Storytelling for Storied Times
Learn about story telling, story observing and how to leverage the common storytelling frameworks
, Rajesh Setty
Storytelling enables you to create a strong emotional connection with your audience of one or hundreds. Given the unique situation we find ourselves in today, telling compelling stories becomes even more critical and especially useful in a business setting. Whether you are trying to make yourself memorable to someone you meet, or make your audience feel a certain emotion, or even sell an idea, a product or service, your ability to tell a compelling story will ensure that you are able to achieve the outcome you had planned. In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of the key elements of storytelling framework and apply it to your advantage in your everyday interactions with your customers, prospects, colleagues and even friends and family.
The Why, What, How, When and How of Storytelling:
- Why storytelling matters more than ever? Why you also need to be a Story observer and how does that matter?
- Understand the KLC of Storytelling….Who is your audience is and what you (and they) Know, Love & Care
- What kind of story is most appropriate and how do you want the audience to feel? What do you want them to remember?
- What are the various frameworks for storytelling? Which one should I use?
- And ultimately, a call to action: How do you put this all in practice every single day?
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ping Xu
May 31, 2020 | 02:44 am
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Learn interesting things to improve my English
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
In public Speaker
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Leadership and leadership
simha mu
May 30, 2020 | 09:28 pm
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story telling
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
no comments
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
practice is the only way
PRACHI KHANDELWAL
May 30, 2020 | 09:23 pm
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Each activity assigned to us throughout the session helped me to develop story telling skills and how to express your story though the proper structure.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Proper structure of stories
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
How to create conflicts and resolution.
Anna Garcia
May 30, 2020 | 09:22 pm
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Develope a good story telling technique. It will make your speeches more impactful.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Find the good stories in my life to share.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Tell my mentor
Kimchi Chow
May 30, 2020 | 09:22 pm
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The plot mountain framework
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Raise escelation tension to create better hook
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Revise my story in my BIO on my website and social media
Kate Plant
May 30, 2020 | 09:22 pm
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A reminder of the Story Plot/Plot Mtn, which after practicing with fellow TM - I was able to understand better to way I should becoming a True Storyteller! The structure + connections!
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Frame my stories based on the PlotMtn + read the books mentioned. Thank you
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Write these out & speak them
Jennifer Cordero
May 30, 2020 | 09:22 pm
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The plot mountain framework was great. I also enjoyed the interaction with others in the breakout rooms.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Try writing more stories into my speeches and use the framework to develop the stories.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Review the framework every time I start working on a speech. I'll also think about the framework when I do Table Topics and when I have conversations with friends/family.
Sarah Xu
May 30, 2020 | 09:22 pm
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Yes, great opportunity to learn
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
in public speech
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
inspired and membeble
Janet T.
May 30, 2020 | 09:21 pm
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The Plot Mountain Framework
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Remember the framework - use exposition, conflict, rising action, resolution, and denouement
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Practice! Do more storytelling and use the framework.
Ishrath Fatima
May 30, 2020 | 09:21 pm
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Beautifully mentioned helped it to the max extent. I learned about different books and authors that help us to gain more knowledge and expand our horizons.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Read all the books suggested.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Applying and measuring progress on a daily basis.
shashi prabha jha
May 30, 2020 | 09:21 pm
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How quickly we can build a story in a group and present.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
message and takeaways from the story should be clear.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Every story should have a beginning, conflict, and clear and concise ending.
Lyman Yip
May 30, 2020 | 09:21 pm
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The Plot Mountain Framework is useful for constructing/telling stories.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Make the conflict portion of my story more dramatic to engage the listener.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Refer to the framework when developing my speeches.
Lee Chen
May 30, 2020 | 09:20 pm
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How to creat “ conflict” and “ Resolutions “ to have a climax in the story.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Set up storytelling framework in solid form.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Do reflection after each meeting or conversation with someone.
Kim L H
May 30, 2020 | 09:20 pm
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Books to read and the Plot Mountain Structure
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Use the Plot Mountain Structure
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Use the structure in speeches and get feedback from evaluator in Toastmasters club meetings if it was effective
Sharon Zimmerman
May 30, 2020 | 09:20 pm
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Structure of a good story. The power of emotion creation from a story
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Examine the stories i create
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Next speech i make i will apply this
Sierra Tan
May 30, 2020 | 09:20 pm
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The mountain plop
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
clearer structure of story
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
I will practice it in my daily communications.
Sanjay Bhandari
May 30, 2020 | 09:19 pm
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Framework for stories was great.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Consciously apply the storytelling framework in future when I embed stories in my speeches
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
There are few fellow toastmasters from my clubs who attended this session. I can request them to ensure that I am using the storytelling framework
Suresh Singh
May 30, 2020 | 09:19 pm
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Fierce conversation and another framework - exposition, conflict, rising action, reaolution and enouncement I am used to - what , why and who
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Reframe the speech or conversation
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Constant self feedback
Birgit Starmanns
May 30, 2020 | 09:19 pm
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Stories come out in conversations and are a good source for "speeches"
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
I already use a lot of stories....
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Toastmasters club feedback
gp cal
May 30, 2020 | 09:19 pm
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Understanding the story framework.
What is the one thing you will do differently based on what you learned?
Find the conflict for the story to make it interesting
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
By adding at least one story in every speech I prepare going forward