Is it okay to use personal stories in my business presentations? I give speeches, and I was told not to tell personal stories. Is this right? My customers don’t care about me personally. Do they? As a motivational speaker and strategic storytelling expert, these are the questions I hear often from people in business who […]
How To Craft A Compelling Company Story
Strategic Storytelling to Stand Out In a Crowded Market Anybody who owns their own business knows the power in crafting a compelling company story. But few know how to do it. Story is a powerful tool that few people understand. In this crowded market, we can’t afford to get lost in the shuffle. We must […]
6 Steps To Incorporate Story Into Teaching
Facts Compel, But Stories SELL The teachers we loved the most in school were not the ones who walked in, gave us a list of things to remember, and walked out. The teachers we remember are the ones who made the information come alive. How did they do it? They showed us instead of just […]
Six Secrets to Connect and Engage With Your Listener
How To Master the Art of Connection and Engagement through the Power of Story In the beginning years of being a storyteller, I considered it pure entertainment. People loved my stories. End of story. But the more I performed, and the more I watched my audience and heard their feedback, the more I began to […]
How do I tell a painful story?
How do I tell a story that is painful? As a coach for motivational speakers, I get asked this question quite frequently. How do we tell a story that is painful? My first answer is that I need to see the story, look at how it is written, watch how it is told, and assess […]
Why Your Employees Don’t Care About Your Vision
We wish our people cared more. How can we get them to reflect the values of our organization? How we can motivate them to want to do more? We have a great vision. Why won’t they buy into it? For starters, you wrote it without them. When I pick out an outfit for my son, […]
Using Story to Sell
What does a motivational speaker know about sales? A successful speaking career is dependent upon our ability to sell what we do. Not only do we have to sell ourselves to the clients who book us, we also have to sell our information to a sometimes unwilling audience. Standing on that stage, I am selling to […]
My Story Crafting Process
A Peek Into The Cluttered Mind Of a Storyteller… I was interviewed by Patricia Fripp, a true master in the art and business of story, on my process for crafting stories. In preparation for that interview, I actually went inside my head (scary place – sure is messy in here!) and wrote down my process for […]
How Story Selling Beats Your Competition
Story Selling Fact: In today’s crowded market, it is getting harder and harder to get the business, to be different from our competitors. Fact: Today’s consumer has all the power. They are in the driver’s seat. Lots of options. They don’t need you. You need them. Problem: How do we stand out in our market? […]
The Three Stories Every Speaker Should Be Telling
There are three stories that every professional keynote speaker should be telling. Read this blog post where I detail all three. http://www.8womendream.com/63754/three-stories-every-professional-speaker-telling?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+8WomenDream+%288+Women+Dream%29