Telling your Story

It is always fun and a great opportunity when you are asked to tell your story.   You decide what your story is and what you share with the audience.

Telling your story is every time you interact and connect with people.  Most of the time your story is short, focusing on today and the future.  This is how we communicate who we are, what we are about and how we can help or how the other person can help us.

Sometimes you are asked to tell a longer story when invited to be a guest speaker.   This is the really fun part of telling your story.   Deciding what to tell about your past experiences, both positive and negative, really help the audience get to know you.

There are a couple of organizations who request to tell my story from time to time and it is such a great experience.   Presenting in three pillars has been my approach and seems to be well-received.

The first pillar focuses on my background and personal experiences.   Always first on the list is married to Carmela for over 20 years and two terrific daughters Haley and Sydney.   Details of growing up on a farm and my career actually started at six years old selling produce!

The next area focuses on AlphaKOR and the professional career.   Details of how the company has grown, the accolades and the core competencies are shared.   Talking about technology such as moving part of your business to the Cloud starts a good conversation with audience.

The third pillar focuses on the specific topic as it applies to the audience.   Networking has been the focus most of the time.  Sharing how we network, where to network and telling the story of the WindsorEssex Circle, monthly networking group.

Of course, the networking story is not complete without talking about Social Media.  LinkedIn, my favourite, and the other tools are shown how to contribute to successful networking.

My preference to story-telling is interactive and ask  questions to get the attendees engaged.   You know you are successful when there are questions and discussions started during your presentation.

What is your story?