by Arvee Robinson | Public Speaking Techniques, Speech Development, Story Telling
Adding stories to your speech is one of the powerful persuasion tools on the planet. Stories originated in 700 BC. We’ve been telling stories ever since. Stories are how history would be passed down from generation to generation. Stories allowed us to captivate...
by Arvee Robinson | Public Speaking Techniques, Speech Development, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling, Using Humor
Emotional stories do not have to be boohoo stories. They can be funny stories. Funny is a very powerful emotion. Most importantly, funny equals money. In other words, if you can get your audience to laugh and to relax, then they let their guard is down and...
by Arvee Robinson | Persuasive Speaking Techniques, Speech Development, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling
Stories with a lesson are the most powerful stories because we leave the audience with whatever the lesson is or the morale of the story. They move people emotionally and get them to think in a new way. My Camel Story with a Lesson My most popular story with a lesson...
by Arvee Robinson | Persuasive Speaking Techniques, Public Speaking Techniques, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling
The second most important story to have in every speech is your success story. Some call this a testimonial. It’s a success story you tell on behalf of one of your clients. To set up the story, you start with where the client was at before they worked with you. For...
by Arvee Robinson | Elevator Speeches, Public Speaking Techniques, Selling from the Stage, Speech Development
As mentioned in my previous blog about the 4 stories to master telling from stage, professional stories are the most important story of all 4 of the stories. Think about when you were little and someone read to you. It started, “once upon a time, in a land far, far...