No doubt story listening is the foundation of good storytelling. Those who understand this are in agreement that without listening we don't really know what is the right story to tell. However, listening is a skill that needs development. We have many ways to develop storytelling skills but not that many to develop story listening skills. The problem lies in the fact that we are able to listen...
Today we start our Storied Book Club. In this book club I show up every Friday and share a storytelling insights from my upcoming book Storied: Drive Your Corporate Success Today. Let's begin with where it all began for me. Lesson 1 : Speaking versus Communicating While I was in high school, I lost a debate competition. I was devastated, especially because before the results were announced so...
It was meant to be normal hectic day at work where I would go about managing my responsibilities in distribution and inventory management , working mostly on demands coming from seven retail locations and corporate orders for information technology products. However, as I walked through the main entrance of the modern building with nice big glass doors, something looked different. Local police...
You open your emails and you are excited that there is indeed an email from a client you were expecting to hear from. The email reads like this, Dear XX, Your proposal and ideas were really good but we have selected another company that is more suited to our needs. Thank you for your efforts and we look forward to future collaborations with you. Rgds, YZK Despite all your efforts, you have just...
I am Jane and I am 41 years old. is a very different statement than I am Jane, 41 years old and I am a runner. In the first case, there's not a lot I can tell about your "am". It gives me some facts about you and no real insight in to your character. In the second, I get to know about your character. Anyone who can confidently say, they are a runner, signal, strength, discipline and...
When I was growing up only credible people became popular. And to become popular they had to have done something in life. There was a strong barrier to entry in to the playground called, 'for popular people only" Social media changed everything, it now allows people to become popular without having done very much. Here are some new popularity tactics Vanity will make you popular Tell your...