Storytelling

The Art of Linking Pieces

Learning to tell your personal story in an engaging and memorable way is a sure-fire way to unlock opportunities that will help further your career. In this interactive keynote, you’ll learn tools and techniques to use storytelling to help you gain confidence in your ability to advocate for yourself, to make an impression on new audiences, and to influence colleagues and clients to understand your thoughts in a deeper and more memorable way. 

Additionally, this keynote focuses on how to use your own personal point of view to tell stories that are unique to your perspective. Honing this skill allows for more personalized and engaging delivery of story to a wide variety of audiences.

Content Highlights

  • Learn the neuroscience of storytelling and how we can best make use of the way our brains are wired in order to use story structure to make memorable arguments.

  • Learn how to hone your unique point of view when telling professional stories.

  • Learn how to use descriptive language to establish emotional connections with audiences of colleagues and clients.

  • Learn how to use story to both inspire and instruct an audience to adopt a new habit or behavior.

  • Learn how to use real experiences from your life to create a “personal story playbook” of true stories that make specific points and arguments that will resonate with a target audience.

  • Learn time-tested techniques for telling compelling, exciting and memorable stories that keep an audience interested.

- Tiffany Greenway, Director, Digital Transformation and Operations, Chick-Fil-A

“I’ve heard many presentations through the years on being a great storyteller, and Dave’s workshop has been my favorite. It’s practical, memorable, and easy to apply in real life situations. His authentic, joyful delivery style makes his audience feel supported too.”

- Senior Managing Director, CBRE

“Great and engaging speaking by Dave. It was awesome that we were up, moving and engaged the entire time.