Storytelling In Business

See How Stories can Improve Presentations, Meetings, and More

Ratings 3.30 / 5.00

What You Will Learn!

Describe the benefits of using Storytelling in Business
Identify four or more places where Storytelling can be used in Business
Explain the use of the Personal Story Generator to capture stories
Describe the four basic elements of the Hero’s Journey
Discuss various methods to collect business stories

Description

Use the power of stories to connect with your team and your customers!

Storytelling is a powerful tool you can use to improve presentations, share a vision, sell products, and connect with customers and colleagues. Join national award-winning storyteller, Andy Offutt Irwin, and leadership expert, Kelly Vandever, as they show you how to create, organize, and use stories to heighten your interactions with co-workers and customers.

Topics covered include:

Learning why storytelling matters
Learning where to use storytelling in business
Using strategic storytelling in presentations
Using the Personal Story Generator and Hero’s Journey Framework
Working with story files
Finding your personal stories
Capturing business stories
Learning storytelling tips

About your teachers:

Andy Offutt Irwin is one of the most sought-after performing storytellers in the United States. Andy is a perennial favorite of the Teller-in-Residence Program at the International Storytelling Center. He has been a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival nine times. Andy’s numerous awards include Storytelling World Awards in 2015, the 2013 National Storytelling Network’s ORACLE Circle of Excellence Award, and the 2001 Sammy Clark Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service from Emory University.

Kelly Vandever is a leadership and communications expert. She helps leaders and organizations thrive in today’s attention-deficit, entertain-me-now, wait-while-I-post-that-on-Facebook, world. Kelly is also a past President of the National Speakers Association, Georgia Chapter.

Enjoy over 60 minutes of high-quality HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging” TM Bigger Brains Teacher/Learner style. You can also download a handout with storytelling exercises and a reference guide.