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  • Corporate Storytelling 101: How to pick a story that moves listeners - Business publications these days sing the praises of corporate storytelling. But what if you're not a natural storyteller? How do you pick a tale that inspires and connects - and still suits a business setting? Here are nine tips to get you started: 1. Brief is better. Choose a story that can be boiled down to 3-5 minutes. Longer tales can get too complex. A good story should be like a skirt: long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep things interesting. 2. What is the Why? Why are you telling this particular story? Make sure it reinforces the value you want to reinforce in a positive way. Know the key point of your story. This will help you choose what to leave in and what to leave out. 3. This time it's personal.
  • Storytelling To Persuade Your Affluent Clientèle - "To be a person is to have a story to tell." ~Isaac Dennison Storytelling is one of the most important tools of persuasion. From a very early age, we're naturally wired to hear stories. It's not only a way to communicate but to incorporate into business.
  • Corporate Storytelling: Finding Story Resources - Looking for a tale to kick off a speech, enliven a meeting, or connect with a sales prospect? You can find stories in a variety of locations. Which type of story you pick depends on your personal style and what objective you’re trying to achieve. Here are the major types of stories and some sources for each: 1. Myths and folktales These are usually better suited for a formal speech, where they can be used to establish a metaphor that you refer to repeatedly.
  • The Writing Journey: Transforming Lives - When I was growing up, my parents took an annual two-week camping trip that took us to many places in the U.S. and Canada. They'd pack the car with all the equipment, clothes, and food for them and their brood of five kids. Eventually the family grew to seven (plus the occasional friend who came along). As you can imagine, there were plenty of adventures and memories to fill a book! In fact, on many occasions Mom would say, "Someday I'm going to write a book about these trips!
  • The Deadliest Mistake ANY Business Can Make - Forget about the internet for a second and think about your own neighborhood. If you spent a little time researching what happened to this business or the next, that somehow, suddenly, disappeared; you would find that they may have made a deadly mistake. It's one of the deadliest mistakes that any business can make whether they're offline or online. You see, the internet is a vast expanse; you have competition, no doubt about that. However, the key to success on the internet and growing a business is knowing exactly how to appeal to your customers and potential customers. You have to prove yourself and your business beyond that of the competition placed throughout the web.
  • Structuring Your Story - Story counts. Not that it counts any more or any less than the other skills in film hierarchy, but it does come first in order of production. The principle is: why push forward with a weak element? Contrary to what some may think, very little of the later processes in production will "fix" the screenplay. In the best of all possible worlds, a good screenplay will yield a good shoot. That's not to say that there's only one way to pen a screenplay; nonetheless, no writer should be oblivious to their own technique, unique or otherwise.
  • The Power of Storytelling - Each and every day as we are building our businesses, we all know the key to a successful presentation is a product being sold to the end-line consumer and/or sponsoring a new person.
  • Personal Persuasion - There are certain cultural norms and rules of decorum people are expected to adhere to in society and in business contexts specifically. I am of the mind that rules are meant to be bent, if not broken entirely. In business, the rules of professional decorum tell us that we shouldn't get too personal with our prospects or clients.
  • Create an Irresistible Product Story That Works Every Time! - We already know that network marketing is about storytelling, and whoever tells the best story wins the immediate sale, enrollment, and recruit.

  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 11 - Chapter Eleven: Inspire With Your Storytelling While finding time to write came be like having unplanned sex, the act of writing is more like making love. You cannot fake it. You must feel it.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 6 - Push Past Your Insecurities and Keep Moving Your Pen Writing takes courage. Talent is part of the equation, but it is a smaller part. Becoming a writer takes a willingness to let people see who you really are. Determination is the key. In January, after many suggestions over the years, I finally arranged to work with a channeler. I had glimpses through the years of what I call my Council of 12, a group of spirits guiding me through the perils of life's choices. I've found that when I pay attention to their voices, my life proceeds with ease. When I stop listening, trouble follows.
  • Storytelling: A Powerful Marketing Strategy for Your Online Business - Before the advent of pencil and paper and writing, ancient peoples depended solely upon storytelling to pass along the history of their families and tribes from one generation to the next.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapters 7-8 - The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 7: Ninety-five percent of Writing is Just Showing Up If I were to ask each of you why you haven't written a book, I'm guessing the most common answer would be that there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 5 - The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter Five: Hold On To Your Vision This might seem to be in direct conflict with letting go of expectations in Chapter Four. However, there is a distinct difference between expectation and vision. Let me explain. Imagination is the basis of a vision. But as you begin to implement the vision, systems and skills take over. A vision develops by becoming specific. When you take the first step, all the steps after that acknowledge and relate to that first step.
