"The pattern of journeys is deeply ingrained in us. You might consider taking advantage of that." New blog post by Matthew David abtagenda.substack.com/p/take-your-...

Andy Reynolds gives us examples of how to use the Dobzhansky template as a single-item checklist for clear thinking. abtagenda.substack.com/p/think-clea...

Formulas for creating narratives can be very important, but only when used at the proper time. A new blog post by Matthew David: abtagenda.substack.com/p/heart-firs...

A blog from our own @lizsyd.bsky.social: My Hypothesis was COMPLETELY WRONG and I couldn’t be HAPPIER

Here's a simple training exercise for making your message matter: abtagenda.substack.com/p/if-you-exp...

A new blog post by our own Matthew David: Jedi Know the Difference Between Linear Time and Linear Narratives. abtagenda.substack.com/p/jedi-know-...

Andy Reynolds talks about "aboutness" and finding your narrative compass: abtagenda.substack.com/p/seeing-a-f...

Our very own Liz Strauss talks about how narrative metrics (might) correlate to stylistic differences in writing. abtagenda.substack.com/p/finding-me...

Should your narrative highlight positive outcomes of success or negative outcomes of failure? Check out this blog post to see our conclusion: abtagenda.substack.com/p/what-can-f...

What Anahita's kid taught her about the importance of sustaining your audience's attention: abtagenda.substack.com/p/if-you-wan...

Uptight Lawyers Don’t Define “Agreement.” Our latest blog post: abtagenda.substack.com/p/uptight-la...

In a case of converging evolution, solution-focused therapists and ABT coaches have arrived at a very similar place. Read more in our latest blog post: abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-miracl...

What do you do when your setup material is clogging up the narrative with too many problems? abtagenda.substack.com/p/making-doc...

How pattern-spotting led Liz Strauss to a deeper dive into the narrative metrics: abtagenda.substack.com/p/down-the-r...

ABT Time Ep 63 - Perception vs Reality: Prepping for our discussion with David H Freedman abtagenda.substack.com/p/abt-time-e...

I’ve had a longstanding interest in MEDICAL MISINFORMATION. Few are better on it than David H. Freedman. From his book, “Wrong,” to his landmark 2010 Atlantic article, he’s a defining voice. abtagenda.substack.com/p/medical-mi...

This is how it’s done. Abraham Lincoln knew this. MLK, Jr. knew this. Mark Carney just demonstrated it. Out of the simplicity of ABT structure can arise infinite complexity. abtagenda.substack.com/p/canadian-p...

Our Winter newsletter is out. See what's new in ABT Land mailchi.mp/4b08c8082c98...

Equivocation Nightmare: Friday's Exchange (Hawley vs Verma) is a piece of “disastrous testimony" for the Biomedical Establishment abtagenda.substack.com/p/equivocati...

Rule #1 of powerful communication is “Don’t TELL me, SHOW me.” The NY Times TOLD us yesterday Dr. Jayawardhana is a good communicator, here are the data that SHOW it. abtagenda.substack.com/p/is-new-cal...

I’m no fan of Steve Bannon, BUT … at an analytical level, I’m pretty sure he understands American society today better than anyone. Why? Read more: abtagenda.substack.com/p/why-the-ab...

Michael Osterholm talks about his upcoming book on pandemic preparedness, "The Big One," with public experts from University of Georgia, Emory University, and Gates Foundation. abtagenda.substack.com/p/dr-michael... @mtosterholm.bsky.social

We’ll be live with Dr. Michael Osterholm, our communications hero, today at 10:00 Pacific | 1:00 pm Eastern. Watch here: youtube.com/live/x6sRvbT...

Will AI Go Mad by Cannibalizing Itself? An excerpt from our latest Kindred Spirits session.

Robert Kennedy, Jr. may be fond of contrarian views but when we look at his narrative metrics he’s not arguing very powerfully. Why? Uncertainty is the enemy of narrative. abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-narrat...

What does the Narrative Index (NI) tell us? A lot. At least sometimes. We all know Maureen Dowd is a brilliant writer, but when it comes to narrative structure, she appears to be more restrained. abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-narrat...

As stunning as Narrative Hercules (@jeremyfaust.bsky.social) might be, we’ve found his match. Our new champion (@pkrugman.bsky.social) is not only narratively ripped, he has an Economics Nobel Prize to boot. Read more here: abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-narrat...

