Description

The Power of Storytelling – Learn the Key Skills to Successfully Engage Your Audience

Table of contents
Course Introduction
Welcome to the Course
Lesson 1: The Story of Stories
Sourcing stories from antiquity
Understanding how stories resonate (and create safe spaces)
Telling a story and making it memorable
Lesson 2: Story Identification
Understanding what a story can reveal
Being honest has a role in storytelling
Exploring the full range of story sources
Using the power of simplicity (and a coat of paint)
Lesson 3: Build Memorable Story Lines
Building the environment **we may need to split this into two sublessons.
Building the characters, even if you are the main actor
Using the five senses in the story
Going off on tangents – Safe versus unsafe
Affirming the metaphor or analogy
Lesson 4: The Unforgettable
Opening with it and affirming it
Tying the story to the audience
Abandoning the story briefly
Reasserting the metaphor
Putting the audience “inside”
Lesson 5: Vocal Tone and Bringing it Home
Adding bells and whistles to the story
Using the power of anticipation
Circling back to the beginning
Affirming the point
Creating a history and granting access
Summary
Summary