Robert Kennedy believes that it’s more important to focus on transformation than information. His stories are rich in imagery and emotion while being strategic about the point or lesson. His energy and style inspire people to find their own voice as a speaker just as he has. 

Contact: Robert Kennedy III at inquiries@robertkennedy3.com?

Can a story boost your career? Can a story change the trajectory of your life? It can, if you take your stories seriously and learn the secrets of story mastery.

Kelly Swanson is not only a masterful and mesmerizing storyteller, but she also understands story craft and performance, and she’s an expert at teaching how to elevate your storytelling skills. Listen and learn as she tells the tale of the woman with a mop.

https://motivationalspeakerkellyswanson.com/

https://motivationalspeakerkellyswanson.com/story-impact-academy/

Mark Sanborn says, “Few of us can be famous, but every one of us can be great.” He is an international bestselling author and an award-winning leadership keynote speaker. Mark challenges us to be extraordinary and to turn everyday actions into extraordinary results.

He is also a master at turning everyday moments into extraordinary stories.

In this episode, you’ll hear how Mark crafted a simple story about a mail carrier named Fred, and over time, used that story as a springboard to build a multi-million-dollar brand. He believes that “stories are the mental coat pegs that people hang your ideas on.”

Contact Mark Sanborn at: https://marksanborn.com

Contact Doug at: doug@dougstevenson.com

How did a geeky kid, who was an average student and college dropout, become one of the most successful movie makers of all time? How did Steven Spielberg become Steven Spielberg? You’ll be surprised to know the answer to that question.

A Game Changer story reveals the backstory of a famous person with the goal of teaching a valuable lesson about success. How did they do it? What choices did they make? What obstacles did they overcome?

Game Changer stories add a nice bit of variety to any speech or presentation. What famous person do you want to know more about? Do your research and craft that story. Your audience will thank you for it.

Contact: Doug@dougstevenson.com

For your free 30-minute coaching consultation, contact: deborah@dougstevenson.com

Keynote, TED Talk and Story Coach

Star Hansen’s TEDx Talk has been viewed 255,000 times. Listen and learn how she came up with her Idea Worth Spreading and how she nailed her talk. She shares the intimate truth about what it was like for her to overcome her nerves, focus on her purpose and rise to the occasion.

A TED Talk is unlike any other speaking experience. It forces you to get clear about your WHY, what you have to say and how to craft your message into a condensed format.

A TED Talk can also be a springboard to greater opportunities to grow your brand and your business. What would a video with 255,000 views do for your business?

Watch this interview on You Tube as a video: https://youtu.be/ZJ-YikcHfog

View Star’s TEDx Talk video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjzvH2wrpDg&t=149s

Contact Star Hansen at: https://starhansen.com/

Contact Doug Stevenson at: doug@dougstevenson.com

It’s not as simple as thinking, there are two types of stories: business stories and personal stories. When you understand how to use various story types, you’ll be liberated to develop all kinds of strategic and relevant stories. The more you know, the higher you’ll go.

To help you identify relevant stories, I’m inviting you to go on a story safari with me. This list of twelve story types will trigger all kinds of story possibilities. In part two of the twelve story types, you’ll learn about eight more story types:

5. Origin Stories – the backstory of your life

6. Pattern Stories – a negative pattern that leads to a positive outcome

7. Small Disaster Stories – encountering and overcoming everyday challenges

8. Game Changer Stories – stories about people who changed the world

9. Brand Stories – the story of how a brand was curated over time

10. Yoda Stories –stories about the people who changed your life

11. Perseverance Stories – stories of perseverance leading to success

12. Minerva Stories – ancient and traditional wisdom stories

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

It’s not as simple as thinking, there are two types of stories: business stories and personal stories. When you understand how to use various story types, you’ll be liberated to develop all kinds of strategic and relevant stories. The more you know, the higher you’ll go.

