I put myself in the category of a motivational speaker, but I consider myself nothing more than a storyteller. And I don't think anything more is needed. Because if you have the ability to tell a powerful value-filled story, then it will ...
What a wonderful inspirational read for today, the day of Thanksgiving. If you want a jolt of heartfulness about stories in business, then this short article is for you.
Behind all the story and marketing, sales, biz growth activities lies the heart. Storytelling -- whether in business or on the stage -- is heart work because that is ultimately where stories touch us. At least for me it is.
I believe most of us doing this work with business storytelling come from this heart place because we know that sharing stories brings out the best in people. Because that is what we want more of. And that is what this article is really all about.
And I love at the end that the author Kelly Swanson says her post contains a lot of information and not story, and promises to do better. Doesn't this happen to all of us?! So thanks Kelly for the refreshing admission. We are right there with you :)
Enjoy this lovely piece, and thanks Kelly!
Link to original article:http://motivational-speakers-review.com/2012/11/21/storytelling-2/the-value-of-storytelling-in-life-and-in-business
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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I like Kelly's blog because she shares many effective tips to be a motivational speaker. To be a great storyteller, I think I have to be more careful about daily life to be better and 'storious'. I actually made the word, 'storious' by myself to expressing the idea of make something possibly great to talk about. Be storious!