Meeting/Event Information

Storytelling with Influence
Eric Harris of GatherRound will share how to sell ideas and tell stories without relying on slides

What's with modern businesses' dependence on presentation software? Why are 30 million decks being prepared EVERY DAY, when slides have proven to be the least effective method for selling in ideas? There’s a science to the dependency, and when you understand it, you can overcome it. Instead of slides, build something powerful and lasting that stirs our audiences emotionally, by crafting provocative narratives based on familiar patterns. Leave mindless decks of data in our dust, and start telling stories that resonate with your audience.

As communicators and marketers, we are challenged with selling abstract ideas and concepts that our audiences can’t really understand, unless we do our part in bringing these stories to life. Join us on January 11th as Eric Harris takes us through:

• The science of addiction to slides
• Storytelling as an antidote to deck addiction
• A storytelling formula you can use right away

Eric Harris
Eric started GatherRound after his experience in brand- and agency-side leadership roles exposed him to a frightening phenomenon: The pervasive reliance on presentation software for communicating and attempting to sell in ideas. Eric believes presentations deserve more respect, because the better we are at selling in, the cooler stuff we’ll get to do. Eric and his team invented and now teach The Campfire Method for presentation training. Since 2015, Eric has had the privilege of coaching enlightened teams – at organizations such as The Marketing Arm, Javelin, MOOYAH and YUM! Brands – who know storytelling and leadership are synonyms.

When:
Thursday, January 11, 2018
11:30 am – 1 pm

NEW Location:
The Clubs of Prestonwood - Creek Clubhouse
15909 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75248
(Preston Road just north of Arapaho Rd)

**The Clubs of Prestonwood serves our group buffet-style with a wide range of options, including hot chicken, beef or pork, and seafood options, side dishes, soups, and salads as well as desserts.

Cost:
$38 Early Bird PRSA member price prepaid online by Jan. 8 at 5pm.
$53 Early Bird non-member price prepaid online by Jan. 8 at 5pm.
$25 Student fee prepaid online

Note:  Cancellations are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, January 8.  If you need to cancel, contact Liz Kennedy at [email protected].  No refunds will be made after this date. No-shows will be billed.

Substitutions must be made in writing to Liz Kennedy at [email protected] by noon on Monday, January 8, 2018.