To help you identify relevant stories, I’m inviting you to go on a story safari with me. This list of twelve story types will trigger all kinds of story possibilities. In part one of the twelve story types, you’ll learn about four story types:

1.     The Vignette – a short story

2.     Crucible Stories – a severe test

3.     Imbroglio Stories – an acutely embarrassing fiasco

4.     Credibility Stories – third party stories from trustworthy sources

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Tucson, Arizona

There is an invisible space that exists between you and your audience. To succeed, you need to build a bridge of connection and invite them to cross over to your side of the bridge. You need to be so engaging, congruent, and connected to your power, that they find you and your stories irresistible. Rather than reaching out to connect with them, they reach out to connect with you.

But what happens when your insecurity invades that space and widens the gap? In this episode, you’ll learn how to Connect IN to your power, in order to Connect OUT to your audience.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Tucson, Arizona

If you want to be happy, healthy, and prosperous in the present, it’s important to make peace with your past. In this episode, you’ll learn how to shift your focus from negative to positive when recalling a painful past experience.

Doug Stevenson - Keynote, TED Talk and Story Coach

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Tucson, Arizona

John Register is a master storyteller because he takes the art and craft of storytelling seriously. John sustained a life-changing leg injury that ended his Olympic track and field dream, and subsequently has tweaked, polished, written, and rewritten his story over time. He has transformed it into a brilliant piece of theater. He moves on the stage like an actor in a play. He creates characters and scenes that draw the listener into the action. Nothing is left to chance. Every word, action, and choice is deliberate.

John brilliantly shares his deeply personal story and connects it to the challenges of people and businesses in transition. That’s why he is in high demand from organizations and corporations all over the world.

In this podcast, you won’t just listen and learn what it takes to be a masterful storyteller, you’ll feel like you’re sitting in his audience watching him in action. They say if you want to get better at any skill, you need to learn from the best. Sit back and take some notes. John will show you how it’s done.

Contact: john@johnregister.com

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Contact Doug in Tucson, Arizona at 1-719-310-8565

Before Jim Davidson became a professional speaker, he was an environmental geologist and avid mountain climber. Nothing in his scientific background prepared him to become a motivational speaker, but he had a powerful story about a near-death experience while climbing on Mount Rainier, and people kept asking him to tell that story.

Over time, he learned to up his game by focusing on his storytelling and stage skills. He watched other speakers, polished his story, and learned how to market and sell his keynote. In this episode, you’ll hear how he leveraged each speaking opportunity and became a sought-after speaker on resilience and change management.

Contact Jim at: jim@speakingofadventure.com

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Eileen McDargh was a teacher.  She is now a professional speaker with an uncanny ability to weave a web of transformational magic with her stories. Although she never studied acting, when she tells a story, she becomes the story. She acts out the characters and conversations.

Eileen believes you must place the story in the context of the audience for it to work effectively. She finds her stories by being open to inspiration from the world around her at any given moment. Eileen will inspire you to be more playful, emotional, and strategic with your stories.

Website: https://www.eileenmcdargh.com
Email: eileen@eileenmcdargh.com

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

What if, after you finish speaking, everyone just stands up and leaves? Does that mean your presentation wasn’t a success? Or did they leave immediately because they had another session to get to?

In this episode, I discuss a philosophy that helps you know that your message, your story, and your content ideas made an impression on each audience member, even if they don’t let you know it.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

A Crucible is defined as a severe test. Crucible stories are stories of great loss, hardship, or pain. W. Mitchell was burned over 60% of his body in a motorcycle accident, and then was paralyzed in a plane crash. His keynote is based on the stories of his recovery and overcoming adversity.

Some keynotes are basically one story after another, with each story making a relevant point. In this episode, W. Mitchell shares how he got started in the speaking business and how, over time, his keynote evolved. You’ll be inspired by his journey from pain to personal empowerment.  

