Workshop: Wednesday May 14th – Nashville, Tennessee
Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Leadership Program
THE POWER OF COMPELLING HUMAN STORIES
With my coaching help, workshop participants write their own stories. Then a handful get up, tell theirs to the rest of the group, and receive feedback from their peers as well as from me.
Speech: Saturday May 3rd – Houston, Texas –
KPFT radio
THE POWER OF COMPELLING HUMAN STORIES
For thousands of years, human beings have relied on stories to capture and convey important information. We have evolved into a species that is biologically and culturally oriented towards storytelling. Modern technology has given us shiny new tools with which to communicate - from PowerPoint to the Internet - and in our fervor to remain "cutting edge" we often ignore our natural inclinations in favor of pie charts and bar graphs, reams of data and mountains of text. The fact remains: if your goal is to educate, persuade, or simply connect in a meaningful way with a particular audience, a compelling, well-crafted story are the single most powerful communications tool you have.