Understanding the difference between presenting and storytelling is critical to a leader’s ability to engage an audience and move them to action… If you want to engage your audience, you have to tell a story.
Carmine Gallo, Harvard University instructor, keynote speaker, author
Takeaways of Note:
5 storytelling strategies:
Storytellers craft a narrative – “presenters” open PowerPoint
Storytellers love pictures – “presenters” use text
Storytellers humanize it – “presenters” dump data
Storytellers surprise audiences – “presenters” are predictable
Storytellers rehearse out loud – “presenters” practice silently