Contact W, Mitchell at: mitchell@wmitchellspeaks.com

Contact Doug Stevenson at: deborah@dougstevenson.com

Also: www.storytelling-in-business.com

If you believe in yourself and that you have something of value to offer, you need to know how to promote yourself. “Buyers” won’t say yes, if they don’t know you are asking. And how do you get to YES, when people keep telling you NO? The ability to promote yourself, to persevere even in the face of rejection, is an essential skill on the road to success.

In this episode, you’ll hear five strategies for getting from where you are to where you want to be through courageously creative self-promotion. Whether you want to get paid to speak or to get the job or promotion you want and deserve, these strategies will accelerate the process. Someone is out there waiting to say yes. Your mission, should you accept it, is to seek them out and courageously ask them to say yes.

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For your free 30-minute coaching call contact: deborah@dougstevenson.com

In 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War, Leann Thieman, a nurse in Iowa, volunteered to fly to Vietnam to rescue 300 orphan babies as the bombs were falling on Saigon. The story of that harrowing experience became the springboard for her to become a professional speaker. When someone agreed to pay her $100 to tell her story, she began her speaking career.  She now charges $15,000 per speech.

In this interview, Leann shares with Doug the incremental steps she took in the first couple of years, to market and sell her speech. These steps are the basics of how to get started in the speaking business and get people to pay you to speak. If she can do it, you can do it.

Learn how to leveage your story into a lucractive speaking business. 

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

http://www.storytelling-in-business.com

http://www.storytelling-in-business.com

Have you ever watched a professional speaker and thought, I can do that? But HOW? How do you get paid to speak? You’ll find some of the answers in this podcast episode. If you have a story to tell that makes a relevant point or teaches a powerful lesson, you can become a professional speaker. You can make a difference and make a lot of money at the same time.

This is episode one in the professional speaker series. In the following episodes, you’ll learn valuable lessons and gain insightful tips on what you need to do to get paid to speak.

Link to The National Speakers Association: https://nsaspeaker.org

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Pattern stories are fun to craft and even more fun to tell. They’re like a good Whodunit mystery novel where the plot unfolds over time. They are constructed with a series of mini-stories or segments that illustrate how the same problem keeps happening over and over, while the person or organization experiencing the problem fails to learn the lesson. In the end, the pattern is recognized, and the lesson learned.

If you’ve ever made the same mistake multiple times or experienced a similar recurring problem in your life or career, you have a pattern story in the making. In this episode, learn how to identify and craft your pattern story.

For your free no obligation 20-minute coaching call, contact deborah@dougstevenson.com

www.storytellling-in-business.com

It’s not always appropriate to tell a story. Different stories work in different situations and sometimes, you shouldn’t tell a story at all. If the story doesn’t fit, you must omit.

For your free no obligation 20-minute coaching call, contact deborah@dougstevenson.com

www.storytellling-in-business.com

In this episode, Doug coaches Dave on the Phrase That Pays for one of his stories. Dave shares how he uses stories in his training courses and how The Story Theater Method has helped him to be more deliberate with his stories. He also says that the stories that he tells improve the bottom- line revenues for his company.

There is a strong emphasis on The Phrase That Pays in this episode. Learn more about the Phrase That Pays and how to make the point of your story stick in Episode 5. What’s the Point.

For your free no obligation 20-minute coaching call, contact deborah@dougstevenson.com

www.storytellling-in-business.com

1-719-310-8586

TED talks opened the door to short speeches, and now, 20-minute speeches are here to stay. Conference planners are scheduling more speakers with shorter time slots. In my experience, designing a short speech is more challenging than crafting a long one. What stays in? What do you cut? I’ve got you covered. Follow these ten steps and you’ll look like a pro.

To get 30% off on the downloadable version of the Dynamite Speech System, go to https://www.storytelling-in-business.com/shop/#dynamite-speech-system-downloadable  and enter the coupon code PODCAST-DYN during checkout. Regular price is $129. The coupon code is not case-sensitive. You’ll be directed to a User Registration page and watch your email for the confirmation link.

