presentation_ effective success story writing.pptx

8/18/2019 PRESENTATION_ EFFECTIVE SUCCESS STORY WRITING.pptx

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These slides are to be used as a guide to

writing success stories. The format that involves

using “situation/background, program activities,

results/impact, and conclusion/restatement,” is a

standard “success story” format that canbe used

for multiple audiences and for numerous

development programmes


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Defnition o Suess

!he Merriam"#ebster $nline Ditionarydefnes suess as an %outome& or

%result& ' %a de(ree or measure osueedin(& or a %favorable or desired outome)&


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#hat is a Suess Story*

A suess story is the successful –favorable or desired result or outome oa pro(ramme) +n other ,ords- you ,ant to

paint a piture as to ho,./tensiondeelopment mae a di3erenein the lies o the people it seres)


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So consider these actors when

you write success storyPretend the reader no,s nothin( ,hatsoeer about your

pro(ramme)

Don4t assume anythin(5

emember7 8ou are tellin( a short story about ,hat you,ant to ahiee in a pro(ramme)

!ells the reader ,hy and ho, your pro(ramme ,asimplemented)

!ells the results or the impat o the pro(ramme)

!ells the measurable results or ho, pro(ramme suess,as ahieed)

Defnes the publi alue o a pro(ramme)


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#hy ,rite Suess Stories*

!o sho, ho, the publi und(rant is used

!o doument that 9rban Deelopment used unds

or intended purposes- ,hih is7 to mae

positie and lastin( impats in the lies oA(han iti:ens) !o share pro(ramme ideas and to learn ,hat

,ors and ,hat doesn4t ,or)

sho, deelopment and e/tension)


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#hen to ,rite Suess Stories*

#hen you hae somethin( important to report andyou hae impat data to ba up your ,or)

#hen you are proud o a pro(ramme) $n(oin( "" Don4t ,ait until you are told to ,rite one

by your superisor or at the end o the year)


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Struture o Suess Stories

Situation;a(round

Pro(ramme Atiities

esults+mpat


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Situation;a(round #hy does the pro(ramme e/ist in the frst

plae*

#hat are you tryin( to ahiee*

#hy is this pro(ramme important to thepeople o A(hanistan*


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./ample=+mproin( apaities and sills throu(h oational trainin(s- liemetal ,or- plumbin(- photo(raphy ideo flm- tailorin(-beautifation- omputer sot,are- repairin( o omputer- ar andmotor ;ie- reri(eratorA< and mobile phone- arpentry and,eldin( require a e, tehnial trainin(s enters- e/pert teahers-pratial ,orin( enironment- motiation and (ood mana(ement

to utili:e a ne, (eneration) A(han Ministry o >abor ?Mo>SAMD@-Diretorate o oational !rainin(s hae some oational trainin(senters nation,ide in ,hih only minorities ,ere atie) !heseenters ,ere established and equipped throu(h support o di3erentdonors and international ommunity- ,hih ,ere reently atiatedand pratially used throu(h support o 9B"Habitat 9+P

Pro(ramme)


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Pro(ramme AtiitiesHo, ,as the pro(rammeimplemented* #hat steps did you tae to arry out the pro(ramme

' ulfll the pro(ramme obCeties*

#ho is your tar(et audiene*

#hat ,ere they ased or required to do*


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./ample=ed 9rban +nrastruture Pro(ramme ?9+P@- undedby oernment o Eapan and implemented throu(h 9nited BationsHuman Settlements Pro(rammes ?9B" Habitat@" A(hanistan)9+P has si(ned a protool ,ith A(han Ministry o >abor-

Diretorate o oational trainin(s to support implementation o9+P oational trainin( omponent) !his omponent is desi(nedto address oational trainin( enters and support themfnanially and tehnially in order to inrease student4s apaity- Cob reation- and improe lina(es bet,een A(han Diretorate ooational trainin(s and ommunity o:ars Shuras)


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esults +mpats#hat ,as ahieed as a result o this

pro(ramme*

#hat behaior han(ed* #hat ations are bein( put into plae to ensure your desired results*


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./ample=

9+P has reently losed in Marh 2016F oational trainin(omponent supported 10 trainin( enters in fe proines- in total60 trainin( lasses- 1G in abul- 6 in Ealalabad- 12 in andahar- 12in Hirat- and 1I in Ma:ar proines) !he trainin( ,ere or J days ina ,ee and 22 days in a month or the duration o the ourse- ittotally reahed oer 1G00 urban youth- ,hih inlude o 600 youn(

,omen- stated Mr) KKKKKKK) He added the trainin(s brou(htapaity han(es or ne, initiaties to help di3erene produtiitye)() in Ealalabad oational trainin( enter a student frstly initiatedto mae a deie ,hih an help a mobile to (ie si(nal ,ithoutoera(e area- not last but least that one o abul oationaltrainin( enter student made a metal pillar ,hih struture and

layout ,e an use or other lar(e buildin( and apartments) !hans rom 9B" Habitat team ,ho see us about our duties andimproe our relation ,ith A(han Ministry o >abor- Diretorate ooational !rainin(s- Mr) KKKKKK said ?Head o o:ar 11th abul-A(hanistan@)


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./ample=+n onlusion- 9+P has only been atiated or t,oyears- and losed in Marh 2016- urrent outomes arepromisin() !otally 1G00 students in ,hih inlude 600,omen ,ere trained in 10 oational trainin( enters in

fe proines o A(hanistan) MaCority o the (raduatedstudents e)() andahar ,ere already requested bypriate setor to Coint them)


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10 !ips or ,ritin( an e3etie suess story

1) #ritin( or your reader- not yoursel o 8our reader is interested in his or her ause- not your pro(ram or proCet5

2) Deelop an an(leo#hen identiyin( an an(le- as yoursel ,hat it is that you ,ant your reader to thin- do- or

eel ater readin( your story)

oAs you ,rite- requently re"read ,hat you hae ,ritten and as yoursel %,hat is this storyabout*&

3. Create an emotional hookoAs a question ,hih paint a piture o the people behind the ats e)() ,ho ,as at ris* #ho

,as su3erin(* .t

4. Avoid wordiness and run-an sentence and

jarono.liminate unneessary ,ords and sentenes) ;e onise and to the point)

!. "ocus on acts not #ufo;road s,eepin( statements and (randiose ,ords an destroy the redibility o your story)

no, the ats about your pro(ram and learly state ,hat you no,)


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Helpul !ipseep para(raphs short ' no more than J"6 sentenes)

eep story to no more than t,o pa(es)

Aoid usin( passie oie ?e)()- %!rainin(s ,ereproided)&@) 9se atie oie ?e)()- %K partner proided 8 trainin(s)&@- and be lear about ,ho is doin( theation in eery sentene)

>imit use o aronyms) + you use aronyms- spell themout on frst mention

9se plain lan(ua(e

Aoid Car(on) readers oten sip oer terms they don4t

understand- hopin( to (et their meanin( rom the resto the sentene

eep messa(es simple and onise)

9se pitures

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