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The School of Greatness

350 Use Stories, Symbols, & Ceremonies to Lead Others with Nancy Duarte

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Fitness, Money, Success, Mindset, Health & Fitness, Self Care, Celebrity, Celebrity Interview, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Self-improvement, Relationships, Health, Greatness, Education, Inspiration

4.822K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

"Being a leader is getting people to go to an alternate future." - Nancy Duarte If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes, video, and more at http://lewishowes.com/350

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0:00.0

Episode number 350 with Nancy Dwarthe.

0:07.0

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete

0:13.0

turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or

0:18.0

message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some

0:24.0

time with me today. Now let the class begin.

0:30.0

Welcome everyone to the School of Greatness podcast and today we're talking about how to ignite change

0:40.0

through speeches, stories, ceremonies and symbols. That's right we've got the one and only Nancy Dwarthe

0:48.0

in the house and she is a communication expert who's been featured on major platforms like Forbes,

0:53.0

Wall Street Journal, New York Times and on CNN. And her firm Dwarthe in has created more than

0:59.0

a quarter of a million presentations for the world's most influential businesses, institutions,

1:05.0

causes and authors. And Nancy has won several prestigious awards for communications and

1:11.0

entrepreneurship and teaches classes at Stanford University several times a year. Also her firm

1:17.0

has influenced how the world perceives some of the most important brands including Apple,

1:23.0

Facebook, GE, Google and Ted. She is also the author of three award-winning books and just came out with a new one

1:31.0

called Illuminate. And in this episode we dive in on how to cultivate a dream state to allow

1:39.0

yourself to dream big. We also talk about why using speeches, stories and symbols is so helpful for

1:48.0

leaders and organizations and we give some great case studies of using all these throughout this

1:54.0

interview. The reason most small businesses fail within the first four to five years and how to overcome

2:01.0

that, how to feel empathy for your audience and really why a lot of big leaders aren't successful

2:08.0

long term when they don't embrace using empathy. The difference between enlisting and enrolling people

2:16.0

into your vision and into your leadership and so much more. I thought this was fascinating. I could have gone a lot longer

2:22.0

with Nancy because for me it's all about how we connect our ideas with others around us to support us

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