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How to tell a great story about your work Workshop Storytelling by Lips&Ears
It makes difficult stuff easy to comprehend It makes information shareable It influences the decision making part of our brain
Who wants to tell his or her story?
Je bent in goed gezelschap!
You’re in great companyGeorge VI
Andre 3000 Jeroen Krabbé
Karin BloemenJacques Brel
‘One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation’.
President Obama
Confucius, Chinese philosopher 551 v.C. - 479 v.C.
“Chénggōng zǒng shì yīlài yú zhǔnquè de zhǔnbèi hé wú zhǔnbèi
de, shībài shì shìshí. ”
" Success always depends on accurate preparation and
without that preparation , failure is a fact ."
Assignment #1
Tell a compelling story about something that happened to you at work lately. You’ll have 2 minutes.
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What are the ingredients of a great story?
1. Protagonist 2. Promise 3. Setting 4. Beginning 5. Middle 6. End 7. Tension curve 8. Is brought with emotion
Assignment #2Tell a compelling story about something that happened to you at work lately.
You’ll have 2 minutes.
#1: Promise: Get attention by promising a change in the live of your protagonist. Or an end result that raises question ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#1: Orientation: Set the stage, describe a moment or place in time ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#2: Crisis: tell the challenge you or your protagonist are faced ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#3: Escalation: tell how external factors turn the challenge into a disaster ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#4: Discovery: tell how an external element or a new insight change the attitude of you or your protagonist ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#5: Change: tell how your life or the life of your protagonist has changed forever ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ingredient #1: Promise
Ingredient #2: Orientation
Ingredient #3: Crisis
Ingredient #4: Escalation
Ingredient #5: Discovery
Ingredient #6: Change
Breath in, breath out Straighten your back, relax the legs
Curl up your mouth’s edges (a.k.a. ‘a smile’) Use your hands
Learn to fly, start on the ground Trust yourself
Use metaphors Dose your storytelling
The future of storytelling
Storytelling on steriods
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