Storytelling is a skill that has been getting a lot of press lately and one that PMO/SDO leaders and project managers will benefit from cultivating. In this unique session, international speaker, Dawn Mahan, will share several stories from her upcoming book: Welcome to Projectland.
Dawn’s stories from her years of working with top brands around the world and hands-on experience leading projects across industries will resonate with everyone who has ever participated in or led a project.
This interactive experience will also get you thinking about your own career stories that can help amplify your leadership profile.
Part manuscript reading, part feedback session, part networking event, we will:
- Discuss how storytelling skills can help your organization, your team and your career
- Learn 5 storytelling tips that you can use immediately
- Listen to Dawn’s read a few of her favorite stories from her upcoming manuscript, Welcome to Projectland
- Break out into small groups to network and discuss which stories resonated most with you and why (often triggering memories of your own unique experiences and stories!)
- Participate in a poll to report on your favorites and see how they compare to other participants
- Welcome feedback on the stories that could shape how they show up in the book
- Optional: Get your name listed in Dawn’s upcoming book as a contributor!
Don’t miss this opportunity to earn a PDU, enjoy stories, networking and see your name in a book!
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills
PDUs for this Course: 0.5
DAWN MAHAN
Founder of PMOtraining.com and its divisions the Project Guru Academy and Project Guru Consulting. Before leaving a project leadership role in the Fortune 500 in 2009, she was a Fortune 500 PMO leader, a Senior Business/IT Consultant, Assistant Actuary and Biostatistician.
Today she is an international speaker, award-winning consultant and inventor of the ProjectFlo® Process Learning System, which uses gamification, design thinking and storytelling to make learning PMI’s complex process fun.
She coined the term “Projectland” and her work has been featured in international press such as MarketWatch, Morningstar, Yahoo! Finance. She is author of the upcoming book: Welcome to Projectland, has a home in the Florida Keys and loves chocolate with sea salt.
For Credentials, Presentation History, Video & Speaker Sheet see: https://www.pmotraining.com/speaking
