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In this episode we learn how to improve your business story telling. Michael Davis joins Rob Oliver on the Learning from Smart People Podcast. A former financial planner, Michael learned a great deal about the power of presentations through his own mistakes. He believes that great speakers are not born, they are made. His current work is helping people overcome their fear, anxiety and negative experiences to become confident and influential speakers.

Here are several of the topics covered as Michael Davis and Rob Oliver talk about how to improve your business story telling on this episode of Learning from Smart People:

\\xb7 Michael\\u2019s backstory of selling insurance and doing workshops and presentations (poorly enough that his boss told him \\u201cFix it or else!\\u201d)
\\n\\xb7 Beware of the \\u201clunch buffet affect\\u201d (a.k.a. giving your audience too much to handle)
\\n\\xb7 You must begin with the end in mind. What do you want your audience to think, feel, or do differently?
\\n\\xb7 Stories are the critical piece of all presentations
\\n\\xb7 There is no one way to do something effectively
\\n\\xb7 The five stages of a memorable story, from Michael\\u2019s perspective
\\n\\xb7 All great stories are about transformation. You need to include the way this impacts your life moving forward.
\\n\\xb7 There are several different types of stories that you can tell
\\n\\xb7 You cannot be both the hero and the guide in your story
\\n\\xb7 People can relate to stories in which there is a struggle. That is part of being human.
\\n\\xb7 When presenting virtually, you cannot treat the camera just like it is a live audience
\\n\\xb7 Virtual presentations require a whole \\u201cstew\\u201d of experiences
\\n\\xb7 You can start building rapport with your audience before your presentation starts
\\n\\xb7 Look for \\u201cchat box extroverts\\u201d
\\n\\xb7 Utilize as much of the technology as you can: chat box, poles, breakout rooms, etc.
\\n\\xb7 One of your goals is to make the audience feel like they were part of an experience
\\n\\xb7 Audiences don\\u2019t need information, they can look that up, they need to hear your perspective and experience\\u2026 Your story!
\\n\\xb7 There is a difference between talking a lot and being a good communicator
\\n\\xb7 Extroverts need to be thoughtful before they verbalize
\\n\\xb7 Introverts need the courage to share their valuable thoughts

You can find out more about Michael Douglas through his virtual business card, website and social media links:

Virtual Business Card: http://inphone.co/speakingcpr
\\nWebsite: http://SpeakingCPR.com
\\nTwitter: http://twitter.com/SpeakingCPR
\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakingCPR/
\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldavisspeakingcpr/

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