Virtual Lab: Storytelling

Storytelling: How to Add Power, Punch & Pizzaz to your Presentations

Are you looking to gain maximum benefit from every presentation that you deliver? If so, you'll want to get good at telling stories. Knowing the kind of story to tell, when to tell it, and how to craft it will go a long way when marketing yourself, your products, your services, or your ideas.This session will help you enhance your presentations and appeal to both the head and the heart of your listeners.

In this lab, you will:

• Identify the benefits of storytelling to you and your audience alike.
• Uncover the best types of stories to tell, and when to tell them.
• Choose the best story. 
• Use drama to make your stories come alive.

Virtual Lab Facilitator

Mary Jane Mapes is a Leadership and Communication Strategist, speaker, and executive coach. She has shared her expertise with the leadership teams of some of the world’s largest companies. As an executive coach, speech coach, international keynote speaker, consultant and best-selling author, Mary Jane has helped thousands of people get promoted, receive large pay-increases, and sell multi-million-dollar projects. She is known for her powerful story telling ability, as she transports her audience into the picture, leaving them with insights into the dynamics of human relationships – the bedrock of true leadership.

About Inforum Virtual Labs
Inforum Virtual Labs are online, interactive and skills-based workshops that bring real-world perspective from a practitioner with deep expertise in a particular field or subject. The labs are designed with top-notch instruction, and selected to complement leadership development at different stages of careers. Participants will walk away with new information and a concrete personal action plan that carries the learning into workplace practice.