Telling Stories: Making Business
Please note: This page had been transferred to my new website. The new page already has new information on it! Follow the link to the new Telling Stories: Making Business page. Scroll down this page for older testimonials and archive of past storytellers.
Spring 2021 Programme
Date
Name and Business
Story Title
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2pm on Zoom
Laura Baker, Nomad Opening Doors
Thursday 8 April 2021, 2pm on Zoom
Elaine Mitchell Empowerment Coach
TBA
Thursday 22 April 2021, 2pm on Zoom
TBA
TBA
Thursday 27 May 2021, 2pm on Zoom
Mary Nonde, "Intuitive Vision Boards" and "Awaken Your Intuitive Vision"
Plus Latest "Find Tell Share" Podcast
Podcast: February 2021, Find Tell Share, Episode 9.
Guest: Elaine Mitchell, Empowertment Coach
If you would like to tell your story, please text Chris Sissons on the mobile number at the top of the page. I'm seeking storytellers from 22 April 2021! Normally second and fourth Thursdays at 2pm. Meetings take place on Zoom.
Storytelling helps us find an audience who care about our purpose. They help us communicate who we are and our business values. Facts and figures go only so far, stories are remembered and demand a response from those who hear or read them.
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Telling Stories: Making Business munch and learn, whatever time it happens, feel free to bring a sandwich!
What happens?
We make brief introductions
Today's Story-Teller tells their story:
At the end we go round with 1 minute each to introduce our own business and say how this session has helped your business.
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The group usually meets second and fourth Thursdays.
Time: 4.00 - 5.30pm. (However, these dates and times may vary as we are now online and can be more flexible. Check the programme above.)
Place: Zoom - register to receive the link.
Contribution: When this was a live event, I charged £5. I've dropped this for the online meetings. However, if you would like to show your appreciation and buy me a notional coffee or beer, please ask for my account details.
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Testimonials from Past Storytellers
Ready to Tell More Stories!
I was very surprised! I felt that I never had a story to tell but with Chris’ help, I found that today I had a really positive experience, telling my story and I feel ready to tell some more!
Back Inside My Comfort Zone!
Hi Chris, well first off thanks very much for having me. I must admit I was a little bit outside my comfort zone before I stepped in here today because as much as I’m used to speaking, to audiences and so on, this is a much more intimate situation. Actually, you made it all very seamless, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I came away with some learning points which for me is always important in any exercise. And largely that structured my story. The story’s there but I think in hindsight the way I’ve been telling it needed tweaking in the way you suggested, the CABC and that makes perfect sense for me, which for someone with OCD is a very good thing to do. I found the questions from the group and their statements, comments, etc, interesting and thought provoking and all in all I thoroughly enjoyed it and thoroughly recommend that anyone who wants to get their story together in a manner that’s going to work better would come along and listen and/or be in the hot seat as it were. When I’d finished I was way back inside my comfort zone. So thank you very much.
A Safe Space
It’s been really nice to be in a safe space that I can share a different side of my story authentically and get really honest and constructive feedback. Actually having somebody that can help to direct it, to make the story relevant for business. I think you mentioned in terms of personal story, market story and traditional story. That’s what I found really useful. So I definitely recommend this space for anybody who wants to think about developing their story and how can they embed storytelling into, using the tools of storytelling to help sell their business better. Thank you Chris and thank you everybody. It’s been a pleasure to be here and I definitely recommend it to other people to cover. Thank you.
Past Sessions
Date | Name and Business | Story Title |
|---|---|---|
55. Thursday 11 March 2021, 2pm on Zoom | John Chapman, Past Lives Ancestry and Research | |
54. Thursday 11 February 2021, 2pm on Zoom | Mickey Bee, Barking Mad Productions | |
53. Thursday 28 January 2021, 2pm on Zoom | Laura Riley, Mums in Need (MIN) | |
52. Thursday 14 January 2021, 2pm on Zoom | Karen Williams, Librotas | |
51. 10 December 2020, 2pm on Zoom | Tracey Watson: Leadership, Change and Wellbeing Coach | |
50. 26 November 2020, 2pm on Zoom | Nabeela Ahmed: Writer, Poet, Storyteller and Spoken Word Artist | |
49. 12 November 2020, 2pm on Zoom | Selina Hafiz, SWANNECT | |
48. 22 October 2020, 2pm on Zoom | Deb Leonard, Deb Leonard Tropic | |
20 October 2020, 7-9pm on Zoom. | I'm guest speaker at the Sheffield Coaching Exchange, text me for details. | Play Magic and Enchantment: Marketing Need Not be a Chore |
47. 8 October 2020, 2pm on Zoom | Owen Gleadall, Merlinsoft Ltd | |
Wednesday 26 August 2020, 8pm. Recording thereafter. | I'm a guest on The Zo Show with host Zoheb Sadiq of ZoCreative. | Follow this link for recording of this episode. |
46. Thursday 23 July 2020, 2pm | Claudette Delderfield, Swift Change Hypnosis | |
45. Thursday 9 July 2020, 2pm | Olivia Joseph, SHAPE | SHAPE the Girl |
44. Thursday 25 June 2020, 2pm | Suman Manghra, Manifestation Maven | |
43. Thursday 11 June 2020, 2pm | Martin Warrillow, Askthewarrior.com | |
