storytelling & the learning experience
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Storytelling & The Learning ExperienceSteven L. Haney
Objectives
• Identify stories and storytelling among us• Differentiate conversation and storytelling• Construct stories in a minimalist fashion• Evaluate your abilities as a storyteller
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Stories & Storytelling Among Us
• Columbus?– In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean
blue• Not asking for help unless you really need it?
– The boy who cried wolf• The bald man and the fly
– You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies
Stories & Storytelling Among Us
• How do you pour a substance into this receptacle while knowing there’s already stuff in it?
• Here at [your company], some of us already tell stories. They’re right under our noses.
Conversation & Storytelling
• A lot of learning takes place outside the classroom, stories bring those learnings in
• Positive and negative sales/customer service experiences we share
The Minimalist Approach
• “Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler.” - Einstein• Simple narratives = increased retention*• Less can be more
Retention %0
1020304050607080
Data Dump-ingPresent w/ Stories
*London Business School
Storytelling & You
• We’ve already spent most of our lives storytelling, we’re hard-wired
• We always fall back into our native language of narratives and storytelling
• Not to worry if you don’t feel you’re a great storyteller now, Rome wasn’t built in a day
Storytelling & You - Activity
• Spend 5-10 minutes creating a simple story, limerick, fable or short narrative designed to help encourage retention
• Stories that help us recall specific information, moral lessons, etc.• Consider an issue close to you, identify a pivotal point, objective or
takeaway and develop a story around it
Summary
• Identify stories and storytelling among us• Differentiate conversation and storytelling• Construct stories in a minimalist fashion• Evaluate your abilities as a storyteller
You should now be able to: