How to find and tell your story
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Discovering the art of storytelling by showcasing methods, tips, & tools that help you find and tell your story, your way.  Find me on Twitter @gimligoosetales
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Igniting Student Writer Voice With Writing Process Strategies | Edutopia

Igniting Student Writer Voice With Writing Process Strategies | Edutopia | How to find and tell your story | Scoop.it
From www.edutopia.org - November 23, 2014 4:08 PM

"Many aspiring writers struggle with developing and refining their ideas. Give a classroom of students a prompt to write, and observe how many stare at their blank page or write disjointed ideas. The struggle can range from feeling as if they can't draw on any relevant experience to having so many ideas that they don't know where to start."


Read the full article to find out more about these strategies to help open your creative/reflective faucet:

Prewriting

  • Fastwrite/Freewrite
  • Journaling

Drafting

  • RAFTs (Role-Audience-Format-Topic-Strong Verb)
  • Window Activity

Words Have Power

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Links to additional resources are included for each the strategies.

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How To Discover and Unleash Your Story Telling Ability - Storytelling in Business | Magnetic Speaking

How To Discover and Unleash Your Story Telling Ability - Storytelling in Business | Magnetic Speaking | How to find and tell your story | Scoop.it
From magneticspeaking.com - September 14, 2014 8:00 PM

"You might believe that you don’t have stories, that your life is boring, or that your topic of expertise doesn’t lend itself to storytelling.  I hope that I can change your mind."


Read the full article to find out more about these steps to unleash your storytelling potential & next steps:

  1. Pay attention to other people’s stories
  2. After hearing each story, ask yourself if you have something similar
  3. Find an opportunity to tell your matching story
  4. Study the patterns of stories
  5. Collect professional stories
Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

I like that the article ends with an exercise.  Follow the 5 steps for a month and your storytelling radar will improve, you'll start pulling out all kinds of your own stories, and then you'll be ready to start telling stories.

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Cartman’s storytelling secret that every CMO should steal | Park Howell

Cartman’s storytelling secret that every CMO should steal | Park Howell | How to find and tell your story | Scoop.it
From parkhowell.com - October 14, 2014 2:50 AM

"Randy Olson uncovered the And, But, and Therefore method from the most unlikely place. South Park. He was watching a documentary, “6 Days to Air,” about the manic schedule Trey Parker follows to create each episode of the crass but brilliant cartoon, when the secret was unveiled. When a script isn’t working for Parker, he goes back and replaces “ands” with “buts,” which creates conflict and tension in the story: the secret sauce to entertaining an audience. The tension then requires resolution, or the “therefore”: the conclusion of every story. It’s a simple and perfect three-act storytelling structure. Foolproof. Even for Cartman."


Read the full article to find out more and see a video about the And, But and Therefore method.

Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

Watch the video to see how to put this method into action.  It really is simple and effective.  I like the idea from the last paragraph of the article that recommends doing this as a quick exercise before starting any story.

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Essential Things to Write Down Memoir Ideas | Oprah

Essential Things to Write Down Memoir Ideas | Oprah | How to find and tell your story | Scoop.it
From www.oprah.com - April 6, 2014 9:39 PM
These quick, one-time-only exercises can teach us about ourselves and what we want—and how we can tell our story. The bonus? You might just end up with a book...


Read the full article to find out  more about these three exercises which include what to write and why it helps:

  1. Your 3-Sentence Life Story
  2. Your Crucial Incident (or Incidents)
  3. Your Secret Why
Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

Great exercises to help you find and flush out a personal story.

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