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INTENTIONAL STORYTELLING

Nancy Donoval, MFA Storyteller, Story Coach, and Communication Consultant

@NancyDonoval

#NAFEWomen NAFE Leadership Summit: Women—In It to Win It


INTENTIONAL STORYTELLING

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,

but in having new eyes.”

--Marcel Proust



CLARITY What are you really trying to say? TRUST What do they need to really listen? IMPACT What do they feel, understand, walk away with after?


KEY INGREDIENTS


It`s not ONE story, it`s THREE at once:

CLARITY MACRO STORY IMPACT MICRO STORIES TRUST INTERPERSONAL STORY

YIKES!!!



It’s not ONE story, it’s THREE at once:

CLARITY Story to Storyteller TRUST Storyteller to Audience IMPACT Audience to Story

KEY RELATIONSHIPS



RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS

Ownership Permission

Trust RISK



HOME What Came Before

THE CALL Voluntary or Involuntary

HELPERS/MENTORS Earning Wisdom or Help

DEMONS/OBSTACLES Forks in the Road

Impossible Tasks in Unreasonable

Time Frames

Dangerous Encounters

THE UNDERWORLD The Crisis Moment

THE RETURN Victory or Change Recognized

TRUST - THE INTERPERSONAL STORY THE HERO’S JOURNEY

(Very freely adapted from the work and writings of Joseph Campbell)



“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.”

-- Brené Brown

“Oh! Oh! I get it. Every data point reflects something real in the world!”

-- R&D VP in Storytelling for Better Presentations

Workshop



IMPACT - THE POWER OF MICRO STORIES

MAKING YOUR STORY REAL

MAKING YOUR STORY CONNECT, MATTER, AND STICK

IMAGES

THEMES



“The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.”

-- Voltaire



Macro Story/Outline: 1. Men are Important in the Lives of Young Children 2. They aren`t there in early childhood education. 3. Where are they? Why so few men? a. Stereotypes b. Fear of accusations of abuse c. Low status/Low wages 4. What are we doing to INVITE men into the field? What more can we do? a. Invite boys & men. Invite them. Invite them and invite them again b. Welcome men. Make environment men-friendly. c. Help men succeed by providing a mentor. Men Are Important in Lives of Young Children Welcome & Invite Men to Teach Early Childhood

CLARITY - A MACRO STORY EXAMPLE 45-minute Keynote at Headstart Conference

by Bryan G. Nelson of MenTeach.Org



CLARITY What are you really trying to say? TRUST What do they need to really listen? IMPACT What do they feel, understand, walk away with after?


KEY INGREDIENTS


“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,

but in having new eyes.”

--Marcel Proust


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