  • Storytelling Persuasion - 'Facts and figures are forgotten. Stories are retold.' -Jeffrey Gitomer If you're mathematically oriented then MAYBE you'll remember the charts and graphs someone shows you in a presentation. And sometimes charts and graphs are really necessary to get to the specifics, but the real power of persuasion in presentation is the story. Not long ago, I used to believe I wasn't very good at telling stories.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 12 - Chapter 12: Get Real Nobody becomes Ernest Hemingway overnight, not even Ernest Hemingway. Style is fundamental to the person doing the writing. Trying to adopt someone else's style is like wearing a toupee. It might look good in passing, but on closer inspection, it doesn't look right. Adopting someone else's style is normal and many writers start by doing that. You hope to be that good some day. However, when you do that you lose what makes you unique. And the reader will notice. The reader wants the writer who is talking to him to be authentic. As a result, to become a great writer, you must be you.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapters 9-10 - Chapter Nine: Give Your Mind, Body and Soul Daily Attention Staying focused requires you to take care of yourself in mind, body, and spirit. If you are working full-time, parenting full-time, or both (is that double full-time?), you are probably a master at giving. And when you give more than you are getting for yourself, there will inevitably be a breakdown somewhere. Look at what takes energy away from you, what you are tolerating. Then eliminate that from your life. Are you continually saying yes out of a feeling of obligation? Are you doing someone else's tasks? Do you know how to say no? Learn to say no so you can refill your tank. Replenishing yourself is simple: Avoid people and activities that drain your energy.
  • Blind Author Coaches Aspiring Authors - New authors may believe that if their book is published in New York, they will not need to do much more than have a website in order to market their book. The truth is that anyone who writes a book will need to do the majority of the marketing, whether the book is self produced or published by a small press or a large New York publisher. Ronda Del Boccio studied the publishing industry and understood its pitfalls. She knew she could write a book and knew she would have to learn about sales and marketing. But she had no idea how to break out of the “poor writer” mode until she found the step-by-step approach that showed her how to grow her reputation and develop a business around her book.
  • good job of hollywood - Painter Playwright has statute 21 present pays, 14 books and 18 film scripts, beingness twice appointive for Academy Awards, Among his numerous credits are screenplays for The Untouchables (1987) with Kevin Costner and Parliamentarian DeNiro, Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) with Al Pacino, Knave Lemmon and Kevin Unconventional, and Wag the Dog (1997) with Dustin Sculpturer. He wrote and directed Propose and Primary (2000) with William H, Macy, Philip Seymour Histrion and Wife Jessica Writer. (All these movies are cured worth vision). He's been involved in the concern for decades, and anyone with and welfare in Look movies - including the some Pakistan's who watch Inhabitant films - might eff an portion in what he says nearly the sector.
  • Tribute Videos: The Unexploited Video Niche That Pays In Love & Money - Video producers are everywhere. What was once an exclusive turf driven by hardware, capital and corporate clients is now open to anyone with a camcorder and a computer.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 4 - The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter Four: Nothing turns out as you expect it to. That's the journey. That's the excitement. That's the joy of writing. The trick is to let our unconscious take us where we go while we move out of its way. This is true of all creating.
  • Reality Podcasting - The development of a podcast is a very personal journey. Within the confines of a podcast you can express yourself through music, storytelling or by sharing information or drama.
  • Storytelling: Pure Emotional Persuasion - I'll admit it. I cry at movies sometimes. I'm comfortable with it and not ashamed in the least. Movies are stories and stories have been used to elicit emotions (either by design or accident) since the beginning of man. Some of the most fantastic stories are tremendously moving.
  • Writers block, what's that? - I don't know the meaning of writer's block and why, because I'm not writing for the world, but for me and my passion for storytelling. What I write, I want to loan to the world to read, but when it comes down to it, why do we write? For fame and fortune, the love of it, just a job, felt I had to follow in mum, dad or whoever's footsteps? Only you can honestly answer that question. I write because I love it. Once upon a time, I escaped the world into my imagination and haven't left it since.
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn: Chapters 3 - Chapter 3: Expressing What's In Our Hearts and Minds is a Direct Way to Access Your God, No Matter What Name You Use to Describe Him/Her Writing is a deceptively difficult art. It takes time, perseverance, patience, desire, and did I say, perseverance. Only write if you truly want to. As a writer I know put it, there are easier ways to be miserable. However, the rewards are great.
  • Creating A Story: Presentation Skills - Who doesn’t love a story?! Whether it’s ours or theirs, fiction or non-fiction? Who doesn’t want to be drawn in and captivated?
  • successful FaceBook Marketing - Facebook is the hot story in social media circles, so I went looking for a company that has successfully used Facebook to market its products or services.
