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I'm ready to dazzle! I have on my heels, my dress, and my glitter as I enter the doors of Blaisdell Arena and make my way to my seat near the front row. I can feel my heart racing with anticipation.
Then, the lights go out. The fog on stage gets thicker. The familiar beat begins, and it's as if my heart starts to beat with it in unison.
Suddenly, the backup singers take their places on the stage. And through the haze, I finally see him. As he comes into focus, there's cheering, and screaming, and some nearby me are even crying. We're all so excited to see what we've been looking forward to for months: Prince performing live on stage, in person, in living color!
At that moment, we're all in the middle of this story happening around us. Years later, I can recall where I sat, what I thought, and who I was with that evening. That's what a powerful experience that earns a permanent place in the memory can do.
Starting from his days as a civil engineering student, my special guest Adam Metwally is all about creating experiences for others using a combination of his various interests, knowledge, and experience. In this episode of the Storytelling School Podcast, you'll hear how he emphasizes the power of creating memorable experiences, his tips on building genuine confidence and its role in storytelling, and so much more! You'll also get answers to questions like:
How do you build trust and connection as an interviewer of those who want to share stories? How can better understanding your influence affect the story of others and, in turn, impact your own? And why is genuine authenticity essential for effective storytelling?
What you will learn in this episode:
Who is Adam?
Adam Metwally loves to connect and riff with intelligent and interesting people to expand his insight, perspective, and knowledge. He reads voraciously and has an unending curiosity about the world around him. Politely persistent but extremely extroverted, his interests include business psychology, mindset, finance, music, spirituality, and sports like yoga, snowboarding, running, and basketball.
With deep curiosity and an environment that fosters growth through impactful projects, Adam aims to take the wide variety of intersecting and specific knowledge he's developed over the last decade to learn quickly and contribute world-class ideas to organizations. He then uses his organizational skills, persistence, and focus to push those ideas into outcomes.
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