your message unforgettable.
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