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Teaching Storytelling as a Leadership PracticeShannon Cleverley-ThompsonSt. John Fisher College, [email protected]

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Teaching Storytelling as a Leadership Practice

AbstractThe ability to tell stories can be an important leadership attribute and skill to master in order to be an effectiveleader (Baldoni, 2003; Denning, 2004; Kouzes & Posner, 2012). Storytelling is a central component ofeffective communication for student leaders and a skill to master for future leadership success. This sessionaddresses active learning, group discussion and reflective practice as a way to teach storytelling as a leadershipskill. In this workshop, leadership faculty will demonstrate three brief interactive teaching activities designedto help students understand how to develop stories, identity situations in which to tell stories, and alsopractice the art of leadership storytelling. Participants will leave with multiple pedagogical methods to teachstorytelling as a leadership skill to students in leadership education programs. Participants that attend thesession will also have a chance to practice their own storytelling skills.

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CommentsPresented at the Association of Leadership Educators Conference in Washington, D.C. in July 2015.

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