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Presentation Zen & Art of Storytelling

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Overview

LEARN THE ART & SCIENCE OF CREATING & DELIVERING IMPACTFUL PRESENTATIONS

Present like a PRO with Art of Business Story Telling

Storytelling has the power to engage, influence, teach and inspire listeners. There’s an art to telling a good story, and we all know a good story when we hear one. But there’s also a science behind the art of storytelling. We’ve all listened to (and suffered through) long PowerPoint presentations made up of bullet points – bullet points that may be meaningful to the presenter, but lack the same punch for the audience. When a speaker delivers those same facts within a story, however, something else happens in the brain. Storytelling is essential. If you’re trying to engage, influence, teach, or inspire others, you should be telling or listening to a story, and encouraging others to tell a story with you.

Syllabus

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1 - The Challenge

  • Chapter 2 - Your Audience

  • Chapter 3 - S of SMP: The Story

  • Chapter 4 - M of SMP: Message

  • Chapter 5 - P of SMP: Performance

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