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What's Your Story?
Storytelling and Your Power to Influence
Two-day workshop for trainers and managers.
March 15-16 and Sept 13-14, 2002
In a fun, interactive setting, learn about:
- Six persuasive elements of storytelling's influence.
- The psychology of story, providing people with meaning and
relevance
- Ten situations when story works better than "the facts"
- Six stories you need to know how to tell
read participants comments
Facilitating Dialogue
Two-day workshop for managers
and internal/external consultants
June 7-8, 2002
Learn and practice the seven facilitator skills.
This course teaches you how to use a five stage model of dialgoue
so you can:
- Pre-empt problems before they begin
- Teach a group how to self-monitor (so you don't have to play
the 'heavy')
- Teach the group about group dynamics so they can begin to
facilitate themselves
- Target negative behaviors without activating defensiveness
or resistance
- Get a group to face facts and put hidden agendas on the table
- Build trust and dispel faulty assumptions that demonize the
"other side"
- Renew your faith in your ability and the group's ability to
break through the constraints of old mindsets and out-dated
biases
read participants comments
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What's Your Story?
Storytelling Participant's Comments
"It was like my mind had been institutionalized and this workshop
threw open the doors - letting me out into the sunlight and the
green grass."
"I never thought this topic would be useful - what a surprise!"
"This course was Off The Charts OUTSTANDING! This is cutting edge
- a new generation of management training - a quantum leap."
"This was a revelation - I didn't realize why storytelling worked,
or how -- until my mind was focused inside the group dynamic - I
loved this course!"
"The best part was the instructor's guidance about how to utilize
stories to quickly create and influence others without laying blame
- Outstanding!"
"This was incredibly useful - now I just want to go and practice
storytelling, collect new stories, and look for the stories that
will have meaning to others, stories that can help us."
"The best part was the realization that a story can lead someone
to reach a conclusion on their own rather than me trying to convince
them."
"Annette was fantastic! She "told a story" with expression animation,
and all the elements needed to show us how to do the same."
"Every aspect was outstanding - above all, Annette's non-verbal
skills and personal stories of her own life. The story-sharing part
was really key."
"This was a "stretch" for me. It made me look at myself and others
in a new light."
"Excellent Session! Ms Simmons made it very interesting and easy
to learn. Her teaching style kept things moving and provided a different
perspective of many things we do every day."
"She got us where we needed to go - she practices what she preaches."
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Dialogue Participant's Answers to Questions
The strongest part of the workshop was:
"how incredibly interactive it was."
"the opportunity to see how to "set up" Dialogue (and the Facilitator's
Guide)"
"the opportunity to under stand and practice the five step process"
"the explanation of Dialogue"
"learning the tools of Dialogue"
"it gave me the opportunity for self and professional reflection
along with strategies for facilitating Dialogue."
"seeing how I'm perceived by others can help or hinder the process"
"learning the stages, the pre-empts, the techniques, etc."
How would you describe it to a friend?
"intense, challenging, thought provoking"
"a chance to learn more about yourself, others and a great way not
only to learn facilitation but also to learn the valuable art of
Dialogue."
"just the personal aspect of the workshop is invaluable - the professional
aspect is a bonus"
"useful - new ideas - personally and professionally beneficial"
"Stimulating, engaging"
"valuable for an HR person or a free-lance consultant "
"Dialogue is a method for getting the ‘stinky fish' onto the table"
"This is intense group facilitation"
Nine out of ten participants described this workshop as either:
"the most valuable" or "one of the best facilitation skills workshops
I've ever done."
100% of those participating:
"strongly agreed" that the facilitator: "knew the subject and provided
valuable insight. "created an environment that supported group learning"
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