Contact: Deborah@dougstevenson.com

Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey is the first black female Neuro Oncologist in the United States. Her personal story of success in the face of adversity is a story that inspires others to donate to Elevate Med, a non-profit dedicated to supporting black and brown medical students with scholarships, mentoring and leadership training.

In this episode you’ll learn how your story, and the story of those who benefit from your cause, can be the most powerful element of your fundraising strategy. When you invest in storytelling, others will invest in your organization.

As a speaker and storyteller, getting a laugh is pretty important. It's not enough to get lucky with an ad-lib, you need to know how to get a laugh on demand. That requires an understanding of the dynamics of comedy. In this episode, you'll discover the three elements that are necessary to get predictable laughs. 

After listening to this episode, go to You Tube and search for the videos listed below. Study them. They are a master class in comedy.

Bill Cosby – Noah’s Ark  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bputeFGXEjA

Rowen Atkinson – The Devil  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxG7QmPQ44

Robin Williams on Fatherhood  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykq8IkiCgFw

Steven Wright – Deadpan and One-Liners  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGag5emLJg

Tim Gard – 8 Minutes of Fun - htps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KMqILkRXdQ

Jeannie Robertson – Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YFRUSTiFUs

Are you thriving or just surviving? What role do the stories we tell ourselves affect our ability to activate and amplify thriving in our lives and in the lives of the people we work with?

In this episode you’ll hear how Renee Moorefield of Wisdom Works is leading a global movement of leaders and individuals who make thriving a priority at work, at home, and in all walks of society.

Contact: renee@wisdom-works.com

https://www.wisdom-works.com

While there is no one right answer to this question, there are guidelines that will help you decide how long your story should be. Consider the situation, the time allotted for your presentation and adjust accordingly. You’ll find that there are times when a five-minute story is too long, and other times when a five-minute story is too short. The more emotional a story is, the more time it will take to develop. A more factual story will often be much shorter.

Doug Stevenson is a keynote and story coach basedin Tucson, Arizona.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Your storytelling superpowers are all the things that make you different from everyone else. They are your heart and soul and emotion, your quirky sense of humor and sparkling personality. Your superpowers come across in the way you present yourself as much as what you present. They are the most intimate and outrageous parts of you that you are willing to reveal to an audience.

Add to those superpowers your stories and content and you have something powerful to offer. And yet, standing up and standing out also makes you a target for those who don't like what you have to say and offer. How do you balance your need to be liked and accepted with your desire to speak up and be different?

Let's talk about that.

Sometimes is takes more than simply telling a story. Sometimes the story requires Radical Honesty to convey the truth being shared. Listen as Conrad Woody shared his story of rising from shyness and insecurity to becoming a managing partner and top talent advisor and C-Suite and Board Leadership Strategist.

His journey to self-empowerment and finding his purpose as a black man rising to the top in corporate America is inspiring and radically honest.

contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Pete Hinojosa was tasked with developing a leadership development curriculum and helping Insperity expand from 40 to 100 offices. No small task. In order to achieve these impressive results, Insperity now has 98 offices, he had to hit the road and present his vision to stakeholders who had the power to say yes or no.

Pete uses personal stories in his keynotes, trainings and business presentations to make an emotional connection and to drive corporate change. In this episode, you’ll hear how he was inspired by his father to make every day a great day.

