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Three Channels -- Story Listening Skills by Terrence Gargiulo

Objectives

1. Develop stronger active listening skills by capturing and deciphering three channels of information.

2. Synthesize information from multiple channels to draw conclusions and guide c...

 

Here are a series of activities you can download free to improve your story listening skills created by colleague & org story professional Terrence Gargiulo.

 

Why is this important you ask???

 

Because deepening your listening is the first skill all storytellers develop in order to be able to become compelling storytellers.

 

Improving your listening skills means you will be better able to listen for the story that wants to be told at any time, in any situation; you'll be able to listen better to the audience to see how you need to tell your story at that moment; and deeper listening skills will allow you to more easily discover the key message of your story.

 

So go do these exercises!  And thanks Terrence for putting them together.

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Storyboarding – part 2: creating your own | Johnny Holland

Storyboarding – part 2: creating your own | Johnny Holland | Just Story It | Scoop.it
When thinking about storyboarding, most people fixate on their ability — or perceived inability — to draw. What is far more important is working out the point you wish to make with your storyboard, and the actual story that will ...


Yes yes yes, one of the best techniques for crafting your business stories is to use storyboarding. But so many people feel intimidated by it.


As this how-to article demonstrates, it's not about art.  It's about getting your thoughts down in an easy to use format.


The secret to why this works? The job of the storyteller is to feed images to the listener.  Organizing and crafting your story first as a series of images makes telling the story super easy.


I often use a deck of 3x5 cards where I draw a stick figure or write a word. Then I can easily re-arrange them as I walk through the story out loud. It works like a charm.


And make sure to read Parts 1 and 3 (links are in the article) to get the whole story :)


So read this article and master storyboarding techniques. It's easy.  Try it, you'll like it!

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