Social Media Breakfast of Maine Resource Page of Goodies

Thanks again for being part of a fun group!

Here are resources to help you “tell a better story” and become a more compelling speaker and writer.

 

Articles Referenced

The Right and Wrong Way to Talk About Your Business

Just Say “NO” to Forgettable Employee Testimonial Videos

How NOT to Blow Your Big Opportunity When Speaking in Front of a Group

Techniques Matter for Communication Success by Laura Petrolino

What Shelter Dogs Taught Me about Employee Engagement

 

Other Articles That Illustrate the Use of Stories to Make Your Copy More Fascinating and Compelling

Is Relationship Friction Causing Operational Friction in Your Organization – This articles starts out by using an experience I had with Outlook slowing my work down as a metaphor for how relationship problems diminish operational effectiveness in organizations. It’s a good example of how to use an everyday experience as an analogy to make your point “stickier” (a la Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath).

How to Deal with a Defensive Person Who Is a “Repeat Offender” – This is from my HumanNatureAtWork.com website and uses a story to start off the article and explore how to deal with this very common, frustrating problem.

Here’s What Happens When You Lead by Example – Another article from my consulting, coaching, and training site, which tells the story of the most beloved and respected leader I’ve ever worked with, and the results he got from being that kind of leader.

Related Posts

Nervous About Speaking? Just Add Stories – This blog post is actually my debrief (and recording) from a last minute speaking request I got a year or so ago at SMBME and how I used to stories to not have a heart attack and (hopefully) make for a fun presentation.

A Report to Help You Find Stories To Use

How to Find Stories to Put Into Your Presentations, From Everyday Life Experiences

 

Injecting Your Personality Into Your Copy By Sharing Stories From Your Personal Life, Your Hobbies, Travels, and Idiosyncrasies

This is the story I wasn’t able to tell at the presentation…

 

Videos Illustrating the Use of Stories to Make Your Point “Stickier”–i.e. make them have a bigger impact and more memorable

 

This is a story I used to close a presentation I gave on creating a resilient, “Bring it on!” workforce

 

Here’s a Video That Uses an Analogy to Make An Idea “Stickier”

If you go to my leadership, talent management, and employee engagement consulting website, HumanNatureAtWork.com, you’ll see a video from a conference presentation that uses Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, as a metaphor to explain the concept of working with–rather than against–human nature.