Greetings,
I write this as I recently attended a Technology Event, where I heard many different leaders speaking on technical skills, challenges and business.
When we attend such events, our only goal is to find out what the leader thinks on the topic. However, we also sell the concept of good communicators, as good story tellers . Here are few downsides, that I saw to it:
The story telling made the topic vague . The crux was almost lost in places, where techniques required to be shared.
Many of us looked unglued, as the stories were good, yet predictable
Data was weaved to build an effective story. However, the absence of analysis killed the speech.
Few technical questions which required the speakers to drill down , were openly dodged . This all the more, created a loss of interest .
I understand story telling has its own merits. Unless a content can connect with the audience, the speaker will fail to deliver. Thats exactly my point, do we always need stories to connect? Or are data and analysis can keep us glued ?
Looking forward to hear from our communications experts.
I write this as I recently attended a Technology Event, where I heard many different leaders speaking on technical skills, challenges and business.
When we attend such events, our only goal is to find out what the leader thinks on the topic. However, we also sell the concept of good communicators, as good story tellers . Here are few downsides, that I saw to it:
The story telling made the topic vague . The crux was almost lost in places, where techniques required to be shared.
Many of us looked unglued, as the stories were good, yet predictable
Data was weaved to build an effective story. However, the absence of analysis killed the speech.
Few technical questions which required the speakers to drill down , were openly dodged . This all the more, created a loss of interest .
I understand story telling has its own merits. Unless a content can connect with the audience, the speaker will fail to deliver. Thats exactly my point, do we always need stories to connect? Or are data and analysis can keep us glued ?
Looking forward to hear from our communications experts.