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How To Write An Impactful Nonprofit Annual Report

Eric Jacobson

To share your mission with a wide audience. To recognize important people (volunteers, donors, major funders, partners). To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year. To generate new donations, retain donors and grow partnerships.

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Eight Times For Storytelling In The Workplace

Eric Jacobson

Need to show others -- whether a large audience or one person -- that you have shared commonalities. She recommends you consider adding stories to your communications when you : Want to motivate others and paint a picture of what's possible. Are trying to deliver difficult news and want to show empathy.

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Seven Tips For Making Better Presentations

Eric Jacobson

Use the questions to help your audience, smell, or sense what you’re describing. If you don’t meet your audiences’ gaze, they are not likely to believe you. Ask questions, such as, “What does what I’m sharing remind you of?” Repetition builds retention. State your most important point more than once. Move while you present.

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How To Be An Effective Storyteller

Eric Jacobson

Has a personal connection to the storyteller and/or the audience. Includes common reference points the audience can understand. According to Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence , a good story includes these seven elements : Has a clear moral or purpose. Involves detailed characters and imagery.

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Effective Storytelling Includes These Seven Elements

Eric Jacobson

Has a personal connection to the storyteller and/or the audience. Includes common reference points the audience can understand. According to Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence , a good story includes these seven elements: Has a clear moral or purpose. Involves detailed characters and imagery.

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The Essential Core Components Of Storytelling

Eric Jacobson

Authentic : A story reveals a genuine part of the teller, which elicits emotion in the audience. Strategic : A story sparks an audience's imagination, causes them to relate to the situation in the story, and motivates them to act.

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7 Steps For Telling A Good Story

Eric Jacobson

Has a personal connection to the storyteller and/or the audience. Includes common reference points the audience can understand. According to Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence , a good story includes these seven elements: Has a clear moral or purpose. Involves detailed characters and imagery.