Mark Carpenter & Darrell Harmon collectively they have almost 60 years’ experience facilitating training, coaching leaders, and consulting with organizations across a broad range of industries. They both love learning and sharing knowledge and skills that can help individuals and organizations be more successful. They recently released their brand-new book and corresponding workshop, “Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire.
Top Takeaways: Turn Your Experiences into Stories with Mark Carpenter & Darrel Harmon
- Storytelling goes back to our collective beginning as a species
- Storytelling is a skill that can be developed
- You don’t need to be a “natural” to be a great storyteller
- In a story, do you share the “facts” or the “flavor”?
- Storytelling is about tapping into meaningful life experiences
- Stories help you teach lead and inspire
- Your everyday life IS the power in your story
- Storytelling is more than just relating your experience
- The shortest distance between 2 people is a story
- Set up the people in your story as a relatable character
- The human connection is the goal of the story
- Stories need tension/risk- start with internal tension to draw people into the story
- Our memories are not that great, our stories experience differently
- We use stories to teach, lead, and inspire
- Audience members feel drawn to you as they give you credit for the emotions they feel through your story
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Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire by Mark Carpenter & Darrell Harmon
Mark & Darrell’s website: masterstorytellingbook.com
Email Mark & Darrell: story[at]masterstorytellingbook[dot]com