  • What Everyone Ought To Know About Yoga For Kids - Yoga can be done by anyone, young, old, even kids. With a little help, even toddlers can do it. Even though it’s simply introduction to yoga and done with a little bit of game playing, it doesn’t mean that kids cannot get the benefit out of this particular sport. The benefits are: • To be healthier and help obesity in children. By taking yoga class, kids are triggered to move. Nowadays, because of the computer games, kids move less than they ought to. • To control their stress. Yes, children can get stressed out, too.
  • What's Your Company Story? - Dave Hosokawa, former chief executive of the parent company of Monster.com, advises: If your customers and employees really understand what you are all about, you will succeed. You help your customers and employees do that by crafting and repeatedly telling your company story. Your company story tells about your company, what you do for whom and why, with something about your people thrown in. It's more than just your vision and mission. It conveys your essence for being. It connects with people on an emotional level. Why Do You Need a Story? CEOs and company leaders often assume employees know the company story.
  • 7 Phases To Launch Your Dollhouse Hobby - Become that creative designer and pass on a family treasure that is continually enjoyed. Enter into a great creative sport where children can grow in social skills and storytelling, and, adults can enjoy the creative and relational aspects that clubs and the internet offer. Playing and displaying dollhouses has been popular since the 1700's when the affluent were engaged in the hobby. Today it is for anyone with an interest. Let's explore several keys to building an enjoyable dollhouse hobby. What will you use your dollhouse for? Play or Display? As an adult collector, consider the finer and more delicate models for display. If you have young children you also may want to provide them with a sturdy dollhouse so that you can enjoy the hobby together. This may keep them from harming your work.
  • Burying Your Novel's Message - Part III of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series In the first two articles, we've explored how essential it is to have a theme to give your novel direction, and how to find those themes that will resonate with you. You'd think that once you have a theme, you could just sit down and write your book about that, and you'd bring powerful emotions and passionate storytelling and compelling, page-turning action to your tale---but it just ain't so.
  • Successful Brands Are Based On Great Themes - A true brand is a metaphor for desire, a container for aspirations and the promise of fulfillment. We are all the same, each of us searching for the same things and they aren't keywords. Most businesses think way too narrowly; too focused on the concrete instead of the psychological. Branding like history is based on enduring themes, the universal hardwired predilections that form our basic needs and wants, whether for business or pleasure. Quintessential Brand Themes Gerald and Lindsay Zaltman have come up with what they call the 'Seven Giants' in their book 'Marketing Metaphoria.' They describe seven classic elements that they see effecting consumer behavior: balance, transformation, journey, container, connection, resource, and control. Balance is about maintaining or reestablishing normality; Transformation is about the metamorphosis from unsatisfying to fulfillment; Journey is about personal growth;
  • Self-Doubt and Writers - The other day I was driving home from picking up some scripts to read when a great idea for a kid's book hit me. Excitedly, I turned the idea over and over in my head and began really taking seriously that I should start this book. Then it hit. The Don't Bother Train. You know the one. It sounds like this: All the stories have already been told. There's just no point. There's too much competition. Throw in the towel. Forget it. Throw in the towel.
  • Rapid Rapport With Storytelling - So say you're face to face with a brand new prospect. They've heard a little bit about you, know of your reputation, maybe they even have an idea what kind of a person you are and yet, they still may have some defenses, defenses which you are going to need to overcome before they trust you and want to commit to business with you, before rapport has been established and they can feel good trusting you completely. Stories speed up rapport and trust incredibly.
  • Read Aloud with My Teen? Yes, It Can Be Done! - As parents, we know the delights of reading aloud to our young children. But we'd never imagine our teens might benefit and find enjoyment in it. When you read with your teen, you accomplish FOUR goals: SHOW him you're interested in something that interests him; INDICATE behavior you find appropriate, like having an interest in contemporary or historical topics, enjoying various forms of reading, and not least of all, like parents and children actually being in the same room together! HELP him see that reading well and for pleasure is acceptable;
  • The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn: Chapters 1 - 2 - Chapter 1: Expect to Write, and Write, and Write Some More... The first advice I give my authors is the most simple, and quite often the most difficult. And that is, to expect to write. And I mean write. You can't just talk or read about it. The more you write, the freer you become. Nothing I say here or in my coaching, classes, and writing programs works unless you write. And write. And write.
  • Child Day Care Training: Why You Need It - At present, there is a growing number single parents and of couples who both work – resulting in an increased need for child care providers. Although in the past, any high schooler can be called on to "babysit," parents are more meticulous these days and often look for well-trained child care providers. What child day care training involves There are a lot of training centers ready to help you in honing your child care providing skills. All you need to do is type in "child day care training" in any search engine and look for training centers in and around where you live.
  • Fill Up A Kids' Bookshelf And Encourage Reading - The books of childhood should be proudly displayed on your easy-to-reach kids’ bookshelf. Your toddler can reach for the activity books he enjoys anytime. Is this not a fun way to teach your kids to love reading? Make reading a habit Reading is becoming a lost art. Kids are always glued to the computers or the television. They can watch the condensed versions of their favorite stories in the movies, like Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia. There seems to be a lot of distractions.
