Most of my clients are business leaders. When teaching them storytelling I urge them to find role models of storytellers they appreciate and try to understand why they are so successful.
I do this myself and was honored to contribute to a just-published book about a person I consider one of the most effective and endearing storytellers of all time: Vin Scully.
Scully was the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers (and the Brooklyn Dodgers before they relocated from New York) for 67 years. If you’ve never heard Scully’s voice, imagine hearing the most engaging, yet relaxing voice sharing a series of short, always-interesting stories for a couple of hours. I urge you to find Scully on YouTube to hear what I mean.
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