Are you thriving or just surviving? What role do the stories we tell ourselves affect our ability to activate and amplify thriving in our lives and in the lives of the people we work with? In this episode you’ll hear how Renee Moorefield of Wis

52. Six Preparation Protocols Before You Say A Word

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Imagine you’re running in the 100-yard dash and just after the gun goes off, you stumble and fall. You can’t recover. The race is over. That’s what can happen to the speech that you’ve spent hours and hours working on if you don’t know what to

51. The Ongoing Benefits of Giving a TED Talk with Adiba Nelson

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For Adiba Nelson, her TEDx Tucson talk opened doors of opportunity. As a result of her TED talk, she became the subject of a documentary for PBS that won an Emmy Award. She signed a book deal to write her memoir. She was invited to share her st

50. Train Your Brain to Be Creative with Dave Lieber

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How do you get into a creative zone – on demand? Is it possible to train your brain to be creative? Dave Liber is a Dallas Morning News columnist who writes two columns a week on deadline. He also writes books, plays, and delivers keynote speec

49. Its Okay To Tell a Small Story - Carla Rocha

Mar 29th, 2024 44m 46s

You don’t need story mastery to be effective. You just need to tell your story. Carla Rocha teaches communication and storytelling skills in Lisbon, Portugal. She helps people to become more authentic in their communications to team members and

48. Stand Strong In Your Power

Mar 18th, 2024 17m 5s

Do the Story Theater techniques and principles taught in this podcast make sense to you, but you’re scared to implement them? Are you worried about what people will think? Do you want to be more theatrical, emotional, and powerful with your s

47. Think Feel and Do with Lisa McInnes-Smith

Mar 7th, 2024 36m 23s

Lisa McInnes-Smith focuses her stories on what she wants people to think, feel, and do. She’s delivered over 7000 keynote speeches and uses her stories to build the foundation for the lessons she wants to teach. She says, “The audience remember

46. My Story Is Your Story Is Our Story with Mark Sanborn

Feb 21st, 2024 28m 2s

Mark Sanborn says, “Few of us can be famous, but every one of us can be great.” He is an international bestselling author and an award-winning leadership keynote speaker. Mark challenges us to be extraordinary and to turn everyday actions into

45. The Steven Spielberg - Game Changer Story

Feb 10th, 2024 26m 38s

How did a geeky kid, who was an average student and college dropout, become one of the most successful movie makers of all time? How did Steven Spielberg become Steven Spielberg? You’ll be surprised to know the answer to that question. A Game C

44. How to Give a TED Talk with Star Hansen

Feb 4th, 2024 28m 6s

Star Hansen’s TEDx Talk has been viewed 255,000 times. Listen and learn how she came up with her Idea Worth Spreading and how she nailed her talk. She shares the intimate truth about what it was like for her to overcome her nerves, focus on her

43. A Storytelling Contest - Enter to Win

Jan 22nd, 2024 21m 7s

Are you ready? It is your turn to tell a story. In this podcast, I share the details of a storytelling contest. If your story is chosen, you win two hours of free coaching with me, and you’ll be invited to be a guest on this podcast. The topic

42. Twelve Story Types - Part Two

Jan 10th, 2024 29m 42s

It’s not as simple as thinking, there are two types of stories: business stories and personal stories. When you understand how to use various story types, you’ll be liberated to develop all kinds of strategic and relevant stories. The more you

41. Twelve Story Types - Part One

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40. Build a Bridge of Connection - Connect IN to Connect OUT

Dec 27th, 2023 19m 13s

There is an invisible space that exists between you and your audience. To succeed, you need to build a bridge of connection and invite them to cross over to your side of the bridge. You need to be so engaging, congruent, and connected to your p

39. Make Peace with Your Past

Dec 14th, 2023 23m 59s

If you want to be happy, healthy, and prosperous in the present, it’s important to make peace with your past. In this episode, you’ll learn how to shift your focus from negative to positive when recalling a painful past experience. Doug Stevens

38. A Masterclass in Storytelling with John Register

Dec 3rd, 2023 1h 1m

John Register is a master storyteller because he takes the art and craft of storytelling seriously. John sustained a life-changing leg injury that ended his Olympic track and field dream, and subsequently has tweaked, polished, written, and rew

37. Upgrade Your Storytelling Operating System with Navin Thukkaram

Nov 1st, 2023 43m 9s

Navin Thukkaram went to Harvard, worked on Wall Street and in private equity firms, and is an expert in the realm of angel investing. He compares The Story Theater Method to an advanced operating system for storytelling in business. He has upgr

36. Up Your Game - Raise Your Fees with Jim Davidson

Oct 24th, 2023 39m 2s

Before Jim Davidson became a professional speaker, he was an environmental geologist and avid mountain climber. Nothing in his scientific background prepared him to become a motivational speaker, but he had a powerful story about a near-death e

35. How to Become the Story with Eileen McDargh

Oct 17th, 2023 36m 5s

Eileen McDargh was a teacher. She is now a professional speaker with an uncanny ability to weave a web of transformational magic with her stories. Although she never studied acting, when she tells a story, she becomes the story. She acts out t

34. The Evolution of a Storytelling Based Keynote

Oct 9th, 2023 31m 17s

A Crucible is defined as a severe test. Crucible stories are stories of great loss, hardship, or pain. W. Mitchell was burned over 60% of his body in a motorcycle accident, and then was paralyzed in a plane crash. His keynote is based on the st

33. Get Paid to Speak - Courageously Creative Self-Promotion

Sep 26th, 2023 25m 28s

If you believe in yourself and that you have something of value to offer, you need to know how to promote yourself. “Buyers” won’t say yes, if they don’t know you are asking. And how do you get to YES, when people keep telling you NO? The abili

32. How to Get Paid $15,000 to Speak with Leann Thieman

Sep 12th, 2023 51m 32s

In 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War, Leann Thieman, a nurse in Iowa, volunteered to fly to Vietnam to rescue 300 orphan babies as the bombs were falling on Saigon. The story of that harrowing experience became the springboard for h

31. How to Get Paid to Speak and Become a Professional Speaker

Aug 25th, 2023 24m 17s

Have you ever watched a professional speaker and thought, I can do that? But HOW? How do you get paid to speak? You’ll find some of the answers in this podcast episode. If you have a story to tell that makes a relevant point or teaches a powerf

30. How To Craft Your Pattern Story

Aug 11th, 2023 19m 26s

Pattern stories are fun to craft and even more fun to tell. They’re like a good Whodunit mystery novel where the plot unfolds over time. They are constructed with a series of mini-stories or segments that illustrate how the same problem keeps h

29. How To Know When NOT To Tell a Story

Aug 1st, 2023 15m 10s

It’s not always appropriate to tell a story. Different stories work in different situations and sometimes, you shouldn’t tell a story at all. If the story doesn’t fit, you must omit. For your free no obligation 20-minute coaching call, contact