  • What Makes Redneck Humor Funny? - Jeff Foxworthy, of You Might Be A Redneck fame, tells an interesting story about redneck humor. When he first went to New York City to make his career, they thought he was funny - but he was repeatedly advised to drop the accent. The big audiences, they told him, wouldn't like him with an accent. Not only did he turn them down, he turned out to be right. Foxworthy, accent and all, is one of the funniest redneck humorists out there - and is currently the most successful funny man in the country. His albums have sold millions, his shows regularly sell out, he's had two network television shows, movies, DVDs, and even a Sirius radio network dedicated to his trademark "blue collar humor".
  • The Art Of Pretending - Pretending is incredibly important for children, especially those going through some form of turmoil in their lives. Pretending is the mind’s best way to engage the creativity and inventive spirit that most kids have. By imagining a world or a far off place away from it all, kids can escape their realities and can develop healthy, natural coping mechanisms that will help them throughout their lives with stress management. Role-Playing The importance of role-playing in children is incredible.
  • How to create a great user experience - A great small site provides its visitors with a great user experience. That means a site should be easy to understand, functional without being overwhelming, and well organized. And it should be free of the trappings of bloat—focusing on its audience's needs rather than on adding the latest bell, whistle, or doodad. The following list includes the user experience attributes that are most important to making your small site successful: Providing the best context.
  • Writing Past Fear: 10 Ways To Stop Worrying And Start Writing - Many people claim that they want to write. Most won’t because of a giant monster called FEAR. It looms over individuals and paralyzes them. “What if I’m no good?” “ What if I’m wasting my time?” “What if…” “What if…” “What if…” Fear creates these never-ending questions, but fortunately the beast can be conquered. It’s conquered every day. Here are ten ways to get over fear and start writing: 1) Handwrite.
  • Investing In Aboriginal Art - When investing in Aboriginal art or artefact's it is sometimes hard to find a good investment, with many of the more popular artists’ works out of the reach, financially, of the small to medium investor. If you invest in a number of currently unknown artists, in time, your percentage return on your investment will be astronomical in comparison with an investment in one of the already recognized artists.
  • The Virtues Of Audio Books - I first got into the audio books habit working at a temporary data entry job. One of the few benefits to engaging in such a mundane task all day is the ability to wear headphones. Listening to the same pop songs hour after hour quickly becomes almost as tedious as silence, so I started to borrow books on tape from the library. While listening to a book may seem like a serious distraction, I –along with many others at my place of employment- learned that even a brain of average capacity can swiftly adapt to the dual tasks of keying names and numbers and following the twists and turns of a plot. Since then, I have come to appreciate the experience of listening to books.
  • Ten festival ideas for your next holiday - To find the Top 10 festivals to visit on holiday you have to look at the type of festival you want to see.
  • Childs Play – Child Play Therapy - Living with emotional stress and anxieties is not uncommon for adults. But what if the person suffering from some sort of fear or apprehension is a child? Too often, children are experiencing a negative reaction to events taking place in their environment. Parents become separated or divorced, a child may experience some sort of traumatic abuse or perhaps a child lives in a place that exhibits excessive amounts of violence. It is hard to deny the fact the world is changing on a daily basis, and our children have to cope with issues their parents and grandparents didn’t even consider.
  • Write That Book! - You're inspired by an idea for a book and decide to sit down and start writing. You take your laptop to a quiet comfortable spot in your home and open up your document. Then, you stare at the screen.
  • Edinburgh Festival - The Edinburgh Festival is celebrated in Edinburgh, Scotland during the month of August. Though the festivals are typically celebrated in August, there are a number of other festivals that are celebrated around the year. It is recorded as being the largest art festival in the world. It was established in 1947 by the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF). One of the aims of this organization is to “Provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit”. The artistic goals vied for in the festival would also serve to attract tourists from all over the world. It is considered as a very important cultural celebration. Typical activities during these festivals revolve around classical music, opera, theatre and dance. There is a very high standard of artistry involved, with the best artists all over the world being highly sought after.
  • The Parents Guide to Playing the Ultimate Santa - During the Christmas season, one of the greatest challenges parents face is how to create a memorable experience for their children that brings out the excitement and enthusiasm of the historical tradition of Santa Claus. Some parents turn to Santa suits and costumes, or other Christmas costumes to make the Christmas celebration a greater joy for their families. One of the challenges for many parents is how to find high quality Santa costumes or Santa's helper costumes that bring to life a realistic depiction of the great Saint Nick.
  • Fire Pits and Landscape Contractors - Fire Pits and Landscape Contractors: A Perfect Match There are so many things that you as a landscape contractor, can do to transform a yard into a thing of beauty and functionality.

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