How to tell a great story about your work Workshop Storytelling by Lips&Ears

Why do we tell stories?

Write down 3 reasons

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66HuFrMZWMo

The future of storytelling

Storytelling on steriods

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