When you tell familiar professional stories you fall into a trap clients set for you. First, your familiar professional story makes you sound like everyone else. As a result, clients categorize you as: The Same as Everyone Else. Current and prospective clients look for interesting and engaging professional stories. Stories which differentiate the value you… [Continue Reading]
Familiar Professional Stories are neither Interesting nor Engaging
Do Your Strategic Business Stories address Unmet Client Needs?
Addressing unmet client needs is the key to designing the products, services, programs and systems which best serve customers. Over the long-haul. When client retention is the objective. Yet the strategic business stories you tell often do not address those long-term, stated or unstated client needs. Why do you continue to play it safe and… [Continue Reading]
The Worst Word to Use in Strategic Business Storytelling
What is the worst word to use in strategic business storytelling? Think about it, but not for long. Because the answer should be obvious. The most frequently overused word in strategic business storytelling is “I.” Or, a form of “I” such as “me” or “we” if you are referring to your own company. First, count… [Continue Reading]
Use Story Connection Strategy to Engage Employees and Clients
Story connection strategy is a compelling way to engage colleagues. Yet, this strategy is underutilized. Mostly because you are storytelling uncomfortable, aren’t you? As a result, you avoid incorporating your own story into investor pitches. Or, job interviews, conference presentations, grant applications, engineering RFPs and RFQs. Consequently, you are disappointed when employees and clients do… [Continue Reading]
Relatable Stories are Impactful and Enduring Stories
Do you tell relatable stories? Or, does your storytelling make your products, services and programs sound too good to be true? Then again, do you tell stories of epic disasters which, in reality, are outside the norm for the majority of decision makers listening to you. Either way, when the stories you tell are not… [Continue Reading]
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