Episode 172: Decoding What Storytelling Is & Isn’t with Richard Newman

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click HereRichard Newman is an award-winning writer and in-demand speaker with expertise in leadership communication, storytelling, mindset, and personal impact.Richard is the Founder and CEO of Body Talk, a global leader in evidence-based communication training. Since 2000, Richard and his team have trained 100,000 people worldwide, with clients from 46 countries.In the new hybrid world, there are more ways to communicate than ever before, but finding true connection and engagement still eludes many of us. Without the ability to effectively engage an audience and inspire action, new ideas struggle to be implemented, adding frustration and failure to the workplace.Richard transforms that failure into success, helping one client gain over $1 Billion in new business and winning 100% of the pitches he coached them on by applying the breakthrough strategies he teaches.Richard began his communication journey by living in a Tibetan monastery in India for six months, teaching English to monks. Body language and voice skills suddenly became absolutely essential to Richard’s work, as the monks spoke no English when he arrived, so they had to communicate non-verbally.When he returned to the UK, Richard continued to study advanced communication skills while working as an actor on stage and screen.In 2000, Richard combined his passion for communication with his love of storytelling when he founded UK Body Talk Limited. Over the next 21 years, Richard and his team developed a new, science-backed coaching method designed to create real and practical results.Richard’s breakthrough research on communication has been published in the Journal of Psychology. Richard’s clients include CEOs, Vice-Presidents and leadership teams across many industries, including Virgin, Expedia, NYU, Microsoft, and 3M.Richard documented his journey in his best-selling book, You Were Born to Speak, which debuted at #1 on Amazon for both Kindle and Hardback.In 2014, Richard was the recipient of the Cicero Grand Award, the most coveted prize in the world for speechwriting.Connect with Richard at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnewmanspeaks/https://twitter.com/ukbodytalkhttps://ukbodytalk.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit debcrowe.substack.com