![]() When I tell my story you hear your story - Asger Lindholdt Ever felt better after telling your story/problems to others? I think we all have :-)ġ0. It sets you free.” - Francesca Lia Block, authorĪ little quote with a linguistic approach and the enormes personal liberation telling your story can be. Do you know that only two things have been proven to help survivors of the Holocaust? Massage is one. For more information you can see my interview with Kendall Haven ( ).ĩ. Information must be presented in a story format in order to be remembered. Stories are not about the content, but about how you structure it. Storytelling scientist Kendall Haven has made incredible research on the topic of storytelling and the power of the storytelling. Story is not the content, but the scaffolding upon which some content (fiction or nonfiction) is hung - Kendall Haven This claim is wrong as our brain processes information in a story format so why not give your information in a story format?Ĩ. Some academics often (in my experience) think “why didn’t he just give us the facts. Sadly, many people, especially in the academic world and highly educated people often tend to look at stories as something for children and a waste of time. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) from Game of Thrones “There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. “What unites people?” “Armies? Gold? Flags?” No. ![]() Argue either side of that case with powerful stories of hungry children or freeloading welfare cheats and we will storm the barricades - Taylorħ. Argue either case with facts, statistics, and charts and we will nod politely as we nod off to sleep. Storytelling is metaphorically speaking in our DNA!Ħ. The parents who could tell great stories about lessons on the savanna, how to hunt and other essential skills would increase the chances of their offspring later becoming parents themselves. Those who could tell great stories around the campfire would increase the odds of the group surviving. We are called Homo Sapiens, but we could also have been called Homo Narratus. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.” - Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal “We are, as a species, addicted to story. He sees everything that happens to him in terms of stories, and he tries to live his life as if he were recounting it - Jean-Paul Sartreĥ. He lives surrounded by his own stories and those of other people. They May Forget What You Said, But They Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel - Maya Angelou You are good enough! Share your story and touch people’s heart and head ❤.ģ. Way too many people don’t share their valuable lessons because of fear of not being good enough. ![]() A speech should not be perfect because life is not perfect and a speech should resemble life - Asbjørn Jensen from Talerne.dkįorget about being perfect because it is boring, predictable and inauthentic. Most likely they are happening, but perhaps you aren’t telling your story in a way that engages the listener.Ģ. Maybe you have sometimes thought “why does things like this never happen to me”. You know how much fun it is to be around people who can tell great stories.
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