The Story Hook Method(TM) reveals the true secret to confident communication-what Brigham Blackham calls the Confidence Loop(TM)-a simple but powerful shift that allows you to become instantly more confident in every conversation, presentation, and relationship.
Each year, billions of dollars and countless opportunities are lost to outdated communication tactics that don't work-and often make things worse. In this book, Brigham dismantles those failed approaches and replaces them with a transformational storytelling framework that creates clarity, authority, and momentum on demand.
Praised as a "masterclass in messaging," a "wake-up call," and even a "Godsend," The Story Hook Method(TM) shows you how to communicate in a way that ignites trust, influence, and action-whether you're leading a team, selling an idea, building a business, or showing up at home.
If you want instant confidence, lasting impact, and communication that finally works, this book isn't just worth reading-it's essential.
Blackham, Brigham: - Brigham Blackham is a happily married father of four and caretaker of two literal pet peeves-a tabby named Tugger and his womb-mate, Peeves.Brigham is a world-class storyteller, award-winning speaker, and polyglot, AKA a language-learning geek.He takes leaders from being effective communicators to confident, engaging, and unforgettable storytellers.Brigham Blackham earned a graduate certificate in secondary education from WSU and a BA in Theatre Arts from BYU. Endorsements include: Dual Language Immersion, Mandarin Chinese, and Theater. After more than seven years teaching in public education, he followed his lifelong passions into the worlds of performance and entrepreneurship.His mentoring and speaking style are a fusion of storytelling, improvisational theater, personal growth, and language-learning expertise, designed to transform you-not just make the content stick.His infectious passion for storytelling and language will have you speaking more confidently than ever before. Struggle with an accent? He is fluent in Mandarin and Spanish and has no shame in making a fool of himself in four more languages. Because of this background, he is uniquely qualified to fuse language-learning laws and storytelling to improve confidence and communication.He has developed a one-of-a-kind approach to storytelling that engages, inspires, and equips you to communicate with confidence, engagement, and impact. He has hosted thousands of visitors from around the world as a Superhost, boasting over 700+ 5-star reviews, and uses his languages at every opportunity.As host of the weekly Levelin' Up podcast, ranked Top 5% with hundreds of episodes, he brings together a unique community of speakers, mentors, coaches, and entrepreneurs who share how they move their stories from page to stage, turn passion into profits, and uncover the patterns to master the language of success.He resides in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Strauss, David Lloyd: - EDITOR and AUTHOR COACH: David Lloyd Strauss is an internationally celebrated Bestselling Writer, Editor, and Author Coach offering personalized coaching and writing services for aspiring writers who want to be the authentic authors of their book without using a ghostwriter-while benefiting from David's over forty years of literary experience.As a prolific writer and wordsmith with over a dozen books of his own, David provides expert guidance throughout the writing and editing process, including concept development, structured outlining, manuscript coaching, developmental and line editing, proofreading, and step-by-step guidance through self-publishing.With his unique "Done with You" method, David has helped dozens of authors worldwide bring their stories to life through his one-on-one, conversational style of coaching. He serves as an experienced guide, editor, co-writer, and sounding board, helping you shape your ideas into a manuscript suitable for publishing. His expertise and impact have been featured on NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and SUCCESS TODAY.
