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✏️ Intro to Storytelling
This event happened on Mon, Sep 11, 2023
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Overview
529 Lovely Attendees
529 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Ryan Millar
Writer/Coach at Dashwell Training & Coaching.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writer, improviser, comedian. I wear a few hats. I like hats.
About this FieldTrip
“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.” – Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal
Storytelling is our oldest technology. It is a powerful engine of expression, connection, education and enjoyment. And anyone can learn to improve their storytelling skills! Whether you’re looking to be more entertaining at the pub or on a date, land a new job, or pitch a million-dollar idea, storytelling will give you an edge.
This 60-minute introductory session will help participants understand why stories are so powerful, and learn how to recognize, enhance and share the stories in our own lives.
✨WHAT TO EXPECT
✔️ Stories we love: We kick off with a discussion of stories we love and think about why those stories are so impactful/memorable.✔️ Why stories matter: We take a brief tour of human history and the human brain, and look at what makes stories ever-present and powerfully effective.
✔️ Notes on structure: Using the three-act structure as our template, we’ll look at the shape of stories and the role that change plays.
✔️ Story categories: Stories can usefully be divided into three different categories. We’ll look at those categories and think about how we can group our own stories.
✔️ Exercises: We’ll do a few different exercises that will help strengthen our storytelling muscles, so we’re better equipped to become storytellers in our own lives.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Ryan Millar is a writer, improviser, and public speaking coach who lives in Amsterdam. He’s passionate about helping people to transform their relationship with public speaking and to improve how they present themselves. His newest book, The Confident Presenter is on exactly that topic. He hosts the Remote Pep Talks podcast, is the dad of two little kids, and has recently been skateboarding again (a little bit).
EVENT TYPE
✏️ Creative Writing
RECORDING STATUS
🎥 ✅ This FieldTrip Will Be Recorded and Shared in the 24-hour Follow Up Email for a 3-day window. Make Sure to Register for Access!
What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
Your Host
Ryan Millar
Writer/Coach at Dashwell Training & Coaching.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
About Ryan Millar
Writer, improviser, comedian. I wear a few hats. I like hats.
Attendees
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Laura Guenther
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Thessa Dimasuhid
Learning Experience Designer.
Christine Raymond
Graphic Designer + Brand Specialist.
Jaleh Dashti-Gibson
Denise A Lee
Soya Moon
Jaqueline Bravin
Paramjit Oberoi
End -of -life -Planning Practitioner .
Meghan Moeltner
Marketing Director at First Washington Realty.
Laura Diaz
Cultural manager, impact investing educator and crowdfunding and elevator pitch consultant at Antidoto.
Meghan Black
Artist and Event Leader at Foundation for Hospital Art.
Renata Roth
Bianca Welds
Estrella Dewi de Graaf
Production Designer & Student Illustration.
April DelliFranci
Lydia Matteoni
Majors/National Sales Rep at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Eleshia Simms-Harris
Photographer & Director.
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Show up fully
Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.
Stay curious
Wear your beginner’s hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going!
Celebrate your host
Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings community—just like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgrounds—a lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.
Support each other
We’re all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things. Try “Yes! And…” in conversation.
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