Tell A Story, Make Your Point | Michael Davis

Fall in Love Again

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

Friday, I was running late to an event. I reached into my car, grabbed my overcoat, slipped my left arm into the left sleeve, and began a hasty walk across the parking lot. I reached back to slip my right arm into the other sleeve. I kept reaching back and trying to stick my hand into that sleeve, with no…

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Grab ‘em with Curiosity

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

You’re familiar with the phrase ‘curiosity killed the cat’. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it definitely is a benefit to human beings. This emotion can be an effective tool to creating [and keeping] your audience’s interest. In their classic business book Made to Stick, authors Chip and Dan Heath discuss the power of curiosity, stating “The human brain,…

Why THIS Story?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Michael Davis | 1 Comments

Have you every listened to a story and thought “That’s a great story, but…..what’s the point?” Recently I attended a Toastmasters District speech contest. Some well-told and engaging stories were shared. However, at the conclusion of most speeches, I was left with two questions… 1) What’s the point? and 2) Why should I care? Far too often, presenters leave their…

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Why YOU?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. ~ John Barth One day, Lance said, “Why would anyone listen to me? I’m just an ordinary guy from the Midwest who has lived a pretty good life with few problems.” At first glance, this sounds like a legitimate question. Why would anyone want to listen to a speaker who…

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Why tell stories?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in. ~ Harold Goddard Recently, there have been many articles by sales and speech trainers about using stories to sell your message. As good as this advice is, it often falls short in one respect… the…