Maximize Your Impact Through The Power Of Story
Mondays July 8, 15, 22, 2019 6:30-8:30 pm
(The July 15 class may have to be cancelled which will make the meeting dates July 8, 22, and 29)
Location: Lifestage, Inc 496 Smithtown Bypass Suite 202 Smithtown, NY 11787
This training will provide 6 contact hours of Continuing Education for social workers approved by NYS
Storytelling is not only the fastest growing form of entertainment in the country, it is also the business and professional skill in greatest demand. To persuade and have influence on the people we serve in a world teeming with content and distractions, we need to know how to engage peoples’ attention, and be memorable as well as informative. Studies show that well-crafted stories can frame and explain important concepts and deliver ideas in ways that have significantly greater impact on attitude and behavior change than sharing information through lecture or power point. There is a wealth of research into the social-emotional mechanisms that make storytelling so powerful, demonstrating that story is the only way to activate parts in the brain so that a listener turns the story into their own idea and experience. Effective stories have a combination of emotional authenticity, sensory details that engage attention, and a clear narrative arc. Stories that "land" on a listener and have genuine impact can motivate and inspire without any prompting by the storyteller.
The ability to craft effective stories and engage people in an authentic way is a fantastic confidence builder and can maximize our impact when presenting information to any group. Anyone can learn the structure and strengthen their skills for delivering stories effectively through practice. This class will provide proven strategies for engaging the imagination of listeners and developing ideas in stories to make them more meaningful.
Over the course of 3 classes participants will develop a true experience into a compelling 5-6 minute story. We will learn techniques for mining one's life for stories that can be used to communicate ideas and be a frame for sharing information. We will learn story structure and discuss how and why it is linked to crafting stories that educate, motivate and illuminate a listener. Participants will work on delivering stories with confidence and discuss the research that demonstrates why story is the most powerful way to share information and have deep, lasting impact on clients, colleagues and communities.
INSTRUCTOR: Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, CGP CPAI is a writer/performer, licensed clinical social worker and creative arts therapist who is host/creator of (mostly) TRUE THINGS, a monthly game wrapped in a storytelling show. She’s active in the national and NY storytelling scenes, with acclaimed appearances on RISK! live show and podcast, The Armando Diaz Experience and Mortified, StoryFest at The Peoples Improv Theater, This Really Happened, New York Story Exchange,Chicago Fringe Festival, San Francisco Fringe Festival, Midtown International Theatre Festival, among many others. Her solo show This Isn't Helping was featured at the 2017 Speak Up! Rise Up! Storytelling Festival as well as garnering rave reviews at 2018 The Whitefire Theatre Festival in Sherman Oaks, CA. www.judetreder-wolff.com
