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Rehearsing Your Strategic Story - Teresa Norton. By Teresa Norton | 3:54 PM January 20, 2012 I do quite a lot of influential presentation coaching and training. Bringing a theatre person in to work on how to ‘stand and deliver’ in front of an audience makes sense and I enjoy sharing some of the things actors know about performing. But what really interests me and seems to benefit my clients most is the way we can apply things learned in the theater to strategic storytelling.

I was called in to work with a group of senior partners in a large architecture firm and Ms. Choi, who was enthusiastic about my theater-based approach, was anxious that there might be some skeptics in the workshop. Most business folk harbor legitimate concerns about training that is “alternative and fun” and a waste of their time because they aren’t able to link what they learn to practical workplace tools.

And then there is the fear factor. One standard improv game has participants in pairs build a story together by beginning each contribution Yes! Slides Prevent Us From Connecting at a Human Level. Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks. Crafting Outstanding Presentations - Storytelling Techniques. Influence Through Storytelling. The Presentation Secrets Of Steve Jobs. Engaging Through Storytelling Overview. Storytelling Toolbox Nancy Duarte | The importance of Storytelling.

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