Speaking Engagements

President's Invited Session: Waking Up the General Public to the Importance of Laboratory Tests, Using Effective Story Telling   More   

More Than a Quick Fix: Organizational Change That Sticks Opening Remarks   More   

Get Noticed and Be Heard: Opening Keynote Story    More   

Get Noticed and Be Heard: Reducing Turnover Example   More  

Schmoozing: Opening Remarks   More  

Schmoozing: Prepare for the Unexpected   More  

Video Interviews

Interview with Lori Silverman on Strategic Thinking, Association Forum of Chicagoland   More  

Interview with Lori Silverman on Story is Alive, Association Forum of Chicagoland   More  

The Power of Story: Interview with Alan Todd, Chairman of CorpU   More  

Audio Interviews and Podcasts

Using Stories to Improve Strategy   More  

Storytelling: Just a Technique? Or a Core Competency?   More  

How Memorable Are You?   More  

On Air With InBusiness   More

 Making the Case for Change Through Stories   More   

President's Invited Session: Waking Up the General Public to the Imporance of Laboratory Tests, Using Effective Story Telling
(13:27 min.)

More Than a Quick Fix: Organizational Change That Sticks Opening Remarks
(8:33 min.)

Lori heard a talk at a conference that made her rethink how she wanted to open her session two hours later. In this spontaneously designed and passionate opening to her presentation to 200+ project managers and business analysts, Lori distinguishes change management from organizational change management (OCM). She also briefly describes the broader toolkit needed in OCM to heighten project and program success.

Get Noticed and Be Heard: Opening Keynote Story
(11:00 min.)

Lori spent more than 20 hours honing this unique keynote opening to 550+ ASCLS members that features one member's unforgettable work experience. This, along with interviewing attendees in advance, are some of the many value-added items Lori brings to her keynote engagements. The result? Lori received perfect evaluation scores! Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories.

Get Noticed and Be Heard: Reducing Turnover Example
(2:30 min.)

Audience members are still engaged more than 30 minutes into Lori's keynote as she provides an example of how stories dramatically reduced turnover in a healthcare setting. Read why "Labs Are Vital" (Abbott Labs) is buzzing about Lori's story work.

Schmoozing: Opening Remarks
(1:30 min)

Lori explains how schmoozing and networking differ and why you need to know how to schmooze before you can effectively network. She also outlines the five elements of schmoozing. Notice how she captures the attention of the 150+ association leaders right away.

Schmoozing: Prepare for the Unexpected
(3:15 min)

Ever get embarrassed while schmoozing? Hear Lori talk about a personal experience that led her to "prepare for the unexpected." It is guaranteed to make you laugh! Humor is always a part of her talks—as it is here, more than an hour into her presentation.

Interview with Lori Silverman on Strategic Thinking, Association Forum of Chicagoland
(9:59)

Lori shares her thoughts on what it means to think strategically, the steps involved in strategic thinking and scenario planning, the benefits of thinking strategically—and more!

Interview with Lori Silverman on Story is Alive, Association Forum of Chicagoland
(9:49)

Stories play a critical role in how associations conduct their business and in the successes they achieve. Lori explains how this can occur and the results documented in her book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over.

The Power of Story:
Interview with Alan Todd, Chairman of CorpU
(2:14)

Lori talks with Alan Todd, Chairman of CorpU about using story as a strategy for competitive advantage. She outlines how DDI used story to deploy strategic priorities to 1000 employees in 76 offices across the world. Notice how effectively Lori delivers her remarks with no advanced preparation—or video edits.

Using Stories to Improve Strategy
(53:43)

Lori talks with her host, Sally Fox, PhD, of Engaging Presence in this 53 minute episode of Vital Presence Radio Show about how wise organizations can make their strategic planning, environmental scanning, and futuring more effective through the skillful use of business storytelling. In this podcast you'll learn:

• Why Lori doesn't introduce herself as a business storyteller.

• The difference between sense-making and meaning-making and how story serves the latter.

• How to use story prompts and story triggers to elicit great stories from others.

• How to use story in future-planning, including visioning and scenario planning.

• Why you should never start a story by saying “Let me tell you a story.”

Show Notes

Vital Presence Radio Show on iTunes (Nov. 1, 2015 episode)

Storytelling: Just a Technique? Or a Core Competency?
(57:47)

Everyone is talking about storytelling. Is it just a technique that will catch on with a few people but pass through like so many other business approaches? Or, is it a core competency that we are only scratching the surface of in business? If so, how do we tuilize story in a way that makes it stick in organizations and in business overall? In this one-hour episode of Story Powered® on The VoiceAmerica™ Talk Radio Network, Lori and her host, Lianne Picot discuss these questions and more.

The VoiceAmerica™ Talk Radio Network

Story Powered® on iTunes (Oct. 27, 2015 episode)

How Memorable Are You?
(26:34)

Networking events. Conferences. Professional meetings. If you want to encourage conversation, an elevator speech about yourself won't cut it. In this podcast, Lori shares a story from a coaching client about what he says when he's asked, “What do you do?” Paul and Lori also discuss the types of stories to have in your hip pocket so you're prepared to answer this question and how to find them. Click here to see a transcript of the story.

On Air With InBusiness
(38:57)

Lori spent an hour with Joan Gillman and Jody Glynn Patrick discussing her latest book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over.

Making the Case for Change Through Stories
(42:41)

Rick Maurer helps people lead change without migraines™. In this podcast, he interviews Lori about how she used stories to make a case for change and keep the message alive throughout the life of a big project that she conducted with the world's largest women's service organization. You can learn more about Rick's work at Beyond Resistance and Change Management News.