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Leading with Stories

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Tags

Leadership Courses Communication Skills Courses Storytelling Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to craft more effective leadership stories. Discover the essential elements of great storytelling, as well as how to structure and deliver stories that inspire.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Addressing leadership with story
1. Leadership and Storytelling
  • What a leadership story is and is not
  • Why storytelling works
  • When to tell leadership stories
2. Finding Great Leadership Stories
  • What makes a great story a great story
  • Choose the right story to tell
3. Story Structure
  • Story structures
  • The hook
  • The context
  • Challenge, conflict, and resolution
  • Lesson and action
4. Story Elements
  • Create an emotional connection
  • Surprise
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Paul A. Smith

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