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🎙️ Business Storytelling for Leaders with Namaan Mian | How to Inspire, Influence & Communicate Clearly

Jun 2, 2025

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Business Storytelling for Leaders isn’t just a buzzword—it's a critical skill for any professional who wants to inspire trust, drive alignment, and lead with impact. In this episode, executive communication expert Namaan Mian shares how leaders can use strategic storytelling to become trusted advisors, gain buy-in, and communicate complex ideas with clarity.

If you're searching for practical answers on how to motivate teams, gain stakeholder trust, or elevate your leadership presence, this conversation is packed with insights. Namaan breaks down real-world applications of executive communication that go beyond theory. You’ll learn how to avoid robotic messaging, why most meetings fail to produce results, and how to deliver high-stakes presentations that actually land.

Whether you’re a physician managing multiple stakeholders, a consultant seeking better client rapport, or an executive preparing for boardroom pressure, Namaan’s approach to storytelling in business will resonate. His cross-sector experience in political communication, nonprofit strategy, and Fortune 500 consulting offers a deep well of relevant examples.

This webinar helps answer:

Why communication structure is more important than content
How to develop effective communication skills in just minutes a day
What separates analysts from true advisors
How to use leadership coaching principles to create influence
Why AI can’t replace the human element of story

Whether you're drowning in data or struggling with alignment, Namaan shows how communication training for professionals leads to measurable business impact.

00:00 – Introduction: Meet Namaan Mian
01:00 – From politics to boardrooms: Why storytelling matters
03:00 – Pain points: No buy-in, no action
04:45 – How professionals shift from “analyst” to “advisor”
06:20 – The #1 mistake in executive communication
07:30 – Structure > content: what most leaders miss
09:00 – Sounding natural: Avoid robotic delivery
10:30 – Signs your team needs communication training for professionals
12:00 – Influence and persuasion: Applying storytelling to sales & pharma
14:00 – Why AI won’t replace storytelling in business
15:30 – Real ROI: Efficiency, sales, and organizational trust
16:45 – Connect with Namaan Mian

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