Storytelling for Leaders
45mIntermediate2023-10-02
Authors

Todd Dewett
Authenticity Expert, Educator, Author, Speaker
Course details
One of the hardest things to do as a leader is to build rapport with subordinates. You can be competent, kind, and respected, but your elevated status as a leader can still make candid, two-way dialogue challenging. If you want to become a little more approachable, relatable, and human, the single best way to do that is to learn how to be a good storyteller. In this course, Todd Dewett explains how a good story has the capacity to educate and inform an audience while building a stronger bond with you as a person. Todd starts by helping you embrace the idea of using storytelling as a part of your communication toolkit. He then guides you in how to pick a good event from your past, how to shape that event into a clear learning topic, and then how to structure it into an engaging short story. Then, learn how to properly practice your story and select a meeting or event to use that story.
Skills covered
CommunicationLeadership SkillsProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Storytelling for leaders
1. Using Stories in Leadership
- 02 - Understanding why stories matter
- 03 - Selecting great stories
- 04 - Defining the theme, main ideas, and structure
2. Examples of Leadership Stories
- 05 - Leadership story #1
- 06 - Story #1 analysis
- 07 - Leadership story #2
- 08 - Story #2 analysis
- 09 - Getting started with your story
Conclusion
- 10 - Next steps
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