• Merrilee McCoy

      -- bringing out your voice in business --

    • Do you feel like your message is getting lost?

      Being in business means constantly juggling between the day-to-day demands on your time,

      and somehow finding time to raise your head up to keep an eye on the bigger picture.

      Managing a team.. Building a brand... Effectively and convincingly getting your message out there..

      It can all feel really overwhelming.

      And in the midst of it all, you can lose touch with why you started your business in the first place.

      Presenting and pitching

      Networking

      Online marketing

      Growing a team

      Attracting (the right) clients

    • Finding any time to review and work towards having more cohesive, authentic vision for your business can feel impossible..

      ..but it doesn't have to be!

    • I use storytelling (and some creative fun) to increase your confidence and your clarity in sharing your vision

      both inside and outside your business.

      Storytelling is the most powerful tool we have in communicating with others.

       

      To share stories is a fundamental human trait that transcends borders and cultures.

       

      Our brains are literally wired to cling to narrative.

      This 'stickiness' is what makes storytelling so vital and so powerful - because stories build bridges for us to empathise, to relate, and most importantly to genuinely connect with those around us.

    • How storytelling works

      Here's me talking about what makes storytelling so powerful at Real Big Things in 2016.

      (I had really cool pink hair back then)

    • I help teams step into their stories to build meaningful, shared internal values, and to create a strong foundation for cohesive external identity for their businesses.

       

      Confidence + Clarity = Strong Communication

       

      My process is completely tailored to you.

      1

      Locating

      Defining where you're currently at in your business with telling your stories.

      2

      Story Mining

      Exploring your existing stories for nuggets of gold.

      3

      Internal View

      Refining and reframing your stories to support your internal values, vision and culture.

      4

      External Focus

      Refining your stories to form the foundation for your external comms, branding & marketing

      5

      Wrap Up

      Working together to ensure everything is embedded within your organisation and meeting your goals.

    • If you're interested in harnessing the power of storytelling in your business,

      Let me give you something for free

      They say the first step to making change is awareness.

      So let's have a chat about where you're at and what you need to get your biz moving.

    • And who is this story wizard?!

      Hello! I'm Merrilee.

      1000's

      Hours as a performer, speaker, facilitator, and producer.

      15yrs

      Narrative 'long-form' improvisation training and performing.

      12yrs

      Working in the Creative Industries, for businesses and non-profit orgs.

      3yrs

      with The Moth as the Melbourne StorySLAM Producer.

      7

      Seasons of 'Buffy' owned (and well worn) on DVD.

      35

      Kinds of tea in my pantry. (Earl Grey is always one of them.)

      100%

      Chance of finding an interesting story from your life.

    • Upcoming workshops:

      Intro to Personal Storytelling (for stage)

      Get the tools (and the courage) to get out there and share your story!

      Podcast:

      Two Words with Taku

      Listen in as we talk The Moth & storytelling

      Who's been getting into storytelling?

      Here's a sample of the lovely folks I've worked with

    • Snaps and Tweets

      Let's be online buddies!

    • Contact me

      Drop me an email. Because you + me = awesome.

      Send it!

    • Subscribe to my newsletter

      Let's stay in touch!

    Merrilee McCoy

    Contact:

     

    Office:

    +61 431 170 210

     

    One Roof Melbourne,

    77 City Rd, Melbourne, Australia 3006

    me@merrilee.me

    Copyright 2018, Merrilee McCoy.