Opleiding: Inspire through Storytelling
Discover the power of storytelling and learn to tell the five essential stories
Telling each other stories has always been part of human existence, whether relaxing around a campfire with friends, enjoying a meal with family, or chatting with colleagues during breaks. Stories teach us, bind us and stimulate our imaginations, so they’re very powerful tools both at home and at work.
A well-chosen story is the perfect vehicle to connect with people. Or you can use storytelling to warn people by telling them about your own mistakes and offer others a chance to learn.
Discover the Storyteller within you
You’ll obviously have some personal objectives for taking part in this training. Maybe you need to make stakeholders enthusiastic about a new service, involve staff in the merger of two departments, overcome resistance to a takeover, or inspire colleagues about the direction of the department. These are all situations where storytelling skills are important. However, this story has to be carefully chosen; it must be personal and have the power to inspire.
Our storytelling trainings consists of two days, during which we work in small groups with a maximum of eight participants. This way, we create a setting in which everyone can optimally experiment with creating and telling their own stories.
Day 1: learn about the power of telling stories
You’ll learn:
- Why we tell stories;
- Which five types of stories every professional must be able to tell;
- Which ingredients make up a story that moves you, based on own stories as well as stories from famous and less famous storytellers;
- How to attentively listen to a story (and experience what effect this has on yourself and on the storyteller);
- How to make an exciting anecdote.
Day 2: discover the storyteller within you
You’ll learn:
- Which moments are suitable for a story (and which are not)l
- How to apply different story structures (the journey of the hero, begin-middle-end, start with the end);
- How to optimize your own story;
- How to tell the story in an inspiring and enthusiastic manner;
- How to apply storytelling techniques and practice this (integrate dialogues, sitting, standing, starting with an action, starting with silence, etc.).
Are you interested in an in-company training? Please contact us so we can discuss the possibilities.
