Leadership Story Lab

Storytelling is a sure way to intrigue your audience, as we know from research that our brains are built for stories. When sharing a business story, one with a sense of improvisation will be more intriguing than one that has been practiced to the point of sounding monotonous. #presentationskills #presentationtips #businessstorytelling

It can feel tempting to inform your audience of all the information you’ve gathered and research that proves the point you’re trying to make. However, it’s more important that they’re engaged and persuaded, which can mean trimming down the information and presenting it in a memorable narrative. #presentationskills #presentationtips #businessstorytelling

Your point of view is a leadership soft skill that can improve or help your workplace, clients, and colleagues. How do you share your perspective? #leadershipsoftskills #leadershipskills #businessstorytelling

Being curious and offering your perspective is a superpower. It’s a leadership soft skill we all can bring to work. Sharing our perspective will help our workplace, our clients, and our colleagues — if we are not afraid to use it. Read for how you can tap into the innate leadership soft skill we all have: https://ow.ly/l3J650TSBT0 #leadershipsoftskills #leadershipskills #businessstorytelling

No one has to be a superhero to tell a good story. What do good storytellers need? Knowledge of tried-and-true storytelling techniques and feedback on what works for their audience.

Leadership storytelling has many critical uses, but a key characteristic of storytelling is that it is a vehicle for sharing authentic emotion in a persuasive way. However, a business leader needs to be able to recognize if their context calls for proving or persuading. Find more details in our full blog post here: https://ow.ly/kkJG50TSAcK #leadershipstorytelling #businessstorytelling #leadershipskills

Through the strategic sequencing of facts and emotions, business storytelling provides the opportunity to simplify complex information while persuading your audience to take some kind of action. #businessstorytelling #businessstorytellingbook #leadershipbook

Yes, crafting a quality story is important, but even more important is knowing the audience you’re sharing that story with. A skilled leader understands their context and what will best serve their audience. #leadershipstorytelling #businessstorytelling #leadershipskills

"At a board meeting the other day, we had a lot of data to share, which is interesting, but instead I kicked off the meeting with an email from a couple who asked for a scholarship for a date night. They sent us a thank you note. It was just a lovely story and heartfelt thanks. The whole demeanor in the room just changed when we started the meeting that way, as opposed to the numbers of how much money we needed to raise this month." The promoter of big things and #CertifiedStoryFacilitator, Arlene Helminski Milon, shares her journey as a reluctant storyteller. https://lnkd.in/gv-TByNb

Leadership storytelling is powerful - but not in the way you think. Read how Dr. Julia Minson explains,"we overestimate how many other people agree with our beliefs and preferences...building trust is more urgent than persuading them to agree with you."