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John is a passioned, somewhat introvert data engineer. He's one of the best in his field. Every once in a while he shares his work and challenges with colleagues and friends. They get bored after 10 seconds. How come? How can John use storytelling techniques to get and retain attention for his work and life stories? "How to tell a great story about your work" describes the 6 best practices of storytelling, used by professional writers and stage artists.
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- 1. How to tell a great story about your work Workshop Storytelling by Lips&Ears
- 2. Why do we tell stories? Write down 3 reasons
- 3. It makes difficult stuff easy to comprehend It makes information shareable It influences the decision making part of our brain
- 4. Who wants to tell his or her story?
- 5. Je bent in goed gezelschap! You’re in great company George VI Andre 3000 Jeroen Krabbé Karin BloemenJacques Brel
- 6. ‘One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation’. President Obama
- 7. 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 ."
- 8. Assignment #1 Tell a compelling story about something that happened to you at work lately. You’ll have 2 minutes. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- 9. What are the ingredients of a great story?
- 10. 1. Protagonist 2. Promise 3. Setting 4. Beginning 5. Middle 6. End 7. Tension curve 8. Is brought with emotion
- 11. Assignment #2 Tell 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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- 18. 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
- 21. The future of storytelling Storytelling on steriods
- 22. The story continues… @stevenlips #pitchenkunjeleren https://nl.linkedin.com/in/stevenlips www.pitchenkunjeleren.nl