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Dave Bricker: StorySailing®

Dave Bricker: StorySailing®

Business Transformation Through Storytelling

Category Archives: Business Strategy

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Confirmation Bias: Storytelling at Your front Door

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on May 3, 2022 by Dave BrickerApril 12, 2022

We give more weight to evidence that supports what we like—a phenomenon called, “confirmation bias.” Belief is often based as much on what we want to be true as on what we determine to be true through direct observation. Data, … READ MORE→

Posted in 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!

Storytelling and Your Mission Statement

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on April 19, 2022 by Dave BrickerApril 12, 2022

Anyone who questions the relationship between business and storytelling need look no farther than the humble corporate mission statement.   The goal of this article is to teach the value of storytelling so you can develop engaging mission statements that … 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!

Reading Aloud Doesn’t Have to Be Boring

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave BrickerMarch 20, 2022
reading aloud

Keep your lis­ten­ers’ at­ten­tion while read­ing aloud. The host an­nounces the next au­thor. She walks to the lectern, of­fers a syn­op­sis, and be­gins read­ing aloud. It’s not bad prose—and I can’t say that for every writer here—but after three pages … READ MORE→

Posted in Business Strategy, 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!

Advertising, Business Strategy, and Storytelling

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on March 15, 2022 by Dave BrickerSeptember 18, 2022
business strategy and storytelling

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!

Shipwrecks, Reefs, and Stories About You

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on February 17, 2022 by Dave BrickerFebruary 15, 2022
shipwrecks

Shipwrecks are the ultimate symbols of massive failure. Building and operating a ship is an enormous enterprise that requires people, money, teamwork, and skill. Whether a vessel was sunk in battle or lost to a navigational blunder, every wrecked ship had … READ MORE→

Posted in 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!

The Virtuoso, the Teacher, & the Centipede

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on January 18, 2022 by Dave BrickerOctober 10, 2022
virtuoso

One Sunday morning not long after I had been introduced to sailing, I was enjoying a cup of coffee in the cockpit of my friend Strider’s boat. The sounds of rustling canvas alerted me to watch a bronzed man on … READ MORE→

Posted in 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!

Storytelling Tips: The Rush of Discovery

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on January 4, 2022 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021
storytelling: rush of discovery

Storytelling tips: You’re walking along and you happen to look down. “Hey, that’s not a scrap of paper; that’s a $20 bill!” Isn’t it a rush when something we thought was useless turns out to be meaningful. Stories—whether they’re truth … 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!

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→

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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!

Running Aground in the Seas of Commerce

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on November 9, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021

My client, Bill, came to me in a panic. “I’ve hit a wall. My competition is killing me. Styles and trends are changing. I need to rebrand, repackage—start over—new website, new brochures—everything—as soon as possible. “You might be right,” I … 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!

Sea Stories: Do You Trust Your Compass?

Dave Bricker: StorySailing® Posted on October 12, 2021 by Dave BrickerApril 27, 2021

Do you trust your compass? Finding your way in life, business, and traffic is a challenge. The easiest way to get somewhere without getting lost is to switch on the GPS. But too many people never know the joy of … 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!

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