https://youtu.be/rMURMM-YMTU Have you found your business suffering from a lack of sales?Do you wish your business could improve by having better stories to tell? Those are no-brainer questions if you’re reading this page, right?So, the real question is this: what if you could drive more business by making small changes Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl35M9RbMqQ&feature=youtu.be Have you heard that there are different types of stories? What are they? How would it work? And most importantly, what type is right for me to use for my next presentation? Let the TOM Storytelling Lab team help. In today’s video, we discuss the different types of stories that Read more…
Have you ever had the experience of listening to a story and wondering in the back of your mind: Exactly what does this mean? What is driving this person? What’s the problem they were facing? Why did they mention the person with the funny hat? If you have faced this Read more…
The highlight of my recent sales conference came when a colleague spoke about his journey to success. It wasn’t his successes that mattered so much, it was the failures he encountered along the way. Now in his late fifties, this man had been through a lot…leaving his original career in Read more…
I grew up in a tight society in Japan and still remember the day I was at the speech contest. I was a 13-year-old girl. Girls were expected to write the speech, and boys were expected to deliver it. No spotlight for any girls, and it was “normal.” Kids were Read more…
The method we use to teach storytelling starts with being in the current state and transforming the character to a new elevated state. The main character has elevated his position, learned a new concept, or improved their his/her relationship with another character. There is an underlying transition that takes the Read more…
“Hey, get the hell off my property! Do you have a permit to solicit here?” The well known-YouTuber and solar sales agent took a few steps back. The homeowner he roused from the doorstep was irate and becoming belligerent. What followed was an assault of foul language and probably just Read more…
TOM storytellers’ lab wishes you all Happy New Year! May 2022 be filled with positivity, good health, and many, many stories!
Do you have multiple versions of your story? If not, why not? In my past life as a sourcing professional, part of my role was building the story as to why we should be purchasing a new service offering. The other alternative was explaining to my business partner why we Read more…
If spending time with family for the holidays means sharing some laughs, you might have plenty of material to build stories amusing to people beyond just your family! Did uncle Louis have an embarrassing moment that’s funny every time he talks about it? Did cousin Al experience a day like Read more…