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The Language to See (and act) Differently

April 10, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

In sixth grade, I played on the soccer team and secretly hated it. But all my friends were playing, and there had to be something wrong with me if I didn’t like it.

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Story as the Equalizer

March 27, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I consider stories to be small gifts that individuals exchange with each other (one-to-one or one-to-many). Gifts, you might wonder, how?

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Dare NOT to Lead

March 13, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Much of my work centers around helping people step into their leadership, showing up as themselves (I’m intentionally not using the term “authentic selves” here),

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Zoom Out

March 6, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

We have another “walk” in the French Alps today, but it’s really a ride on a Poma lift. And in my last video, we talked about zooming in on details to tell a story that gets a standing ovation. Today, let’s consider zooming out and ensuring we bring in context and big-picture thinking. Here’s how:

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Work-Life Teeter Totter

February 27, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

On a call earlier this week with a potential client, she asked if I could include a work-life balance module in my storytelling curriculum for her customer service team. 

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Zoom In

February 20, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Today’s walk in the woods takes place in the French Alps. It’s a continuation in my series on stories that get standing ovations and we talk about zooming in on details that bring a layer of depth to your story.

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The Secret to Irresistibility

January 23, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

A for-profit restaurant starts a GoFundMe account and raises $400,000 within a month. What’s the secret?

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Addressing the Tough Topics

January 17, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Please join me for a non-walk in the woods today. I was too lazy to actually go walk so, not one to procrastinate or make excuses, I recorded this out on the deck. Inspired by my personal experience with that crazy skin treatment for pre-cancer on my face, I wanted to talk about addressing the […]

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Part 2: Stories that Get Standing Ovations

January 9, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I shared a few ways to level up your storytelling for standing ovations in the last blog, and today I have part two with four more tips.

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What Not To Do If You Want a Standing Ovation

January 2, 2023 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

In part 2 of my series on Stories that get standing ovations I share a “to-don’t.” It follows on the heals of my previous video where I suggested you bring in feelings in and emotions so your audience can experience what the characters experienced. Today, I have suggestions for allowing your audience to interpret their […]

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