Stories Sell
eBook - ePub

Stories Sell

Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Stories Sell

Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand

About this book

WIN CUSTOMERS AND BUILD BRANDS THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING Moth GrandSLAM all-time champion storyteller, writer, and business coach Matthew Dicks presents a guide to using the power of storytelling for success in business of any type or size. Matt has found that the basic principles of effective storytelling are universal, teachable, and more crucial than ever for business communication. Jam-packed with examples, Stories Sell reveals the ingredients of a compelling story and then demonstrates how they can be incorporated into persuasive marketing copy, productive face-to-face conversations, effective sales pitches, and presentations that people actually want to hear. Topics include: • The three elements of a winning story: stakes, suspense, and surprise
• Finding the right narrative structure (and why beginning at the beginning isn't always the best method)
• The power of being vulnerable: how admitting your mistakes can build rapport with audiences
• When and how to use humor
• Zigging while others zag: making yourself stand out from competitors Whether you're an online marketer, advertising professional, salesperson, small business owner, independent contractor, or Fortune 500 executive, Stories Sell will teach you to find your voice and get your message across for maximum impact and profit.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction: It Started with a Question and Ended with a Story
  4. Part 1: Climb Aboard
  5. Chapter 1: How I Landed Here
  6. Chapter 2: Do I Need Storytelling?
  7. Chapter 3: Zig vs. Zag
  8. Part 2: Finding Your Stories
  9. Chapter 4: Story Then Purpose, Not the Other Way Around
  10. Chapter 5: Why I Have the Good Stuff
  11. Chapter 6: Homework for Life
  12. Chapter 7: First Last Best Worst
  13. Chapter 8: 3-2-1
  14. Chapter 9: Stories Are Often Invisible to the World
  15. Chapter 10: Building a Culture of Storytelling in Your Business
  16. Part 3: What Is a Story?
  17. Story: The Spoon of Power
  18. Chapter 11: A Story Is a Story Is a Story
  19. Chapter 12: A Story Is about One Thing or Nothing
  20. Chapter 13: Building the Frame of Your Story
  21. Chapter 14: The Weirdness of Your Perception of Attention
  22. Chapter 15: Wondering Is Everything
  23. Chapter 16: Stories Happen in the Mind, Not the Slide
  24. Chapter 17: But and Therefore, but Never And
  25. Chapter 18: Chronology: The Beginning Isn’t Always the Beginning
  26. Chapter 19: How to Be Funny
  27. Chapter 20: Tense and Perspective: Keep It Close and Personal
  28. Chapter 21: Guess Who Put All of This Together Perfectly?
  29. Part 4: Marketing and Sales
  30. Chapter 22: Who Is Doing the Speaking?
  31. Chapter 23: How to Not Build a Deck
  32. Chapter 24: Numbers Should Not Be Numeric
  33. Conclusion: Good, Hard Truths to Wrap This Up
  34. Acknowledgments
  35. Endnotes
  36. About the Author