Sunak: Storytelling is by far the most powerful communication method
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discusses communication methods while reflecting on the storytelling skills of his mother-in-law, Sudha Murty.
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“Her ability to tell a story about anything in any context, Is a superpower, because it's by far and away the most powerful way to communicate”
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