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Doug Stevenson

Doug is a former professional actor, now speaker, trainer and speaker’s coach. He is the creator of The Story Theater Method, author of a book by the same name and the creator of The 21-Step How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech System. Doug has presented Story Theater in the US, Canada, England, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Germany, Australia and Singapore.

Doug has blended his acting experience with his keynote experience to bring a unique perspective to professional speaking. His Story Theater clients include Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, State Farm, Abbott Labs, The National Education Association, The Denmark Ministry of Finance, and numerous executives, trainers and speakers, including over 54 CSPs and 7 CPAEs!

Doug lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Deborah (the VP of Everything).

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Morning Program

Afternoon Program 

Doug Stevenson says that as a speaker, it's not what you say that is important, it's what your audience remembers.  It's not only about content; it's about connection. Your audience can't begin to remember all of your content, but they do remember your stories and how your stories made them feel.

• Are you ready to move beyond content to true connection with your audience?
• Are you willing to stretch and grow into your full potential?
• Are you ready to be amazing?

With his proven Story Theater Method, you can quickly learn to use stories effectively to make a point, communicate your vision, or sell a product or service. Doug will share acting and comedy techniques that you can implement right away to make your stories more engaging and effective.  He'll also coach a few volunteers on their stories so you can see how subtle acting techniques increase the impact, humor and power of a story. 

• Learn to craft a story using the nine steps of story structure
• Learn why you must show and tell rather than just tell
• Learn specific humor techniques that work for everyone
• Learn the role authenticity and congruence play in storytelling
• Discover subtle acting tips that make a story come alive
• For more, go here 

In the afternoon session -- a fabulous value at only $30 for members -- Doug moves from theory into practice.

For only $30, members get a chance to see Doug take a peer's signature story and fine-tune it during the session.

Watch how staging, emotion, dramatic pacing, comedy structure and timing take a story from good to amazing.

Doug will work with volunteers in the session. We can't guarantee that every attendee will have the opportunity to work directly with Doug (depending on the number who stay for the afternoon), but you know that often you gain more insight from hearing the feedback others receive.

Either way, don't miss this once-in-five-years opportunity to learn from a master story teller.