The stories people tell about themselves, about others, and about life shape every decision, conversation, and result. Stephanie Smith equips leaders and teams to recognize those stories, rewrite what’s false, and build on what’s true.
Stephanie Smith on Stage
Co-author, with Ken Davis, of The Student's Guide to Powerful Speaking curriculum
Certified Primal Question Coach
SCORRETM Certified Speaking Coach
Four decades studying & applying human and organizational dynamics
THE FRAMEWORK
The story about yourself
What people believe about their own ability and worth. Left unexamined, it is self-limiting hesitation or self-inflating overconfidence.
The story about others
What people think about colleagues, customers, and leaders. When inaccurate, it breeds defensiveness and polarization instead of engagement.
The story about life
What people expect from themselves, work, and the world. When unclear or unexpressed, teams lose a shared sense of purpose and path.
STEPHANIE'S APPROACH
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SIGNATURE TALKS
Moving forward no matter the challenges. Replace wasted potential and disappointing results with clarity of purpose and path.
Five traits that build great organizations, and carry over into every relationship people have.
Choosing connection over transaction. Go beyond technique to the three fundamentals of I-You communication.
Built on Mike Foster’s Primal Question framework, this session helps people find the question that keeps them stuck, and see how that same question can fuel their best contributions.
Rah-rah energy evaporates by Monday. Stephanie’s audiences leave with clear, relevant take-aways they can use right away and beyond.
People move from a renter’s perspective to a stakeholder’s, and take responsibility for results.
Proven principles explain the why. Practical tools deliver the how.
Communication built on connection creates a culture of engagement and cooperation, while respecting differences.
Nobody leaves the rest of life at the door. Inside-out excellence pays off personally and professionally.
MEET STEPHANIE
Stephanie Smith has studied and applied human and organizational dynamics for four decades: as a founding board member and instructor, a research assistant on a national university-based health care grant, and a leader in many volunteer roles.
She is a Certified Primal Question Coach, Certified SCORRETM Speaking Coach, and co-authored The Student’s Guide to Powerful Speaking curriculum with Ken Davis.
Winning over teenagers who would rather be on the basketball court prepared her well for ballrooms full of busy professionals. They may arrive with arms crossed. They leave glad they came.
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