by Shannon Leahy | Aug 11, 2020 | Storytelling, Writing
As a communicator, how are you expected to influence and inspire people when the world has gone to h*ll in a hand basket? First off, let’s reframe change as inevitable and progress as optional. There ARE good things brewing. There’s just so much smoke we can’t...
by Shannon Leahy | Jan 11, 2020 | Posts, Public Speaking
The Irish have a cruel saying about the youngest in a family: scrioba leis an grinneal. (Nope, no idea how to pronounce that. Make some gibberish noises and you’ll be grand, pet.) Roughly translated, the last born of a large family is described as “the scrapings of...
by Shannon Leahy | Nov 11, 2019 | Posts, Story
Fireflies are cool, right? They light up the night. Like your story. While cockroaches scurry around in dirt and despair (i.e., wound stories), firefly stories soar and shine light. One of the quickest ways to figure out if your storytelling is coming from a flash of...
