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July 20, 2007 078798535X 978-0787985356
Terence Gargiulo's 'breakthrough' communications and storytelling are amply demonstrated with dozens of corporate examples. And the best part? Gargiulo shows us, step by step, how to create this storytelling communication magic in our own organizations. The competencies assessed by the instrument represent the nine essential communication behaviors that need to be developed and cultivated in all of today’s leaders and managers: Modeling, Telling, Selecting, Indexing, Synthesizing, Reflecting, Eliciting, Listening and Observing.

Once Upon a Time will show you how to develop exceptional communication skills, and it will serve as an invaluable resource for helping others do the same. Stories are a natural part of how we communicate. Yet many of us are unaware of the different ways we use stories. This book will take the intuitive aspects of communicating through stories and break it down into repeatable practices and essential competencies. The story-based activities in the second half of the book will give you powerful, easy to lead, structured, experiential exercises that can be used in a variety of settings and for lots of different purposes that go beyond training.


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"Once Upon A Time offers fresh insights and a workable model into the dynamics of organizational stories. Leaders and managers from all industries will benefit from Gargiulo's work."
—Karen Dietz, Ph.D., Polaris Associates, Inc., former executive director, National Storytelling Network

"Gargiulo has shared a wealth of unique facilitation techniques, approaches, tools, and activities that cannot be found anywhere else. Our large-scale customized learning and communication architectures for our clients will be guided by this new and essential resource."
—David Carey, president, ROI Training, Inc.

"Once Upon A Time immerses us in the world of sense making through stories. Collaborative leaders create communities where people discover how to hear each other and themselves and build understanding. Terrence shows us how to bring this magic alive in our organizations through narrative to drive results and inspire commitment."
—Linda Dunkel, CEO, Interaction Associates

"Terrence Gargiulo's 'breakthrough' communications, and are amply demonstrated with dozens of corporate examples. And the best part? Gargiulo shows us, step by step, how to create this storytelling communication magic in our own organizations. Bravo!"
—Grace Ann Rosile, Ph.D., founding board member, Storytelling Organization Institute and assistant professor of management, New Mexico State University

"This book is a valuable tool for anyone who takes on the awesome responsibility of persuading others to action through a speech or training session. Storytelling is as much science and it is art and Once Upon a Time details that delicate balance."
—Robert Wendover, director, The Center for Generational Studies and author, Menu Driven Thinking: Solving the Critical Thinking Crisis Among Today's Youth

"This book isn't about using our stories, though there is certainly merit in that, but about using the learners' experiences to solidify the learning. It includes a facilitator's diagnostic story-listener's assessment to pinpoint weaknesses and a toolkit of methods to assist with growth in the classroom. Gargiulo's documented erudition allows us all to benefit."
—Jean Marrapodi, PhD, CPLP, senior education specialist, MultiPlan

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Praise for Once Upon A Time

"Once Upon A Time offers fresh insights and a workable model into the dynamics of organizational stories. Leaders and managers from all industries will benefit from Gargiulo's work."
—Karen Dietz, Ph.D., Polaris Associates, Inc., former executive director, National Storytelling Network

"Gargiulo has shared a wealth of unique facilitation techniques, approaches, tools, and activities that cannot be found anywhere else. Our large-scale customized learning and communication architectures for our clients will be guided by this new and essential resource."
—David Carey, president, ROI Training, Inc.

"Once Upon A Time immerses us in the world of sense making through stories. Collaborative leaders create communities where people discover how to hear each other and themselves and build understanding. Terrence shows us how to bring this magic alive in our organizations through narrative to drive results and inspire commitment."
—Linda Dunkel, CEO, Interaction Associates

"Terrence Gargiulo's 'breakthrough' communications, and are amply demonstrated with dozens of corporate examples. And the best part? Gargiulo shows us, step by step, how to create this storytelling communication magic in our own organizations. Bravo!"
—Grace Ann Rosile, Ph.D., founding board member, Storytelling Organization Institute and assistant professor of management, New Mexico State University

"This book is a valuable tool for anyone who takes on the awesome responsibility of persuading others to action through a speech or training session. Storytelling is as much science and it is art and Once Upon a Time details that delicate balance."
—Robert Wendover, director, The Center for Generational Studies and author, Menu Driven Thinking: Solving the Critical Thinking Crisis Among Today's Youth

"This book isn't about using our stories, though there is certainly merit in that, but about using the learners' experiences to solidify the learning. It includes a facilitator's diagnostic story-listener's assessment to pinpoint weaknesses and a toolkit of methods to assist with growth in the classroom. Gargiulo's documented erudition allows us all to benefit."
—Jean Marrapodi, PhD, CPLP, senior education specialist, MultiPlan


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Pfeiffer (July 20, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078798535X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787985356
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced or Novice -- this is a treasure, October 10, 2007
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This review is from: Once Upon A Time, CD-ROM Included: Using Story-Based Activities to Develop Breakthrough Communication Skills (Essential Tools Resource) (Hardcover)
Using story has been in my tool kit for more than 10 years as I work with organizations to help them achieve their goals, resolve differences, form teams, and more. Story is a versatile tool. I think of it as my Swiss Army Knife of organizational development. What I didn't expect was a book that had so many new ways to use story to enhance my ability to achieve goals. The book is filled with ideas that are laid out so that you can easily decide their applicability and then use the plan that is presented. Some are even enhanced with electronic files that can be used directly on an accompanied CD. Whether you are experienced or a novice in the use of story in organizational work, Once Upon a Time is a treasure of ideas.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kinship center, guided journey, breakthrough communication skills, competency ring, nine competencies, marketing focus groups, debrief the activity, communication competencies, eliciting stories, elicit stories, guided visualization
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Once Upon, John Wiley, Imprint of Wiley, Time Required, Case Study, Facilitation Level Easy Objectives, Storytelling Energizers, Facilitation Level Moderate Objectives, Time Directions, The Strategic Use of Stories, Almost Always Frequently, Random Conversation, Cookie Jar, United States, While Never, Time Thirty, Competency Total Points, Facilitation Level Difficult Objectives, Take Three, The Magic Three, Professor David Boje, Ring Activity, Gut Channel
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