To learn more about Pete Hinojosa and his role as the Director of Thought Leadership for Insperity, you can follow him on LinkedIn where he publishes a thought provoking message every Friday. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-hinojosa-728 3355/

Contact Doug at: doug@dougstevenson.com

Thayer Willis grew up rich. She was born into a wealthy family and became, in her own words, an entitled brat. Her story is one of self-revelation and transformation. When she hit rock bottom, she knew she needed to do something to turn things around. In this episode you’ll hear how she summoned the courage to confront her pain and find her way to a meaningful life. Her origin story became the catalyst for a successful speaking and consulting business.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn in this episode…

• How Thayer realized her stories weren’t working as well as they should and did something about it.
• Why it took courage for her to get to the heart of her story and how that courage paid off.
• How her origin story became the foundational story for every speech and presentation.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Geeks, nerds and engineers spend much of their time sitting in front of a computer working on technical projects that most people around them need but don’t understand.

The challenge for many engineers is to communicate their ideas, products and processes to non-engineers. Learn how a self-described geeky nerd and her team learned how to use storytelling to close more sales and make technical training presentations more engaging.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn in this episode…

• How to make complex ideas and processes simple and understandable with a story.
• Why your brilliant PowerPoint slides and bullets are boring.
• The danger of getting bogged down in explaining how something works rather that why it’s important.

Contact Doug Stevenson at: doug@dougstevenson.com or call 1-719-310-8586 for information on private coaching and consulting.

Is there an actor hiding out inside you waiting to be cast in the role of a lifetime? In this episode, you’ll learn how to release your inner actor and use some simple acting techniques to make your story memorable, marketable and compelling. Your story is the play and you’re the leading actor or actress. It’s show time. Curtain up!

Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn in this episode…

• How to portray the emotions of your story with reactions and inner monologue.
• How to use tempo, volume, movement and gesture to create dynamic tension.
• How to stop being nervous by focusing in on yourself and what you’re saying and doing instead of out to your audience.

Watch how Doug uses these acting skills in his Bennett and Oscar stories as well as his TEDx Talk on How to Talk to a Bigot on you Tube. Search - Doug Stevenson Storytelling - to view a list of his You Tube Videos.

Contact Doug Stevenson at: doug@dougstevenson.com or call 1-719-310-8586 for information on private coaching and consulting.

Good leadership is easy to spot. You know it when you see and experience it. It’s the same with bad or toxic leadership. You’ve probably worked for both kinds of leader. I’ve worked for both and I’ve also had the opportunity to speak at conference where I’ve interacted with CEOs and presidents, VPs and sales managers. That’s where I have been able to find my leadership stories.

Listen and learn as I share four stories that illustrate good and bad leadership. And then, get to work crafting your leaderships stories.

Contact Doug Stevenson at: doug@dougstevenson.com

In this episode you'll learn the inside story of the TED and TEDx Talk process. It's not as simple as having something you want to talk about that YOU think is original and important.

What are the criteria TED Talk producers consider when choosing a speaker and a topic?  Does your sex, age, ethnicity or background play a part in being chosen?

Once you're chosen, what happens next? How much time are you given? How do you practice and get ready.?

What's it like on the day of the presentation? How many speakers are there? Will you go first, seventh or tenth?

Listen and learn before you submit your proposal.

contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

The foundation of every story is a journey, a quest, an adventure. It’s the action or activity of your story. It can be something big and dangerous or mundane and ordinary. With craft and development leading to a powerful lesson or point, your journey can illuminate my journey. When you take me along with you on your journey by telling me your story, I find the meaning I need to navigate my journey.

In this episode you’ll identify a number of possible journeys from your life. I’ll also share the harrowing and exciting journey I took over 50 years ago when I hitchhiked from Chicago to Hollywood to pursue my dream to be an actor in movies and TV. Come along with me on my journey and pay attention to how I craft my story to embed lessons along the way.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Imagine you’re running in the 100-yard dash and just after the gun goes off, you stumble and fall. You can’t recover. The race is over.

