by Boothman | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog, Boost, connect in business
When Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the US and holder of the unofficial title “America’s Greatest Storyteller” was asked, “Do you enjoy your work?” He replied, “I tap-dance to work.” That’s StorySpeak. He credits his ability to create short stories and...
by Boothman | Dec 2, 2017 | Blog, Boost
READING TIME: 4 MINUTES StorySpeak invigorates ideas, stimulates cooperation, sways attitudes and opinions and arouses growth. In Education… Ask any high school student who his or her favorite teacher is and then ask why. Chances are the answer will be, “Because she...
by Boothman | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog, Boost
Excerpted from The Irresistible Power of StorySpeak READING TIME: 90 Seconds 1. Hook them from the start If you’re going to tell a conversational story about the time the airline destroyed your luggage, first tease your listeners with something like “Let...
by Boothman | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Boost, connect in business
Conventional “sales training” has very little effect on the people manning your trade show booth or exhibit because at a trade show the clients come to you and not the other way around. And most of the time they want to talk to experts and not sales...
by Boothman | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog, Boost
From a world renowned expert on face-to-face communication, with over 3 million books in print in more than 30 languages, comes The Irresistible Power of StorySpeak, the trust-inducing ability to strategically change attitudes and behaviors, and forge emotional...
by Boothman | Jul 6, 2017 | Boost
READING TIME 90 SECONDS On March 16th, 2008 Jussi Karppinen closed his office door in downtown Helsinki, sat down at his desk and Googled “borrow money.” On the other side of the door his staff of twenty-five realtors plodded about their business convinced any day...
