Whether you’re introducing yourself to new colleagues, pitching a new client, or “saying a few words” at a meeting, you’re telling your story—and the story of your organization.
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Public Speaking Tip 84: Learn to Tell Good Business Stories (Part II)
In Public Speaking Tip 83, I covered the basic structure of good business stories (they’re like good regular stories, with a few twists). Now it’s time to create business stories that will work for you. Here’s how: 1. Chose the Business Stories You Want to Tell Notice that I didn’t say “choose perfect business stories,” or “the world’s Read More
Public Speaking Stories Come in Different Flavors
Everyone knows that stories have power, and business has begun to notice. So today, there are many great resources available — such as Thelar Pekar’s Applied Storytelling workshop — to help business and technical people make their points with stories as well as spreadsheets and schematics. One caution, though: If you’re telling your story to Read More