Leading Leaders Podcast by StoryPowerAcademy.com Studio with Host and Exectuive Coach J Loren Norris

PRACTICING STORIES YOU HAVE LIVED THROUGH SEEMS REDUNDANT - IT IS ESSENTIAL “It might seem silly to rehearse telling a story you lived through. However, it is far too easy to ad lib when you feel confident no one knows the story like you do. I recently heard a speech where the speech giver quoted some very specific stats and then repeated them later in the speech differently, then said, ‘look it u...

TELL A STORY - MAKE A POINT - CALL THEM TO ACTION “As a leader, communicator or influencer the expectation of the audience is for you to have a new idea, a new direction and a new strategy. Speakers who tell a story and make no point only confuse the audience regardless how entertaining the story is, unless they are comedians, even then a punchline is a point of sorts. The best leaders and communi...

STORYPOWER COACHING WITH KRISTINA KNOWLES (SPMC 2020) “The heart of a story can get lost in the details. The ability for the communicator to get the point across, to connect emotionally, to identify the problem and present an effective solution in as free words as possible is a skill set which demands much discipline. There are techniques and tools for storytelling which make this possible. Making...

STORY MINING: OH THE STORIES WE TELL WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT INSIDE “So many lessons to learn in life. So many instances of laughter, sadness, revelation, discovery and contemplation with stories worthy of sharing. Many people I coach have a gift of gab, but not the gift of shut up, listen and converse, just gab. They are good with starting a story, filling it with useless details, occupying a load o...

MASTERFUL STORYPOWER REQUIRES A NEW WAY OF SEEING 4 I’s “Storypower is a tool for communication, leadership development and personal growth. As both communicator and a leader, the ability to bring about transformation through story is the prime objective. Doing so demands connection with the recipient at the deepest possible level. The 4 I’s will give you a set of reminders to keep your story craf...

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GREAT COMMUNICATORS MUST LEARN TO ROAR - FAILURE TO DO SO DIMINISHES INFLUENCE “Learning is essential to growth. Learning is key to development. Learning to ROAR is a factor of leadership, communication and expression on many levels. Taking time to commit the effort and energy needed to understand these four elements is a requirement to taking your communication skills to the next level.” Watch th...

THREE E’S OF CREDIBILITY WHEN SELECTING THE STORIES YOU TELL “I am confident you have heard someone deliver a story, anecdote or joke you had heard previously. I am also confident you have heard the same story told better, delivered more passionately, conveyed with exquisite comedic timing or emotional dramatic effect. Those aspects are hard to compete with when so many people have told the same s...

STORYPOWER - A JOURNEY FROM CLIMAX TO CONCLUSION “Many people who use stories in their keynote, webinar or teaching employ the story or deploy the story as a mechanism of time filler or solely for entertainment. There is nothing wrong with that strategy per se. However, a story which serves as a connecting tool will likely serve as an illustration, an anecdote, a metaphor or an allegory. When this...

WHERE TO BEGIN WHEN TELLING A STORY FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT “The most frustrating aspect of listening to someone else’s story has to be trying to follow a timeline or course of events with which you are not familiar. Communicators who back up, start over or circle back too many times can be as confusing as those who start ‘too early’ in the story and fill time with irrelevant details. There is a ‘best...

STORYPOWER COACHING FROM SPMC 2021 SHAUNA BOYD - ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS “We talked about word pictures and how they can become a trigger. We talked about painting an emotional scene. We talked about bringing the audience into a moment or incident they can see themselves in as well. There is a fine balance between too much and too little detail in a story. The amount of time allowed for telling or...

WORD CHOICE IN STORIES REVEAL YOUR ATTITUDE AND WORLDVIEW LIKE IT OR NOT “You might have noticed the moment in a conversation which a the other person chose to use a word or phrase you were not familiar with. Perhaps you asked them to back up and explain or define the word, perhaps you ignored the word while trying to place it through remaining context, perhaps you simply pretended to know the mea...

PRACTICE NEVER MAKES PERFECT - SOMETIMES IT MAKES PROGRESS - IT ALWAYS MAKES PERMANENT “I am unaware of the origin of the axiom ‘practice make perfect’ however sufficient evidence has been considered to declare in my life it is simply not true. Repeated action does not improve performance if the repeated action is flawed to begin with and no correction is added. Progress can be made when correctio...

