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Summary: Stories: A Powerful Tool
Review: To be successful as a project management consultant, it is important to be able to influence people to move in the direction in which they need to go (not always the direction in which they would like to go). The thing about using stories to influence is that people love stories and will listen even if they are resisting other management methods. This book has wonderful, rich content and is very easy to use. The commitment of the authors to help readers succeed is demonstrated by the sayitwithastory web site and newsletter. I am very pleased this terrific resource is available. [By the way, these stories work on family members also!]
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Summary: A Great Resource
Review: What a great resource. The stories recited in the book are poignant, humorous, and best of all, real. As a director of administrative support services I'm always looking for creative ways to get a point across. Stories work; these stories and the follow-up activities and presentation tips work.My organization faces two challenges on a daily basis. First, what is the most efficient and effective way to collect, organize, manage and disseminate mountains of information? Second, how do we continue to streamline and simplify our administrative processes to provide more value-added service to our constituents? The resources Lori and Mary provide through this text have enabled me to communicate more effectively with my staff during our planning and design sessions. The moral of these stories help us keep focused on the expectations and perceptions of our constituent base. It's a book to be kept on your desk and referred to many times.
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Summary: A Great Resource
Review: What a great resource. The stories recited in the book are poignant, humorous, and best of all, real. As a director of administrative support services I'm always looking for creative ways to get a point across. Stories work; these stories and the follow-up activities and presentation tips work. My organization faces two challenges on a daily basis. First, what is the most efficient and effective way to collect, organize, manage and disseminate mountains of information? Second, how do we continue to streamline and simplify our administrative processes to provide more value-added service to our constituents? The resources Lori and Mary provide through this text have enabled me to communicate more effectively with my staff during our planning and design sessions. The moral of these stories help us keep focused on the expectations and perceptions of our constituent base. It's a book to be kept on your desk and referred to many times.
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Summary: The Art of Telling Stories
Review: You don't have to be a trainer or public speaker to benefit from this book - you can be anyone who uses (or would like to use) stories to create impact. This book not only contains a catalog of stories that you can use to illustrate a point (conveniently categorized into pre-defined topics), it also contains a recipe for crafting and telling your own stories. Want to know how to create that extra bit of suspense that makes a story engaging? Want to know how to create a surprise ending? Want to know what the basic structure of an effective story? Want an off-the-shelf story that you can read or recite to a group to make a point? If so, this book will serve you well.
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Summary: The Art of Telling Stories
Review: You don't have to be a trainer or public speaker to benefit from this book - you can be anyone who uses (or would like to use) stories to create impact. This book not only contains a catalog of stories that you can use to illustrate a point (conveniently categorized into pre-defined topics), it also contains a recipe for crafting and telling your own stories. Want to know how to create that extra bit of suspense that makes a story engaging? Want to know how to create a surprise ending? Want to know what the basic structure of an effective story? Want an off-the-shelf story that you can read or recite to a group to make a point? If so, this book will serve you well.
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