Our stories are our most powerful tool. A story has the power to change hearts and minds. During the personal story roundtable you will learn how to effectively tell your personal story to create positive change in your community.

1. Storytelling Roundtable

2. BECAUSE STORIES:
Inspire
Build Connections
Drive Change
Why do we tell stories?

3. Group
Discussion:
1) Why did you join senate?
2) Why did you get involved in LeadMN?
3) What obstacles did you face when you started college or
decided to attend college?
4) Who was your childhood hero and why did you look up to
them?

4. Identify Your
Story:
I want to tell a story about ,
so that I can .

5. YOUR
TITLE HERE
Create Your Story
Brief:
SLIDE / XX
1) Who is your audience?
2) What are their needs?
3) What do you want to achieve
by sharing your story?

6. Create Your Prototype:
www.yourwebsite.com
• Your prototype is an outline of your personal story and I
encourage you to get hands-on and creative in how you start
to lay out your personal story.
• You can do this in a few different ways:
o Create a post-it note outline.
o Talk it out- record yourself and see what happens!
o If you get stuck, chat with the cabinet or staff member in
your group to get ideas.

7. www.yourwebsite.com
Write it out!
Ask for feedback!
Next Steps:
1)Write out and expand upon your
prototype.
1)Ask for feedback!
o Share your story with your
fellow senators or someone you
trust to get feedback.
o Send it to the staff or cabinet
member in your group.

8. How to use your story:
www.yourwebsite.com
• On Advocacy Day
• In meetings with your campus president or faculty.
• When recruiting students
• Maybe you meet up with them and tell them how
senate has helped you.
• Or you boil it down to one or two sentences and use it
to get volunteers when tabling.
• Submit it on our website to earn a star campus point. 