Nov 15, 2023 | Sell with a Story, Selling, Speaking Tip, Speaking Tools, Storytelling
One challenge with business storytelling is making your narrative relevant and actionable for your listeners. If you show them the positive impact of buying your service, then they’ll take action—they’ll buy. If you don’t, then they won’t change; they’ll...
Aug 30, 2023 | Leadership Skills, Marketing, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling
In the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin utters a famous line, “ABC… Always Be Closing.” It’s memorable and a decades-old mantra in the sales profession, but there’s a problem: In the long run, it doesn’t work! Yes, salespeople sold a lot of products and...
Aug 22, 2023 | Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make your Point
Storytelling can be a powerful tool to communicate ideas and inspire others. But, there are scenarios in which it might not be the most effective or appropriate approach. Here are some situations when stories might not be ideal for leaders: 1. Not every situation...
Aug 9, 2023 | Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Skills, Negotiation and Persuasion, Personal Development, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make Your Point
Barbara is the founder of Elysian Tech. She wants to align her executive team with the Barbara is the founder of Elysian Tech. She wants to align her executive team with the company’s new strategic direction. She recently delivered a presentation that she hoped would...
Jul 25, 2023 | Executive Speaking, Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make your Point
Professional speakers primary goal is to engage, educate, and inspire our audiences, with some entertainment mixed in. With this in mind, it’s important to make our audiences feel good and uplifted when we speak, right? Are you sure about that? It seems...