Pocket Sized Pep Talks

Making Stories Come Alive

Episode Summary

Books are shorter, video is faster, tweets are, well, don’t get me started. Do you see the connection here? Whether it’s an interview, a meeting, a negotiation, a pitch, conflict resolution, and more, we need to find ways to communicate efficiently and make our stories come alive! Rob sits down with author Sam Horn because you need to know what to say when every second counts, and Sam delivers repeatable, predictable, measurable tips!

Episode Notes

In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

1. How Sam was drawn to professional speaking.
2. Her most important lesson-learned as a professional speaker.
3. Replacing INFObesity with INTRIGUING stories. 
4. The key to making our stories come alive.
5. Tips on what to do if we're TALKING ON EGGSHELLS. 
6. What to say – when we don't know what to say.
7. How to end a presentation or pitch, and Spoiler Alert: It's not, "Thank you."
8. Sam's belief that the clock starts ticking the second we start communicating, and how we can quickly capture people's attention.

To learn more about this author:

www.samhorn.com