About the Author of the Book

The Story Theater Method
For Strategic Storytelling In Business
Author: Doug Stevenson

Doug Stevenson gave his first speech at 13 years of age in Boy Scouts. He became a professional actor in his hometown of Chicago at 19 and at 22, hitchhiked to Hollywood where he acted on stage in everything from Snoopy to Shakespeare and in movies, TV and commercials. During his 16 years as a character actor he developed his unique style of physical comedy. His expertise eventually led him to direct plays and teach acting.

While in Hollywood, Doug owned a carpentry and remodeling business and a mobile disk jockey company. After 13 years of trying to become a rich and famous movie star, he did what many actors do when they fail to make it in Hollywood – he moved to Colorado Springs and became a real estate broker. Always the entrepreneur, he quickly opened his own brokerage firm, Sherlock’s Homes.

While selling homes, Doug discovered the world of professional speaking. He began teaching presentation skills in 1990 and held his first Story Theater Retreat in 1996. He now presents keynotes and training seminars worldwide. He has performed in front of over 1000 audiences as an actor, rock singer, speaker, trainer and author.

Doug is the creator of the Story Theater Method^TM for Making Content Come Alive. His articles and interviews have been published in many national publications including Selling Power, Investors Business Daily and Professional Speaker Magazine. He has contributed a monthly column entitled Talk Your Walk for the Denver Business Journal.

Doug is a member of the American Society of Training and Development and is Past-President of the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association. He has produced five Story Theater audio albums, as well as the audio and video of his Positive Power of Change keynote.

Never Be Boring Again is Doug’s first book.

His clients include: The National Association of Realtors, The American Medical Association, Southwestern Bell, Norwest Bank, Aetna, The National Education Association, GTE, Farmers Insurance, Compuware Corporation, UPS, Pharmacia, Commonwealth Edison, The Department of Defense, Maytag, John Deere and many more.

Doug lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife Deborah (VP of Everything), and their family pets: a neurotic but loveable black lab mix named Beta and an adorable old mutt named Maggie. His stepson Mike is a Hip Hop producer in Los Angeles. His stepson Bennett is a Cadet at the US Air Force Academy.