Ep.11 - The Trainer’s Guide To Storytelling (In Workshops)

Storytelling isn’t a nice-to-have to make things more colorful in your workshop – it’s a powerful learning tool that will add depth and engagement to learning.

In this episode, Mirna explores how to build stories that are vivid, structured, and that we can use to support learning.

Discover the ways to use stories to make your session more colorful, memorable and engaging.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:27 Reasons to use storytelling in workshops
00:04:31 2 ways to use stories
00:06:28 Tip 1: Set the scene
00:09:59 Tip 2: Think of a Structure consciously
00:18:36 Tip 3: Build it as series of scenes to memorize
00:22:33 Tip 4: Make your hero’s life difficult
00:24:23 Tip 5: Use vivid language
00:26:49 Outro