42. Thursday 28 May 2020, 3pm | Akin Ancorlee, Utility Warehouse and Fullmoon Property | |
41. 23 April 2020, 4.00 - 5.30pm | Jemma Rosenthal, Find Your Voice - Music, Acting, Dance and Creativity | |
40. 12 March 2020, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Antony Baker, Focussing on Photography | |
39. 27 February 2020, 12.15-1.45pm | Chris Sissons, Market Together | How to Find the Promethean Flame! |
38. 13 February 2020, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Jennifer Chrouch, Iceline Cleaning | |
37. 23 January 2020, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Tristan Firth, Rivelin Consulting Limited | |
36. 28 November 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Ches Moulton, The Stress Master | |
35. 24 October 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Angelo Balestra, Diroma 1980 - Menswear Personal Stylist | |
34. 10 October 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Martin Spence, Planet Xoolon: 7th Wave | |
33. 12 September 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Steve Knapp, The Sales Mindset Coach | |
Monday 29 July 2019, 12.00 - 2.00pm 4 Networking, Hilton Hotel | Chris Sissons, Market Together | When Don't You Need a Copywriter? |
32. 27 June 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Rob Taylor, 0114 Marketing | |
31. 13 June 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Sue Coult, Focus and Move, Wellness Coach | |
23 May 2019, 6.00 - 8.00pm at Sheffield Metropolitan. 4 Networking Meeting. | Chris Sissons, Market Together | Homework for Business: Stories from everyday life. |
30. 23 May 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Carmel Page, Performance Storyteller | |
29. 9 May 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Sue Curr, Fear Less - Live More | |
Tuesday 9 April 2019, 9.00 for 9.30am - 12.30pm | Workshop led by Chris Sissons, Market Together and Carmel Page, Performance Storyteller. | |
28. 28 March 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Stephen Dawson, Financial Advisor | |
27. 14 March 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Beverly Radley, Breakthrough from Within | |
26. 28 February 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Olga Geidane, New Life Kick Start | Impossible is Only an Opinion |
25. 14 February 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Ruth McIntosh Brand Storyteller, Copywriter and Proof-reader | |
24. 24 January 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Audrey Scully, Joy is the Key | |
23. 10 January 2019, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Bryony Doran, Writing Services | |
22. 13 December 2018, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Katie Bain, Games Explorers | |
21. 22 November 2018, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Susie Moore, More4yourmoney | |
Monday 12 November 2018, 6.30 - 9.00pm | Chris Sissons speaking at Public Speaking Academy Curry Club | Storytelling in Marketing |
20. 8 November 2018, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Barry Dovey, BDCMA Accountants | |
Monday 29 October 2018, 4.30 - 6.00pm | Chris Sissons speaking at 0114 Marketing Power Hour | Telling Your Business Story to Grow Your Business ... Fast! |
19. 25 October 2018, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Stuart McAdie, Revital u | |
18. 11 October 2018, 12.15 - 1.45pm | Jo Cavalot, Dottymow Limited | |
Wednesday 3 October 2018, 6.30 - 8.30pm | Workshop at Learn Create Sell, led by Chris Sissons | |
17. 27 September 2018, 12.15-1.45pm Jurys Inn, Eyre Street | Telling Stories Demonstration Event. Jacky Gozzard, Moon Penny Therapy | |
16. 13 September 2018, 12.15-1.45pm | Siobhan Louise Moss, The Innate Self-Love Project | |
15. Wednesday 11 July 2018, 6.30 - 8.30pm | Workshop at Learn Create Sell | |
21. 14 June 2018 | Rebecca Norton, Sense of Direction | |
20. 24 May 2018 | Yen Ip, Koomation Sketchbook | Humour Kills Tumour |
19. 10 May 2018 | Angga Kara, Inner Fire Coach | |
18. 26 April 2018 | Natalie-Claire Luwisha, Success Coach | It All Started With 5% More Confidence |
17. 12 April 2018 | Sian Podmore, Be Outdoors | From Bombay to Bamford |
16. 22 March 2018 | Sarah Hattersley, Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce | |
15. 8 March 2018 | Zoe Robinson, Hypnotherapy by Zoe | |
14. 22 February 2018 | Trev Baker, Life Rolls On | |
13. 8 February 2018 | Dr Jonathan Frost, Fix-My-PC.net | From Physicist To Firewalker |
12. 25 January 2018 | Zoe Wadsworth, FAB Events | |
11 January 2018 | Matthew Woodhall, Meshviz | |
14. 14 December 2017 | Helen Lodge, Union Homes | |
12. 23 November 2017 | Robert Pearce, The Marketing Ladder | |
11. 9 November 2017 | Audrey Scully, Purity Natural Healing | |
10. 26 October 2017 | Lee Furness, Public Speaking Academy | |
9. 12 October 2017 | Mark Kehoe, Inspire Confidence Coaching | |
8. 28 September 2017 | Michelle Nicholson, Key Changes - Unlocking Women's Potential | |
7. 14 September 2017 | Andrew Bennett, Hartcliff Limited (Financial planning with built in peace of mind.) | |
6. 17 August 2017 | Sian Podmore | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOy8JHe77_s |
5. 6 July 2017 | Roger Cheetham | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A12nrPkjz3M |
4. 25 May 2017 | Steve Allen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c2B1A83J14 |
3. 11 May 2017 | Darren Owen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO4AuCLtRJ8 |
2. 27 April 2017 | Andrea Wallen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBCYm9kPLDg |
1. 13 April 2017 | Renuka Russell | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD411wdwn3k |
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