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Law Practice

Mar. 29, 2011

The Power of Story

Perfecting the art of storytelling can help attorneys be more effective communicators.

Timothy A. Tosta

Arent Fox LLP

Email: tim.tosta@arentfox.com

As attorneys, our "output," orally and in writing, predominantly is confined to providing information, offering counsel, or engaging in advocacy. Regrettably, I believe that we have lost intimacy with one of the most powerful communication types - storytelling. In reconnecting to the power of story, I believe we can become more effective communicators, not only as counselors and advocates, but as colleagues, friends, family members and fulfilled human beings.

Stories are how human...

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