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The stories archived here are from the book Stories Trainers Tell and have been previously featured on this web site. We invite you to download them as a means of adding to your own story library. Check this section on a regular basis since stories will only be archived for one month. We ask that if you download and use these stories that you agree to follow the copyright restrictions provided with them.

 Audio Stories

January’s featured book audio story is “It’s the Little Things That Count” contributed by Joe Barnes, managing partner, Communications Success. Here is what Joe learned about the power of something as simple as a smile on a business trip to Phoenix. What’s the point of the story? Service is a smile.

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 Stories in Print

January: “A Fish Tale”   
January’s featured book story module is “A Fish Tale” by John Renesch, business futurist, www.renesch.com. Sometimes situations aren’t what they seem to be. This story describes the surprising realization John had as the publisher of the New Leaders Press newsletter during a phone interview with an executive. What’s the point of the story? Commit to the conversation.

January: “Whose Mother Was It?”   
January’s new book story module is ’Whose Mother Was It?” contributed by Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP, owner, SPEAKING!. The story describes Chris’s reaction to hearing the same story told by two different people at two different conferences. From what Chris could tell, it appeared both speakers were talking about their own mothers, yet she knew that could not be the case. What’s the point of the story? Give credit where credit is due.