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When To Choose Between Stories Of Success Or Failure In A Corporate Setting
The importance of storytelling in a corporate setting In one of our more popular recent articles, we delved into the topic of Corporate Storytelling, exploring the idea that data is soulless without a compelling story to go with it. We looked at how, in the context of...
When To Choose Between Stories Of Success Or Failure In A Corporate Setting
The importance of storytelling in a corporate setting In one of our more popular recent articles, we delved into the topic of Corporate Storytelling, exploring the idea that data is soulless without a compelling story to go with it. We looked at how, in the context of a well-crafted, well-delivered narrative, data can be transformed into something that your audience can understand and relate to on an emotional level. Corporate storytelling is a powerful tool for influencing and persuading others, which is a key factor in cultivating and demonstrating Executive Presence (EP). We've also seen...
How To Answer Post-Presentation Questions With Minimal Preparation
Delivering presentations at short notice can be a challenging task, so it’s worth having a few tricks up your sleeve to ensure you are prepared for every eventuality. We delved into this topic in a recent article, outlining tips and tricks for delivering a talk off...
Phraseology For The Corporate Environment – Language To Use And Avoid
What you say - and how you say it - can have a monumental impact on your ability to demonstrate leadership, command respect, and set and influence policy. It can help your employees and colleagues to understand your vision and place their trust in you, or it can...
Corporate Storytelling For Boardroom Presentations
Corporate storytelling is a powerful tool that has multiple uses in any organisation, from communicating core strategies to defining brand values. Managers and team leaders can use storytelling to communicate more effectively with their employees, colleagues, and...
Spontaneous Presentations: Top Tips For Presenting At A Moment’s Notice
We all know the feeling of being put on the spot. Whether it was having to stand up and recite the alphabet in front of your classmates as a child or hearing your name being called while you were daydreaming during a meeting, being put on the spot can induce instant...
TALKing Backwards: Building Advocacy and Trust Between Brand Leaders and Their Audience
All successful relationships must have a strong foundation of trust, both in our personal and professional lives. But building trust doesn’t happen overnight. It evolves over time as you nurture the relationship with your audience, exemplifying your core values...
Executive Presence: The Missing Link For Corporate Sales Teams
Why are some salespeople more successful than others? What is it about them that gives clients the confidence to buy from them? You and your team might have the best process, the latest information, and the most in-depth understanding of your product, your target...
How To Persuade And Influence – The Fundamentals Of Corporate Storytelling
Although ‘Corporate Storytelling’ might seem like a relatively new concept, it’s far from just another trending topic or buzzword. The art of storytelling has been around for centuries — the oral tradition of sharing knowledge helped our ancestors to survive and to...
Tips For Effective Data Presentation
As humans, our brains are hardwired to understand and respond to stories. Our ancestors used storytelling to explain complex concepts about the world and our place in it. By visualising ourselves in the context of a narrative, we learn important life lessons about...
Tips For Influencing Without Authority
The challenges of influencing in a modern, virtual workplace Communicating and collaborating with our colleagues via chat and email has become the norm and the opportunities for influencing others and positioning ourselves as leaders in our organisations have...
Cracking The ‘EP’ Code – What Is Executive Presence?
What is 'executive presence', and can it be learned? This enigmatic and elusive notion of ‘executive presence' (EP) may be a term surrounded by secrecy and shrouded in a certain degree of mystique. Many of us may view it as something obscure and elite that is set...
