Greg Fall’s Class

Hey!

Thanks for being a fun and very receptive group to speak to. I really enjoyed speaking with your group.

Here are a bunch of resources to augment what we talked about.

 

1. An audio of a therapeutic story I created years ago for healing shame issues.
2. Four Videos Showing How to Use Storytelling in Presentations (the last story you might want to use if you’re counseling someone who is upset about something)
3. An MP3 from a presentation I gave in the 90s on therapeutic storytelling
4. An MP3 from a presentation titled From ME to WE–if you’re interested in leadership and employee engagement, you will find this useful (or at least I hope that’s the case :-)) and…it’s another example of using stories to make your point.
5. Some more resources to build on what we discussed.

Also…if you want articles, webinar recordings, and videos re: to leadership, courageous conversations, and employee engagement, check out my main website HumanNatureAtWork.com.

 

Kaylor – I created this back in the days when I was doing hypnotic storytelling working with trauma survivors. If you know anything about the dynamics of shame–e.g. it grows and strengthens in silence and secrecy (i..e. “the darkness”)  gets healed when it is “brought to light” and shared with caring individuals–you will recognize the symbolism in the story. While it is nothing special as a piece of literary work, the psychological structure shifts–especially when the person is in a trance–are very powerful. It was one of my “go to” stories for healing trauma issues, even when they didn’t involve shame.

 

First, here are a few examples of using stories to make your point with greater impact.

 

1. I used this story to close a talk I gave at a conference on how to create a resilient, “Bring it on!” workforce

2. An example of using a common, everyday experience as an analogy for a concept (in this case, resilience) and…to start off a presentation in a way that communicates “What I’m about to share with you will be really  helpful, so it’s worth paying attention to.”

Also…notice in the story where I say “And some of you here might be in that position…” That’s a simple language pattern from my old hypnosis days which helps the listener connect at a deeper level with the experience you are talking about. You’ll also hear me say “Everything is going to turn out alright” in  a slightly different voice tone. That’s designed to help that message stand out to the unconscious mind (again…from my old hypnosis days).

 

 

3. Here’s another example of starting off with a story, and with this example, it was to help me feel more comfortable as well as to start off in a fun way. I think I shared this with your group:

 

4. Here’s an example of using a story to make your teaching point hit home with greater impact. This is one of my favorite stories when teaching resilience. While I could have simply told the audience the question I wanted them to ask themselves when they’re feeling upset, framing it in this story makes it hit home much harder and more memorable. I’ve had people come up to me years later and tell me they still remember and laugh about this story.

 

Here are a few things for you to build on what I talked about:

The Art of Therapeutic Storytelling – This is from a 1994 recording at a mind/body medicine conference. It’s a digitized copy of a cassette, so the quality isn’t CD level, but it’s still workable.

Part I

Part II

From ME to WE  – This is a recording from an association meeting presentation I did on how to create a “We’re all in this together” culture rather than a “What can you do for me?” culture.

Nervous About Public Speaking? – This is the recording and debrief of the talk I told you about where I found out the person wanted me to speak at a breakfast meeting (at 6:30AM) and the process I went through selecting stories to tell.

Breaking Free – This is a somewhat rusty version of a therapeutic story I created to help people break free of limiting beliefs and abusive situations. I had forgotten all about this story until I found an old audiotape album of a two day therapeutic storytelling workshop.

How to Find Stories To Use In Presentations – This is excerpted from my Powerful Storytelling Techniques.

Here’s an example of being on the lookout for stories that come out of every day life experiences. It’s how my encounter with skunk became my opening story for a presentation on resilience later on that day at a conference.

Here’s an example of my two column story catcher table

You will, of course, find many examples of stories and how to use stories on this site.

You can also find examples on my main business site: HumanNatureAtWork.com There, you’ll also find some of my articles on constructive conversation and leadership. Also, on the homepage, you will see a video where I use the Cesar Milan Dog Whisperer analogy to make the concept of  how understanding “human nature at work” makes a difference.

Also, this blog post contains a video from a conference presentation where I end off using a story to communicate what a “Bring it on!” workforce looks like.

and…my site for resilience WhateverLifeBrings.com

 

If you have questions, please feel free to post below or email me