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Doug Stevenson, president of Story Theater International, is a storytelling in business expert. He is a professional speaker, trainer and speaking coach. He is the creator of The Story Theater Method and the author of the book, Never Be Boring Again - Make

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Business > Leadership Strategies How to write and deliver a dynamite speech: 1 of 5

A dynamite speech is built upon a strong foundation of form and structure. I call this the architecture of the speech. Without the proper form and structure the right elements organized in the right order your speech may collapse in on you while you're standing there in front of your audience. Maybe that's already happened t...
Business > Leadership Strategies Storytelling as a leadership development tool: 3 of 8

As the waiters cleared the dessert plates from the banquet tables, Joanne, the VP of Sales, stepped to the podium and began the annual meeting. The CEO, Jeff Carlson, could feel the heat building under his collar. He wiped his sweaty palms on the linen napkin and took another sip of water to wet his cottonmouth lips. Joanne ...
Business > Management (Other) How to avoid being a dull manager: 2 of 3

It was an odd reaction. I was in the middle of a customer service training session when my entire audience put down their pens almost at the same time, leaned back in their chairs and looked up at me with smiles and childlike innocence. It was as if a switch had been flipped in the room and all of a sudden the room was warme...
Business > Leadership Strategies Tips on writing creative speeches: 2 of 2

"Creativity is the ability to see beyond the obvious, shift perspectives, and explore ideas in new ways." Joan C. King, Ph.D, author of Cellular Wisdom The worst speaking experience I ever had was in front of 450 witnesses. What made it memorable, for all the wrong reasons, was that I was out of control. It took me forty min...