The Storytelling Hero: Speaking for Powerful Communication

ISBN-13: 9780857089540 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 176 str.

S Bewley

Spis treści

Prologue xvAct I the Beginning 1Scene 1 Storytelling. It's a Powerful Thing 3My Story 6Scene 2 Speaking in Short Sentences 12Present Tense 13Scene 3 Enter the Gremlin 17The Storytelling Heroes 21Act II Leaping off the Cliff 27Scene 1 Rewriting the Script 29'I Am' 30Scene 2 Using Your Body and Your Voice 34Breathing 37Voice 40Scene 3 Picture, Headline, Detail 46Picture 48Headline 52Detail 56The Graduation 60Act III Approaching the Dragon's Lair 67Scene 1 Listen Out 69The Superpower of Listening 70Scene 2 Channelling Your Adrenaline 761. Look the Stallion in the Eye 772. Make Ridiculous Rules 793. Create New Rules 81Scene 3 Approaching the Dragon: Creating Your Hero's Journey Story 87Your Hero's Journey 88Act IV the Road Back 99Scene 1 Becoming Brilliant at Telling Your Story 101Advanced Posture Exercises 103Scene 2 Telling More Stories 106Scene 3 Presenting in the Business World 110Act V Resurrection 117Scene 1 The Hero's Journey with A Twist: Calling Your Audience to Action 119The Trucking Wise Mentor 120Scene 2 Rocket Fuel Exercises: Bringing Energy to Your Presentations 126From Kids' Presenter to Whisperer to New Normal 126Portals, Pictures and the Curse of Knowledge 127Scene 3 The Silver Screen: Showing Up on Camera 130Practice Makes Permanent 133Scene 4 The Closing Scene: Reflecting on Your Storytelling Skills 137The New Standard 139You're Ready 143Epilogue: Frequently Asked Questions 145Acknowledgements 157About the Author 161Index 163

O autorze

Stewart Bewley has worked with over 14,000 people, in 65 different countries, from Microsoft and Google to teenagers and prisoners, to helping startups raise over $6bn! It all began when his friend asked him in 2011 to help her present. She was so nervous she couldn't get her voice out. Stewart had been acting for a decade before that (if you look very hard on YouTube you can find him), so he took what he learnt from stage and screen and threw it at his friend to see if it worked. It worked. About the Author 162 She was transformed in 20 minutes and Amplify, his company, was born. Since then, he has never stopped. He loves coaching people to overcome their fears, tame adrenaline and unlock their voices and stories! Stewart is husband to Liz and father to his children Nate and Jessie. They permeate everything he does, and he is so deeply grateful for them - for Fridays with G&Ts, for Saturday pancakes and for family movie times!