That’s what can happen to the speech that you’ve spent hours and hours working on if you don’t know what to do before you speak. In this episode, you’ll learn how to be prepared mentally, physically, and emotionally, before you utter your first sentence.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Learn how to apply the Aikido Selling approach to telling stories in a sales conversation. Build trust and create rapport by sharing targeted customer success stories that redirect the conversation and create story surrogates.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn in this episode…

• How to grab the attention of a distracted client and gain their trust
• How to identify the right customer story to tell
• How to blend imagery, emotion, and data into a sales story
• How to close the sale with a Phrase That Pays

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

1. Emotion is the Fast Lane to the Brain

How do you use emotion artfully and gracefully? It’s tricky. You don’t want to be manipulative and gratuitous, but at the same time you want to make an emotional connection with your listener, client, or audience member. Without emotion, your presentation will be like a black and white movie. With emotion, it will be in Imax, 3D, high-definition color.

As an actor, I learned to harness the power of emotion in my performances. I knew where and when to employ the emotion that served the moment. When I started telling stories in keynotes, it was natural to use the same instincts to to make my stories come alive with emotion. My audiences loved it and told me so by hiring me over and over. I perfected the methodology that I am teaching in this podcast in front of hundreds of corporate and association audiences over 25 years.

The secret to giving a great speech or telling a powerful story is simple: make them laugh, cry and think. If all you do is make them think, you’ll join the ranks of smart but forgettable speakers.

You can learn how to use emotion in your stories and speeches. First, you need to identify the emotional moments in your story and then you need to know what to do with them. In this episode, you’ll learn the following:

• Why it’s essential to trigger an emotional response in your listener or audience member
• How you can trigger an emotional response with some simple presentation techniques
• Where the emotional moments in your story live so you won’t skip over them

In this episode, I refer back to The Nine Steps of Story Structure from Episode Three. The Nine Steps are foundational to everything I teach. If you haven’t listened to that episode, I suggest you go back and start with Episode One.

In addition to listening to this podcast, hop on over to You Tube where you can watch instructional videos, my Authors at Google keynote and my TEDx talk.

I’d also like to hear from you with your questions, comments and suggestions. What country are you dropping in from? What is your interest in storytelling? What have you learned so far that you’ve put into practice?

To get in touch with me, email: doug@dougstevenson.com

A good story is interesting. People enjoy hearing it. But nothing happens as a result. Nothing changes. A great story on the other hand, moves the needle. It causes people to change the way they think and behave. A great story overcomes objections leading to more sales. It inspires confidence in leadership. It empowers people to make smarter decisions.

Great stories told by masterful storytellers not only get you noticed, but they also pay the bills. A great story, like a great product, is money in the bank. If you have aspirations of being hired to speak, train or consult, a great story is the price of admission. Good stories won’t cut it.

A good story takes little effort. A great story takes more effort, but the results are dramatic. In this episode, I interview Bill Raymond, a masterful storyteller, corporate speaker, trainer and executive coach. He shares how his stories went from good to great by being more intentional about the process of choosing, crafting and delivering his stories. He gets hired to tell his signature stories.

Good stories quickly fade from memory. Great stories stick with the listener long after the storyteller leaves the room. The listener not only remembers the story, but they also ruminate on the meaning of the story and the relevance of the lesson in their own life. If you want to make a difference in people’s lives and be remembered long after you’re done speaking, you need great stories.

Contact Doug Stevenson at: doug@dougstevenson.com

www.storytelling-in-business.com

Change is an issue that affects all of us. For many people, it’s is something to be avoided. Change is disruptive, annoying and often mentally and emotionally painful. And yet, our change stories can help people see change in a different light. We can help people move past their fear and anxiety about change and into a more neutral place where they can see themselves making the changes necessary to move forward.
In this episode you’ll hear two change stories and how they were effective at helping people embrace change. I’ll also share a simple four-part formula for choosing your change stories. If you care about your audience, your change story can make a real and lasting difference in someone’s life.

Doug tells his Million Dollar Story – a funny Imbroglio story that was the genesis for The Story Theater Method and a 25-year speaking career. An Imbroglio is an acutely embarrassing or painful situation. It’s a comedy of errors. Listen, learn and be inspired to find your Million Dollar Story that sticks.

