STORY MINING: OH THE STORIES WE TELL WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT INSIDE “So many lessons to learn in life. So many instances of laughter, sadness, revelation, discovery and contemplation with stories worthy of sharing. Many people I coach have a gift of gab, but not the gift of shut up, listen and converse, just gab.…
MASTERFUL STORYPOWER REQUIRES A NEW WAY OF SEEING 4 I’s “Storypower is a tool for communication, leadership development and personal growth. As both communicator and a leader, the ability to bring about transformation through story is the prime objective. Doing so demands connection with the recipient at the deepest possible level. The 4 I’s will…
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GREAT COMMUNICATORS MUST LEARN TO ROAR - FAILURE TO DO SO DIMINISHES INFLUENCE “Learning is essential to growth. Learning is key to development. Learning to ROAR is a factor of leadership, communication and expression on many levels. Taking time to commit the effort and energy needed to understand these four elements is a requirement to…
THREE E’S OF CREDIBILITY WHEN SELECTING THE STORIES YOU TELL “I am confident you have heard someone deliver a story, anecdote or joke you had heard previously. I am also confident you have heard the same story told better, delivered more passionately, conveyed with exquisite comedic timing or emotional dramatic effect. Those aspects are hard…
STORYPOWER - A JOURNEY FROM CLIMAX TO CONCLUSION “Many people who use stories in their keynote, webinar or teaching employ the story or deploy the story as a mechanism of time filler or solely for entertainment. There is nothing wrong with that strategy per se. However, a story which serves as a connecting tool will…
WHERE TO BEGIN WHEN TELLING A STORY FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT “The most frustrating aspect of listening to someone else’s story has to be trying to follow a timeline or course of events with which you are not familiar. Communicators who back up, start over or circle back too many times can be as confusing as…
STORYPOWER COACHING FROM SPMC 2021 SHAUNA BOYD - ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS “We talked about word pictures and how they can become a trigger. We talked about painting an emotional scene. We talked about bringing the audience into a moment or incident they can see themselves in as well. There is a fine balance…
WORD CHOICE IN STORIES REVEAL YOUR ATTITUDE AND WORLDVIEW LIKE IT OR NOT “You might have noticed the moment in a conversation which a the other person chose to use a word or phrase you were not familiar with. Perhaps you asked them to back up and explain or define the word, perhaps you ignored…
PRACTICE NEVER MAKES PERFECT - SOMETIMES IT MAKES PROGRESS - IT ALWAYS MAKES PERMANENT “I am unaware of the origin of the axiom ‘practice make perfect’ however sufficient evidence has been considered to declare in my life it is simply not true. Repeated action does not improve performance if the repeated action is flawed to…