Response F

[Lorna Beaton]

I have enjoyed listening to the likes of Judy Murray the mother of Andy Murray. Not only is there a great story to tell of her support of her son and his tennis career but she is so engaging when she is ‘story telling’. Judy talks honestly and frankly about her struggles and fights as a working class, female in tennis and comes across as approachable, dedicated and extremely focused. Her passion to promote tennis is infectious and she has made tennis more accessible by influencing people at all levels. From parents and kids in schools to those in the National Tennis Association.

I would like to be able to influence people at all levels and aspire to be a much better storyteller.

[laurabierck]

One of my favorite things about this question is seeing all the different responses and reading about people I wouldn't have originally thought of. I love that you thought outside the box a little bit on this one- and I especially like that you focused in on "story telling". The year I was a student in leadership academy, in the very first presentations at orientation, one of the other students in my cohort said that her brand was that she was a story teller- and she told a really amazing story in her presentation, I still remember it, and I remember thinking how important "story telling" is as a leadership skill, and how I wanted to be better at it too! I think you really accurately pinpointed one component of influential communication that is often overlooked.