Special guest Mr. Kenny Tedford of Tennessee and local author Paul Smith will be signing Smith’s two latest books in OH next month.
BOOK SIGNING DETAILS
Thursday March 05, 2020 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
The Streets of West Chester
9455 Civic Centre Blvd
West Chester, OH 45069
513-755-2258
About the Author:
Paul Smith is one of the world’s leading experts in organizational storytelling. He’s a popular keynote speaker and corporate trainer in leadership and sales storytelling techniques, a former executive and 20-year veteran of The Procter & Gamble Company, and the bestselling author of three books: Lead with a Story, Sell with a Story, and Parenting with a Story. He can be found at www.leadwithastory.com.
Master storyteller Kenny Tedford Jr. is a man of many talents: a motivational speaker, actor, comedian, counselor, experienced Deaf ministry leader, and former Executive Director of the Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
About the Books:
The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell
NOW AN OWL (Outstanding Work of Literature) Leadership Award Winner!
Every great leader is a great storyteller.
As a manager, CEO, or team leader, how can you innovatively engage your employees so that they understand where your organization came from, where it’s going, and how you’re going to get there? How can you connect with your customers in a way that makes them believe in your company as passionately as you do?
Paul Smith is one of the world’s leading experts in business storytelling. He teaches people how to be more effective leaders by communicating their company’s important mission, inspiring creativity, and earning the trust of valued stakeholders.
The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell explores the journey behind success, and breaks down not just the importance of your company’s story but how to craft compelling ones of your own.
Four Days With Kenny Tedford
Kenny Tedford is one of only two deaf people in the world with a master’s degree in storytelling, which he earned at 55, almost half a century after being told by teachers and psychologists that he would never complete the third grade. Oxygen deprivation in utero resulted in Kenny being born deaf, partial blindness, partial paralysis on his left side, and an inability to speak clearly until the age of 10. Kenny also suffers cognitive impairment, similar to the fictional character Forrest Gump, which gives him the same child-like innocence and leads to the same sort of hilarious misunderstandings and malaprops that made Gump both lovable and entertaining. Kenny’s life could easily have been nothing but a depressingly sullen tale of victimhood. Instead, it turned out to be one filled with a unique combination of joy, humor, friendship, heartbreak, accomplishment, faith, and peace.
