The Campfire Method · A book by Eric Harris
You don’t have to be fearless.Just braver.
Presentations are the air we breathe in business. For decades that air has been polluted with unexamined habits. This is a book for any leader ready to take responsibility for how their ideas move.
The audiobook runs 5 hrs 41 min, read by the author. It’s on Audible and Amazon now; Spotify, Apple Books, libraries and thirty more retailers follow in November.
Buying for a leadership team? Bulk orders, workshop pairings and licensed Guides who can run the method inside your organization.
Presented by the author
A sample from Chapter 3: High Stakes Presentations are Governed by Adrenaline.
One fire.
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Know Your Audience
Design for the human across the table, not the role they hold.
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Craft Your Story
The structures that have moved people for centuries, and why they work in a boardroom.
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Know Yourself
Presence persuades. Rehearse like a responsibility, not a ritual.
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Leverage Your Environment
Time, location and atmosphere are strategy, not logistics.
Are saying
“Most books about communication tell you what to say. This one tells you what to see: the adrenaline in your audience, the assumptions you didn’t know you were making, and even the environment you forgot to design.”
“I don’t think I’m going to do another presentation without using this methodology. Period.”
“The Campfire Method helps you show up in the moment with even more power. With even more authenticity.”
A place to practice
Worksheets, exercises and video walkthroughs for all four promises. Run them with your team before your next high-stakes moment.
It’s free. It’s yours. It’s waiting.
Eric Harris
Eric Harris is the founder of GatherRound and the inventor of The Campfire Method, a framework for presenters who need to move people toward complex ideas in high-stakes moments.
A former brand and ad agency leader, Eric launched GatherRound in 2015 after watching strong ideas repeatedly fail in the rooms where they should have won. Not because the ideas were weak, but because selling them is a skill most leaders are never taught. To close that gap, Eric created The Campfire Method. It has since been adopted by leadership teams at The Beck Group, Activision/Blizzard, Yum! Brands, and others. Eric also teaches Executive Presence and Strategic Storytelling at TCU Neeley Executive Education.
He believes your ideas have the potential to change the world. All they need is for you to light the fire.
More than tools
Presentation Sprint
Six weeks of focused support for a leader preparing for a high-stakes moment.
Learn about Presentation Sprints →Campfire Method Workshop
A one-day experience for leadership teams to build stronger skills for selling in complex, high-stakes ideas.
Explore team workshops →Enterprise Storytelling
For organizations that want a shared method for how important ideas travel.
Talk about enterprise training →The fire is yours to light.