by Cheryl Chapman | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Story Telling
We’ve looked at the importance of stories and how to construct stories in previous blogs, so today I want to share with you about how to get your story out there. I mean, it is all well and good HAVING a story, especially one that sets you apart from others but if...
by Cheryl Chapman | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog, Story Telling
This was a question one of my clients asked me a while ago, and I totally understood why. She was in a corporate environment, working with a lot of professional services companies, and didn’t ‘get’ the whole story telling thing. Luckily she was open minded though,...
by Cheryl Chapman | Aug 18, 2017 | Awareness, Blog, Story Telling
There are two types of stories that keep people alive. The first type – is the type people tell themselves when in life threatening situations. I was reading an article the other day and it was about a guy who survived in the sea for 29 hours after collapsing and...
by Cheryl Chapman | Aug 11, 2017 | Blog, Self Development, Story Telling
You might be thinking ‘What do you mean what’s my story, Cheryl?’. Well, everybody has one, don’t they? In fact, there are many. Let’s have a look at all the different kinds of stories you tell and why you tell them. There are the ‘family history’ stories. These...
by Cheryl Chapman | May 26, 2017 | Blog, Story Telling
I have been helping out some companies recently with their presentation skills. And it has been like going back to school. And I don’t mean the story telling. There have been tears and tantrums and I have had to send people out of the room. No, I haven’t. I’m...
by Cheryl Chapman | May 19, 2017 | Blog, Intention, Story Telling
Have you ever had to give a presentation? Do you get nervous? If so you are not alone. According to some surveys, the fear of public speaking is second only to the fear of death! I guess it is because there are so many fears tied up into one. Think about it. When...