Advance Warning @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for this week’s Narrative Knockdown — it won't go well for you: we have a new champ (we’ll have grief counselors available if needed).

How does Richard Horton of @thelancet.com hold up against Holden Thorp of @science.org or our Narrative Hercules, @jeremyfaust.bsky.social of @medpagetoday.bsky.social? Here's what our latest metrics show. abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-narrat...

Our Narrative Hercules is @jeremyfaust.bsky.social. Now it’s time to bring on the contenders. Our first match is with the editor of @science.org, Holden Thorp. Here’s what we found: abtagenda.substack.com/p/the-narrat...

The next round of the ABT Mini-Course is set for the week of July 21st. It’ a 1-week online class designed to help you hammer out your narratives for keynote speeches, grant proposals, marketing messaging, job talks, and more. Sign up here: qpac0b-qy.myshopify.com/products/abt...

Livestream starts in 10 minutes: youtube.com/live/GpM5_Cw...

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10:00 am Pacific (Los Angeles) is our last Kindred Spirits session before the July break. Our special guest is lawyer Patrick Barone. You can watch it live streamed on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpM5...

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10:00 am Pacific (Los Angeles) is our last Kindred Spirits session before the July break. Our special guest is lawyer Patrick Barone. You can watch it live streamed on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@ABTAgenda

Patrick Barone lays out a guide for prompt engineering AI for better ABTs. His focus is on the legal word, but the principles are broadly applicable. Give it a read: patrickbarone.substack.com/p/the-reason...

NY Times editorials have greater narrative strength than science and medicine, BUT the editorials of @jeremyfaust.bsky.social are more powerful than all of them. We’ve never seen such narrative strength. abtagenda.substack.com/p/dr-jeremy-...

For years I’ve why the Democrats couldn’t figure out the singular narrative, but @ezralevin.bsky.social might have cracked it with NO KINGs. Read more here: abtagenda.substack.com/p/singular-n...

Our 1-week Zoom ABT Mini-Course is designed to help you hammer out your work narratives and help you communicate to colleagues or strangers about why your project goals are important. We’re starting a new round next week (June 23rd). Sign up link in the comments.

For the past 3 years we’ve been developing the ABT for the legal world, starting with Doug Passon and the book he co-authored with me, “The Narrative Gym for Law.” Now Patrick Barone is making the case for narrative in law with his articles. Links in the replies.

We’re live in 10 minutes – join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzt...

Join us live in 1 hour (10:00 am Pacific | 1:00 pm Eastern) for our Kindred Spirits discussion on “Narrative is Leadership” with John Roome! www.youtube.com/@ABTAgenda

Join us live June 11 @ 10:00 am Pacific (Los Angeles) for our discussion on how Narrative is Leadership with John Roome. www.youtube.com/c/ABTAgenda

Context is everything. One of the key, recurring mistakes we came to observe is the tendency to end an ABT with the very material that ought to open it. And that is first sad thing to say about Barack Obama’s largely wandering 2024 DNC speech. Read the full article here.

Come join us in our Kindred Spirit’s discussion on Narrative Metrics! Live stream starting in 10 minutes. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/GTGr4lH...

Our discussion with legendary rhetoric professors Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of the most popular college textbook for argumentation, "They Say, I Say." abtagenda.substack.com/p/what-we-sa...

Physical anthropologist Genie Scott, who coined the term Gish Gallop, joins us as the spotlight guest this week to talk about the use of obfuscation as a weapon. abtagenda.substack.com/p/dissecting...

My latest book, “Lincoln But Trump,” is now out on Kindle. Link in the replies.

We’re launching another round of the ABT Mini-Course on the week of May 19th. If you’d like a quick intro to narrative structure and how it can be applied to your work or research projects, this is a great start. Details on the Mini-Course here: abtnarrative.com/abt-mini-cou...

We talk with long time climate skeptic Marc Morano of Climate Depot, and Andy Revkin, the climate reporter for the NY Times for 22 years, going back to the start of the issue abtagenda.substack.com/p/a-climate-...

ABT Time Episode 62 - ABT Teammate Park Howell discusses his new A.I. StoryCycle Genie abtagenda.substack.com/p/abt-time-e...