Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

Storytelling Tips That Actually Work

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this short instructional monologue, the presenter criticizes the prevalence of convoluted corporate buzzwords such as “cross‑functional alignment strategy,” arguing that they are used to appear intellectual rather than to convey clear meaning. He emphasizes that effective storytelling and communication should focus on stating the problem and the solution in plain language, e.g., “we need to work as a team to get to the next level.” The speaker then engages the audience by asking them to share the buzzwords that make them roll their eyes, turning the critique into an interactive exercise.

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You know what? This cross-functional alignment strategy is going to make sure that our markets are catapulted. Now, did you understand a word did I say? Yet, when you go to the high-stake meetings, people are using that language. You know, this is the biggest problem that I see right now in the industry, that people are trying to prove that they are literally intellectual. Versus to trying to say what is the problem that we are facing and what is the solution. So if I say that we need to work as a team to get to the next level, it is much easier to understand, right? So have you ever faced any intellectual person who overcomplicates a simple word? Type in what was the word that made you roll your eyes.