Featured Session: Human-Centered Storytelling: Create Connection & Community
Summary
The most successful brands and leaders tell stories that move people deeply, spur connection and create community. Cheryl Miller Houser provides a powerful storytelling framework that achieves this by tapping into universally shared human emotions to foster understanding and belonging. Participants leave with actionable tactics they can apply across all platforms to build strong brands, shape culture, ignite loyalty, drive growth and mobilize positive change.
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Contributors
- Cheryl Miller Houser
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