Archive for June, 2012

Starting Off With a Story – Part II

In Part I of “Starting Off With a Story”, you saw a video of me using storytelling to start off a presentation, and asking the audience of trainers and OD professionals “So…why did I start off with this story?”

Now…hopefully you have some observations in terms of what was said, how it was said, and why it was said.

In this video, you’ll hear both what the audience noticed and some of the key points I wanted them (and now you) to remember.

 

If you have comments or questions, please ask away!

And…if you picked up on another reason why I used that story that the audience didn’t identify, and post your revelation… I’ll send you an MP3 recording of the whole presentation, plus the slides.

Also…come back soon as I will be continually adding more stories, more “how to” info, etc.

Also…if you haven’t seen the Add Powerful Storytelling to Your Training webinar recording, click here

BTW…if  you have a cool story you want to share, you can put it in the comments or email me david@humannatureatwork.com about doing a guest post.

 

To Receive the “Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to your Training” ASTD webinar link

Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to Your Training

 with David Lee

Webinar Recording

 

Webinar Description

Sign Up Link 

 Expert facilitator and “story catcher” David Lee of HumanNatureAtWork.com, and author of the May 2012 Infoline “Powerful Storytelling Techniques” shows attendees how to

 •Make your presentations more fascinating, compelling, and memorable.

•Challenge people without coming across as confrontational.

•Open people’s minds to new possibilities in ways that direct approaches can’t.

•Make your ideas and recommendations more understandable, compelling, and memorable, increasing your ability to influence others.

•Make new concepts and complex ideas understandable to the novice.

 Click here to sign up for the webinar recording link

 

 

About the Speaker: David Lee is the founder of HumanNature@Work http://www.humannatureatwork.com/. He works with management teams interested in improving employee engagement, customer service, and innovation.

An internationally recognized thought leader in the field of employee engagement and performance, he is the author of nearly 100 articles and book chapters that have been published in trade journals and books in the US, Europe, India, Australia, and China.

David has been using and teaching storytelling for over 20 years. Before focusing his work on leadership and employee engagement, he practiced and taught hypnosis and therapeutic storytelling in the field of mind/body medicine both domestically and abroad. His work was featured in the clinical book Tales of Enchantment: Goal-Oriented Metaphors for Adults and Children in Therapy.

He is also the author of the May 2012 Infoline Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to Your Training

 

Here’s What Webinar Attendees Said:

 

The webinar ‘Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to your Training’ was an eye-opening experience. I learned that to truly get the ‘sticky’ results from the stories I am currently using in some of the training I provide will require some an additional investment in my personal development. The investment return on my time today will pay-off immediately as I re-tool a few standby stories I plan to use next week. David made me realize I have work to do and more to learn. I highly recommend spending a few minutes listening to David. I’ll guarantee you a couple of ‘aha’ moments that will improve your impact your performance as a powerful storyteller and agent of change. Thank you David – Lead On! – Scott Humphries, Luxiotta, Knoxville, TN

 

I have attended several webinars over the last 15 years of working in Training and Development and none have left me more excited than David Lee’s Storytelling webinar. I found the Storytelling webinar to be extremely well done and it far exceeded my expectations. I was literally moments away from not joining the event, but decided, if it seemed like a waste of time, I would simply exit out. From the moment Mr. Lee opened with his story and “quiz” I was hooked. “The webinar was thought-provoking and motivational. In that one short hour, I was provided with practical tools, techniques and resources that I can immediately implement in my organization. David Lee is knowledgeable, well-organized and generous with his information. I left the webinar inspired by what I learned and nothing can top that!– Lovie Verser, Viverae, Dallas, TX

 

David Lee’s presentation “Powerful Storytelling” was an inspiration not only for me as a trainer to develop my stories but also for me to help my organization with storytelling techniques for all aspects of employee engagement and leading teams. He shared concrete techniques and gave examples to bring the content to life.Thank-you David for sharing your passion and experience on the topic of Storytelling! – Amy Brannan, Oregon Community Credit Union, Eugene, OR

 

Excellent presentation!!! You had over 600 people riveted for nearly the entire hour. I had fun and learned A LOT! – Juana Lorens, Communities of Practice Manager, ASTD, Alexandria, VA

 

 

 

 

Resources for the ASTD webinar

(This is Just The Beginning…There’s Much More Coming)

Hi,

So far…you have access to:

1. Two videos

2. A 3-part blog series on storytelling

3. A Link to the Infoline on storytelling

4. A download link to the audio recording of the webinar so you can relisten and review

5. A download link to the slides of the webinar.

6. The slides in PDF form

There will be a LOT more coming shortly…

Also…please leave your comments and questions at the bottom of the page.

Best regards,

David Lee

 

Here’s an Example of Using a Story To Start Off a Presentation To Connect Audience With “WII-FM” and…Using a Story to Start Off an Exercise To Get Audience Involved

Here’s a Perspective Change Story That Helps People Tune Their Brain to Notice Opportunities in Crises

Here’s a Three Part Blog Post That Includes How to Cultivate Your Analogy Creating Ability and the Fundamental Principles of “Sticky Messages”

 

The link to The Mysterious Power of Storytelling will bring you to the third installment, which has links to the first two.

 

The InfoLine: Powerful Storytelling Techniques

Here’s the link

Audio Recording of the Webinar

Here’s the download link

The Slides

Download ASTD storytelling Webinar Slides