Our society assumes that stories are something like bargain-store furniture: you get the parts and then assemble them. Unfortunately, that assumption is the greatest impediment to creating and telling stories that delight and inspire.

I'm Doug Lipman, award-winner author of Improving Your Storytelling and The Storytelling Coach. I have helped many hundreds to tell stories more effectively, from internationally known performers, to Fortune 500 executives, to teachers, healthcare workers, and NASA scientists.

Over the years, I have noticed what works for storytellers of all levels, and become convinced that the most important lessons, by far, are about how to grow (not construct) stories.

Now, I'm making the 8-email course available, free.

Sign up below. You'll get the first part of the series tomorrow, and the remaining seven parts over the next month.

Your storytelling will never be the same!