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Dave Bricker: StorySailing®

Dave Bricker: StorySailing®

Business Transformation Through Storytelling

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Another Customer Service Horror Story

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave BrickerOctober 10, 2022
customer service horror stories

Do you have a customer service horror story to share? What stories are you telling about yourself before you even show up to do business? A Customer Service Horror Story A friend of mine sailed his boat up on some … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Favorites, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Advertising, Business Strategy, and Storytelling

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on March 15, 2022 by Dave BrickerSeptember 18, 2022
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If you’re skeptical about the connection between business strategy and storytelling, consider the challenges faced by advertising agencies and marketers. Ad agencies’ storytelling challenges are complex because they must consider how the stories of their individual team members dovetail with … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Marketing, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

My Club Got a One-Star Review

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on December 7, 2021 by Dave BrickerDecember 14, 2021

How do you handle a one-star review? Capable leaders are adept at untangling the many stories that compete for attention when problems need solving and egos need soothing. I monitor a FaceBook page for a local chapter of a national … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Marketing, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Sexual Harassment – Rewriting the Story

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on August 31, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021
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Is sexual harassment a problem, or a symptom of a larger, deeper issue? The answer depends on the stories we use to define and discuss it. Challenge: Write a story about sexual harassment. Use fictional avatar characters. (If you call … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Storytelling, Writing and Speaking

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Selling the Story: Storytelling for Skeptics

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on June 22, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021

“Storytelling…? I don’t know.” A troubled look flashed across Sally’s face. “You’ll have a hard time selling me on your topic. Last year’s speaker was a dud. I need to deliver some wow-factor this year or I might not be … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Marketing, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Story Themes: The Unlikely Teacher

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on June 8, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021

The unlikely teacher is one of my favorite story themes,  partially because I’ve been fortunate to have had wonderful, unlikely teachers in my own life, but also because it suggests pathways and opportunities for us to transform our lives and … READ MORE→

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Problem-Solving & Storytelling: Understand Their Story

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on April 27, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021

Use storytelling for problem-solving. Think about the various stories involved in a conflict and plot a course for resolution. Seen through the StorySailing™ spyglass, a story is analogous to the voyage of a sailboat across the rocky, stormy seas of … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Pitch Trolls in the NidekniL Marketplace

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on December 8, 2020 by Dave BrickerOctober 10, 2022

Nideknil Marketplace was all hustle and bustle. Colorful signs above the merchant stalls proclaimed the advantages of endless products and services. Businesspeople crowded the aisles, picking up samples and literature and talking to the vendors. The pitch-trolls were out in … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Favorites, Marketing

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Don’t Hire Experts and Tell Them What to Do!

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on September 14, 2020 by Dave BrickerOctober 10, 2022

Too many professionals buy the story that expertise is a commodity: Hire an expert, tell them what to do, and get the job done. Experts are experts because they know more than you do about their professional discipline. Experts are … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Business Strategy, Favorites, Storytelling

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Videoconferencing: 11 Tips You Haven’t Seen (But Should)

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on March 31, 2020 by Dave BrickerApril 5, 2020

You’ve already read at least a dozen articles about ZOOM and videoconferencing that remind you to mute yourself when you’re not talking and look into the camera. Here are eleven important video tips you haven’t read before but should.   … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Relationships, Speaking tips, Storytelling, Writing and Speaking

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Every two weeks, I send out a new article about business communication. Storytelling, writing, and presentation skills are common topics, though I've been known to throw in an occasional oddball post around the holidays. Your questions and comments are always welcome!

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