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Jun 5, 2018

Storytelling isn’t just for marketers or creative types. It’s a dynamic tool that can be leveraged by leaders and professionals across the career spectrum. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and international speaker Ryan Williams joins Halelly to talk about why leaders should learn to become storytellers and how you can start crafting and cultivating your stories today. Discover why strategic storytelling can make you a more effective leader and communicator, the three “anchor stories” you should have under your belt, and the best tips and techniques for improving your ability to captivate and influence others in conversation. Ryan also shares a gamut of interesting personal stories throughout the podcast so you can learn by example as well! Listen and don’t forget to share with current and aspiring leaders in your network.Storytelling isn’t just for marketers or creative types. It’s a dynamic tool that can be leveraged by leaders and professionals across the career spectrum. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and international speaker Ryan Williams joins Halelly to talk about why leaders should learn to become storytellers and how you can start crafting and cultivating your stories today. Discover why strategic storytelling can make you a more effective leader and communicator, the three “anchor stories” you should have under your belt, and the best tips and techniques for improving your ability to captivate and influence others in conversation. Ryan also shares a gamut of interesting personal stories throughout the podcast so you can learn by example as well! Listen and don’t forget to share with current and aspiring leaders in your network.

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ABOUT RYAN WILLIAMS:

Ryan Williams is a marketing strategist, author of The Influencer Economy: How to Launch Your Idea, Share It with the World, and Thrive in the Digital Age, and an international speaker. Ryan has presented and lectured at at SXSW, VidCon, TiECon Canada, and Google HQ. His relatable presentation style is complete with actions and lessons for the audience to learn from. His authentic storytelling framework helps brands, leaders, and companies anchor their brand stories, grow their influence, and thrive in the digital age.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Why leaders should care about storytelling (6:03)• The story of how Ryan discovered the value of storytelling for the pivotal moments in your career (6:53)• How do you tell people that you got laid off? (8:43)• Why empathy is so important (9:45)• How a screenwriter successfully pitched his work to producers (10:25)• Ryan shares a great insight from the book Made to Stick by the Heath Brothers (11:26)• Halelly talks about the value of being strategic and thoughtful about your stories (11:50)• Ryan talks about the three “anchor stories” that everyone should have (12:48)• Halelly and Ryan summarize the purpose of the “tear-jerker story” (14:24)• What Ryan learned about storytelling and the outsider-perspective as an early employee at then-startup Machinima (15:47)• A quick formula and some tips for crafting your first anchor story (17:48)• Why it’s important not to undervalue our stories (19:50)• “The best stories are the ones that people can share on your behalf.” (20:49)• Crafting headlines for your stories (21:12)• Ryan’s recommendations for overcoming your barriers to writing or recording your stories (22:42)• Why Ryan absolutely hates elevator pitches (23:18)• The importance of having a twenty-minute conversational pitch (23:49)• Ryan explains what he means by a collaborative story (24:24)• “When you go to a job interview, you should ask all the questions.” (25:06)• A brief synopsis of the second two anchor stories: the authority story, and the fixer story (26:02)• “Show, don’t tell.” (28:07)• One big storytelling-mistake that Ryan sees people make all the time (29:12)• “The best storytellers are the ones that undersell and overdeliver.” (30:05)• What’s new and exciting on Ryan’s horizon (31:02)• One specific action that listeners can take to ratchet up their effectiveness from the perspective of storytelling (31:41)

RESOURCES:

• Get Ryan’s book, The Influencer Economy: How to Launch Your Idea, Share It with the World, and Thrive in the Digital Age• Download a free gift from Ryan just for you, TalentGrowers!• Check out Ryan’s website• Listen to Ryan’s podcast• Listen to Episode 63 of The TalentGrow Show with Dorie Clark, which Ryan used as research for his interview with Dorie!Get my free guide, "10 Mistakes Leaders Make and How to Avoid Them" and receive my weekly newsletter full of actionable tips, links and ideas for taking your leadership and communication skills to the next level!Don't forget to LEAVE A RATING/REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS/iTUNES! It’s easy to do (here’s how to do it in 4 easy steps). Thank you!!Like the Facebook page of The TalentGrow Show!Join the Facebook group – The TalentGrowers Community!Intro/outro music: "Why-Y" by Esta

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