How to use personal stories in professional presentations
I wrote this article on a writing retreat I took a couple of weeks ago. It was my first writing retreat and I used some new technology. I wrote the first draft of this blog post in a hotel room, talking to my computer ! I felt like a fool, at least as foolish as […]
Your Story Climax
Let’s look at how to create a great climax for your story. You’ve been working on your story for a while now and have figured out who the hero is and what their goal is. Your hero’s been through the beginning, a turning point, and the middle of the story. Now that you’ve gotten this far, […]
Talk about Yourself
Yesterday, I started reading Carmine Gallo’s The Storyteller’s Secret. Gallo has written a series of presentation books, all of which boast airport bookstore titles: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Mind The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of any Audience The Innovation Secrets […]