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We live in a world with information overload. We are flooded with data, facts, statistics and information in all forms. Definitive answers to specific questions are immediately available from search engines on the internet. But people want more than facts. They want understanding. They want meaning. They want context. They want stories. Children ask their parents to tell them stories because they like to fit the pieces of the story into a context they can understand. It is the same with adults. Audiences at conferences do not want to be bombarded with data and figures. They want stories with emotional impact that hold their interest and convey meaning. One of the most powerful ways to get your message across is by telling a story.
How do you tell a story? Here are some simple steps to follow:
1. Introduce the characters. Stories involve people so describe them.
2. Set the scene. This often involves some challenge or difficulty that has to be overcome.
3. Explain what happened next and how the situation resolved itself.
4. Draw out any conclusions or lessons learnt.
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| The Inspiration Afternoon |
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| The Recession will shape new Leaders |
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Maybe there's a silver lining in the global economic meltdown after all says Bill George in BusinessWeek. 'I believe all the economic misery, financial disasters, and millions of lost jobs will produce a new generation of leaders who are battle-tested in crisis and ready to get the global economy pointed in a healthier long-term direction. Having learned the lessons of this crisis, these new leaders will think differently than their predecessors about how to build great institutions. As President Obama said during the Presidential campaign, "I don't want just to get us out of Iraq. We need to change the mentality that got us there in the first place." The same lesson applies to healing our economic ills; we need to change the mentality that got us there in the first place.
This global meltdown wasn't caused by subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, or even excessive greed. These are only symptoms of the real problem. The root cause of this crisis was failed leadership.'
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