TRUST IS DESTROYED WHEN YOUR WORD PICTURE BECOMES A TRIGGER “It is truly amazing to observe a communicator who is convinced the power of their story will reach to the depths of the psyche of every listener in the exact same way. Some people receive and process information more rapidly. Others apply outside knowledge or information to comprehend a matter rather than their own experiences. Yet other...

THERE IS A SINGULAR PHRASE RATTLING AROUND IN YOUR IDEAL CUSTOMERS HEAD - IT MUST BE IN YOUR STORY TOO “Often the experiences which try to break us are also the ones in which we share the most common ground with others. A similar journey leads to similar emotional experiences. These experiences create a common expressions, common phrases, common reactions. When this phrase is uttered, the emotiona...

A WELL TOLD STORY REQUIRES AN INVESTMENT FROM STORYTELLER AND LISTENER “Whether in business, family relationship or social gathering, the telling of stories always seeks a result. Perhaps the ask is as simple a transaction a laugh, a dance, an agreement or as complicated as a complete redirection of life. Perhaps the ask is on the magnitude of a financial commitment, a political shift or world pea...

RETELLING NADIA’S STORY AT STORYPOWERMASTERCLASS 2022 “Every incident in life has the opportunity to teach us something. Every relationship in life will I bring highs and lows. Every decision in life has the potential to redirect the course of our destiny. Every one of these are moments worth revisiting, recounting, and retelling. The wisdom gleaned from our triumphs and tragedies can transform th...

LEARN HOW LEADERS USE STORYPOWER TO BECOME GREATER INFLUENCERS “Stories are used in many ways and many forms of communication. The depth to which leaders lead is directly related to the magnitude of their influence. The magnitude of their influence is directly tied to the ability for their stories to be accepted, received, related to, recalled and retold. The better the story, the better chance th...

WELL TOLD STORIES ARE THE GREATEST TOOLS FOR LASTING IMPACT “There will always be details within a story which carry the emotional weight of long term memory. When a properly selected story is told well, that story has the power of stickiness. It becomes a story made to travel. Understanding some of the aspects of human relationships which carry the greatest triggers for memory and emotional ancho...

STORYPOWER IS BEST VIEWED THROUGH AN AVATAR WINDOW “Telling stories for the point of connecting with an audience requires at minimum a concern and compassion for who is in the audience. Speakers, trainers, storytellers who come only with the story as they lived it, only through the lens of their own perspective do a disservice to the well being of the audience. Not to mention the risk of offending...

SET THE SCENE OF THE STORY IN A WAY PEOPLE RECALL HAVING BEEN THERE “Setting the scene is not the same a s painting a word picture but it is very, very close. Take the time to create a space people can recall either from their own past, or at least in their imagination for the length of your story. In theater they call it staging and blocking. Because body language, character positioning and inter...

STORYPOWER COACHING DEMONSTRATION - FROM ROCK THE STAGE 2022 “Using a story which seems unrelated to connect buyers with sellers is an art form. It doesn’t always happen on the first try. Sometime the story must be reconsidered. Sometimes the redrafted story is powerful at connecting, but not true to the moment nor authentic to the storyteller. This coaching demonstration was live at an event with...

“The moment your story abandons the audience, the audience abandons your story. It is far too easy to tell a story which looks and sounds real but isn’t. It is also very easy to tell a story which includes all the usual cast of characters in our life but none of the people in the present audience. If your daily circle of friends does not resemble your ideal client base, there will be a priorities...

​​STORYPOWER COACHING DEMONSTRATION IN STUDIO WITH TRENTON MOONEY “Story selection has much to do with the value of your life experiences, the expression of your core values and where those details intersect with the needs of your audience. If you know who you serve and how, you are half way there. If you have not worked that out yet, choosing a story they care about will be difficult. Watch live...

​CHARACTERS IN YOUR ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC STORY MUST LOOK LIKE THE AUDIENCE YOU SERVE “Your target audience, your ideal client, the people in the chairs you are speaking to must be able to relate and resonate with the people in the story you’re telling. If your story, the one you have selected to tell to make this point, does not include people who look like them, shares their world view, honors...