Do you have a hard time choosing the point of your story? Do you ever ramble when you make the point? The Phrase That Pays will solve that problem and make your point or lesson stick. Find your Phrase That Pays. Take the time to get it right. Stick the landing!

doug@dougstevenson.com

www.storytelling-in-business.com

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Start with the end in mind. What is the purpose of your story? Will it drive sales, inspire confidence, persuade people to embrace change? What do you need a story to do? In this episode, you'll be guided through a process for finding the right story that makes the right point for the right situation.

Link to Doug's Storytelling talk at Google:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKUiE9DBkKc&t=18s

Learn how to develop a story from concept to a finished product. This episode focuses on story craft and analysis. Learn how the Nine Steps of Story Structure works and how it will provide a template for crafting all your stories. Discover how to create a Yoda and why you need to repeat your Phrase That Pays multiple times for it to stick.

Discover The Story Theater Method for strategic storytelling in business and how it will help you tell a powerful story. Learn how to create scenes, develop dialogue and brand the point of your story with a Phrase That Pays.  Doug tells a story and then analyzes how he makes the point of his story stick.

For Adiba Nelson, her TEDx Tucson talk opened doors of opportunity. As a result of her TED talk, she became the subject of a documentary for PBS that won an Emmy Award. She signed a book deal to write her memoir. She was invited to share her story with speaking engagements nationwide, and it empowered her to believe in herself at a completely new level.

In this episode you’ll hear how she navigated the TED talk process from submitting a proposal, to auditioning, and on through to her standing ovation presentation. If she can do it, you can do it.

Contact: https://thefullnelson.net/

Skating Downhill: The Art of Claiming your Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adfKcwgadqk&t=29s

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

How do you get into a creative zone – on demand? Is it possible to train your brain to be creative? Dave Liber is a Dallas Morning News columnist who writes two columns a week on deadline. He also writes books, plays, and delivers keynote speeches. He has trained his brain to be creative on demand.

His TEDx Talk, The Power of Storytelling to Change the World, has been viewed over 270,000 times. His approach to storytelling and creativity is refreshingly honest and insightful. In this episode he talks about his creative process and how he believes that humanity and humor are the necessary ingredients for a compelling presentation, story, or book.

Contact: dave@yankeecowboy.com

Contace: doug@dougstevenson.com

You don’t need story mastery to be effective. You just need to tell your story.

Carla Rocha teaches communication and storytelling skills in Lisbon, Portugal. She helps people to become more authentic in their communications to team members and clients. One of the techniques she uses is to have people share personal stories.

She urges her students to start small with a personal story where they overcame a difficult situation or obstacle. For her corporate clients, it’s not about story craft or performance. She simply wants them to experience the connection that takes place when you share your story.

What’s your story?

Contact Carla at: https://carlarocha.pt/en/academy/

Contact Doug at: doug@dougstevenson.com

Do the Story Theater techniques and principles taught in this podcast make sense to you, but you’re scared to implement them?  Are you worried about what people will think?  Do you want to be more theatrical, emotional, and powerful with your stories, but think you would be uncomfortable?

How do you break the pattern of self-consciousness when speaking and telling a story? In this episode Doug will help you find your power and show you how to bring that power forward when you tell a story or give a speech or presentation.

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com

Lisa McInnes-Smith focuses her stories on what she wants people to think, feel, and do. She’s delivered over 7000 keynote speeches and uses her stories to build the foundation for the lessons she wants to teach. She says, “The audience remembers how you make them feel, and once you’re in people’s hearts, you stay there.”

Stories ensure that your message sticks. They also grow your speaking business. Your stories make you memorable. Using brilliantly crafted stories is how you can make a positive impression in the workplace.

Contact Lisa: www.lisaspeaks.com

Contact: doug@dougstevenson.com