Ruben Padilla - Narrative Strategies: Recent Episodes
Ruben Padilla
From Sales Presentations, Speaker Training, and Story Creation, I've helped people and companies make millions of dollars. You've never heard these strategies because I've never publicly shared them. Until Now. If you want to connect with an audience, if you need to "Speak the Sale", if you need simple, step-by-step instruction on creating RAPPORT, INFLUENCE, & PERSUASION, I'll show you what to say and how to say it. Welcome to Narrative Strategies.
Today we’ll examine how a seemingly small event can transform into a story or Narrative, and yes, there is a difference.
Today we explore the question, “Is it possible to fail at Narrative?” The answer may surprise you.
Today we borrow a strategy from one of the best movies of the 1980s and learn how it can improve your speeches, stories, and sales presentations.
Today in my 60th offering, we’ll dissect my activities of the last two days and see if we can glean tips from them on the subject of Narrative.
Today I’ll break down one of the nine steps of my Narrative Path and show you how you can utilize it in every speech, story, or presentation.
Today we explore ignorance, and how it can be a wonderful strategy for creating affinity and likability.
Today we discuss the Narrative that you share every day, conscious or not, and how you can design it as you wish.
Today you’ll learn the only three ways I’ve identified to make you more courageous in front of an audience.
Today we explore humor in public speaking. What you should joke about, and what you can’t.
Today, two examples from driving your car can help make you an effective, more powerful speaker.
Today, how to find value in what you want to do in a subject you never even wanted to learn about.
Ever wanted to be more creative? Today’s podcast will show you how, and it may be something you already do, but you don’t know why…
Today you’ll learn a simple, little-known system to remember convoluted things, and you’ll learn it in five minutes!
Today we’ll ask and answer the question - How do you go from a broken bone to a standing ovation? Like this…
Today we’ll explore the process of inspiration and how you can become more productive, efficient, and consistent with new ideas.
Today we’ll explore sincerity, and how you can cause yourself to sound as sincere as you feel. It’s a secret I’ve never heard anyone else talk about.
Today we’ll explore a secret that can give you one of the best attributes of a great speaker - consistency.
Today you’ll hear about somebody you most likely never heard of, who made a shy kid feel less invisible.
Today you’ll learn how you can share your Narrative in speeches or stories or sales presentations as effectively as these 3 geniuses...
Today you’ll one of my secret weapons for becoming more identifiable to anybody witnessing me speak, whether for motivation or inspiration or education or sales.
Today I detail what will happen if you do not implement the Narrative Strategies I’ve been sharing with you.
Today you’ll learn a quick game you can play almost anywhere you are and it’ll help you in your ability to generate stories on the fly everywhere you are.
If you are still wondering about the difference between story and Narrative, today’s podcast will help you understand it all better, with a couple of examples from the worlds greatest director.
We conclude the four dramatic ingredients with this, the fourth installment, and one I bet you haven’t considered enough when telling your story. I never see it get the attention it deserves, so listen closely.
I had a couple of problems getting my broadcast out to you in a timely manner today, and you can learn from my adversity to share your story/message more effectively.
Today we get halfway to learning the 4 Dramatic Ingredients necessary for every good story, and you’ll learn how today’s ingredient can vastly improve whatever story or sales presentation you’re telling.
There are 4 Dramatic Ingredients to any good story. Three of them you’ve heard of, and the fourth you have not. Today we examine ingredient number one.
Finally, in my 30th episode, a definition of Narrative as I see it, and how it can be unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.
Today, a question about the definition of a simple word, and how knowing the difference between two words can make all the difference for your speaking/story/sales presentation success.
Not feeling it? Going through something difficult? Having a bad day? But still have to give a speech or presentation? Going to give yourself some positive affirmations and get into a happy state of mind and change your state or fake it? I say B.S.
You must hear this, because you have never heard this before, and that’s a good thing. Something I want you to copy.
Quick – can you remember which picture won the Academy award LAST year? Most people can’t, and there’s a lesson there that can make you a better speaker.
You won’t believe what happened to me after last night’s broadcast. And you won’t believe how easily it can happen to you. Here’s how to fix it if it does.
Today, I’ll share with you a big reason why your speeches/stories/sales presentations are not exciting or engaging, and how to fix it.
Today I’m passing on a lesson that has taken me 30 years to learn, and by incorporating it you will vastly improve every speech/message/sales presentation you give.
Today, a lesson from a vegetarian restaurant, and how it can help you be more successful as a speaker/ storyteller/sales person.
Yesterday we spoke about the value of a difficult decision in a speech/story/sales presentation. Today I want to talk about the value of that decision.
Following up on yesterday‘s podcast about change, I’m adding one more element to the puzzle of story. The Narrative Task.
Today’s Strategy addresses an essential component in any story/speech/sales presentation, and I have not seen it addressed enough. I give you three questions to ponder until our next podcast.
When trying to create rapport with your audience/listeners/potential clients, there are two types of things you can say. Do you know what they are?
Today’s simple Narrative Strategy will help eradicate those pre-talk jitters and will make you a better speaker/storyteller/sales presenter.
Today, I’d like to offer you a positive ritual that, if adopted, will absolutely transform your talks for the better. Guaranteed.
Today I offer a quick Narrative Strategy to help make your speech, talk, or sales presentation stronger and more effective without manipulation.
In this podcast I am literally going to give you the most valuable thing that I possess. And I’ll show you how giving it away to others will make you appear more sincere.
How many of these phrases have you heard being spoken in presentations, or have you said yourself, not knowing how completely unoriginal they are, and what a disadvantage you’re giving yourself by using them...
They say that the eyes are windows to the soul. Interestingly, there are a lot of public speakers out there who seem to have no soul.
When speaking in public, how do you YOU respond to mistakes? Today’s Narrative Strategy details a very effective way to handle those awkward moments.
I’m going to tell you something completely out of context, and then later I’ll tell you why. And then you’ll be able to do the same, with great results.
Today I give you a Secret Speaking Strategy that instantly measures audience engagement during your actual presentation without anybody knowing.
Hey you. Yes, you. I need you to hear this. It’s really important. That’s right, right now. Seriously.
Yesterday I talked about the advantage of what you don’t know. Today I explore what you know.
Today was Super Bowl Sunday, and I am not ashamed to admit I know next to nothing about football. Or almost any sport, for that matter. And I think admitting that is a good thing…
An unexpected lesson from one of the greatest performers of all time, Wayne Newton, and something you can interject into your stories, speeches, and sales presentations TODAY.
Think you could never tell a great story, or give a good speech, or be a strong salesperson? Well, you’re wrong.
You’re giving a speech and suddenly you go blank. You have no idea what comes next. It’s the moment you’ve always been afraid of. Here’s what happened to a 12-year-old who suffered the same fate.
A bit more insight into who I am and what path led me to being your Narrative Strategist.
I’m a regular person just like you with a unique set of skills that I’d like to share with you. If you’ve ever wanted to make a connection with other people, stand up in front of a group and be authentic, and/or craft a sales presentation that was honest, non-manipulative, and didn’t want to make you take a shower afterwards, this podcast is for you. I hope you’ll join me.