Do you have storytelling confidence? You know, telling stories consistently, time after time. And, telling the stories in which you are professionally invested. When you take those actions, you move away from describing someone else’s stories, as a third-party narrative. Think about it. Which type of stories do you currently tell to potential clients and… [Continue Reading]
Develop Storytelling Confidence to avoid Shapeshifting Stories
Short Storytelling leaves Clients feeling Short Changed
Many of my clients engage in short storytelling, instead of telling the stories stakeholders and clients really want to hear. As a result, their stories lack dimension, details and credibility. In addition, these stories stop short, just when clients want the story to continue. Consequently, clients feel short changed, rather than engaged. Why continue to… [Continue Reading]
The What You Do Story is Key to Retaining Clients
Developing a What You Do Story is critical to serving and retaining internal and external clients. When you connect the story of what you “do,” inside the organization, to what everyone else “does,” something interesting happens. First, you start to better serve one another. Because your own responsibility and accountability now extends beyond the confines… [Continue Reading]
Why The Stories You really need to Know are Uncomfortable
The stories you really need to know are not necessarily the stories you want to hear, are they? Because the stories you really need to know make you feel uncomfortable. After all, the stories you prefer to hear validate and justify the way you currently serve your existing client base. Truth be told, you are… [Continue Reading]
Why An Internal Storytelling Network yields more than Stories
Building an internal storytelling network is an essential component of compelling storytelling. Not only does your network help retain customers. Also, your internal network helps retain each other, specifically. And your workforce, in general. Why? Because we often associate storytelling with a single person and a single voice. Yet, the story being told may not… [Continue Reading]
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