Make Story Sense
Half Day Workshop
Want to find your voice and deepen your sense of self?
Then Story Ground Half-Day Make Story Sense, Introduction to Storytelling Workshop will get you started.
A little bit of knowledge and experiential learning goes a long way to increase your confidence and give you a pathway to develop your storytelling skills.
In this workshop we will unpack the pieces that go into great storytelling, to develop your understanding of how storytelling engages, connects and inspires.
You will explore your memories and find story worthy moments and you'll learn how to build them into fully crafted stories.
You'll play and perform, practise and perfect your skills at storytelling.
You'll leave with a 'first draft story', and skills to craft many more. You'll hear the depth of humanity as you bear witness to others also developing the art and craft of sharing stories.
Through the Story Ground process you will understand the keys to great storytelling, learn and experience the eight steps to telling stories with authenticity and heart, and you'll make progress along the journey to being a storyteller.
2020 Dates
9.30am - 1pm Monday 23 March, 2020 - Venue -Library at the Dock, Docklands
9.30am - 1pm Friday 22 May, 2020 Venue - Kathleen Syme Library, Carlton
9.30am - 1pm Wednesday 20 August -Venue -Kathleen Syme Library, Carlton
Cost $95 or $75 concession
Curriculum
Introductions and workshop overview.
Understanding power of story, story structure and the crafting process.
Story finding and collecting practices.
Choosing a story for crafting.
Reflective crafting time.
Story remembering, reflecting, crafting and practising (and recording on phones), in small groups.
Final reflections.
Testimonials
“Thank you for the workshop Kate. It was so special - I was really quite affected by it in a positive way. You share your craft with openness and respect. You have opened up a whole new world for me.”
— Linda Kaufman
About Kate Lawrence
My vision is to create deep and transformative programs for feminist activists, leaders and change agents, that develop skills, confidence and self awareness.
For over 17 years I was a practising community lawyer. I have strong sense of structure and logical order, as well as a deep faith in humanity and stories. I have experience in private law firms, small community not for profit workplaces as well as large government agencies and local government.
For the last eight years I have been crafting, and telling stories, from folk tales through to personal stories, teaching others to tell stories and hosting storytelling events. I have won the Melbourne Moth story slam twice and I have spoken on the TEDx stage about the power and meaning of personal storytelling.
In between the law and storytelling I worked for local government and the CFA, in community development, emergency preparedness and recovery. I studied group facilitation and became fascinated with learning the skills to hold space, to enable collaboration and participatory processes
I have also been on my own inner journey of personal awareness and growth, meditating, journaling and exploring different ways of self discovery for 16 years.
If you want to lead with authenticity, heart, passion and vision, if you want to develop your inner and outer leadership skills, to think and express your self through the power of story, book now for the Introduction to Storytelling workshop.
“Storytelling has shaken me: in a great way! My two days with Kate and the team of incredible women attending the ‘Storytelling for Women Leaders’ workshop opened my eyes to the power of bearing witness to the lives of others, and dipping into one’s own depths of story. Before attending the workshop I would have said that this was important. But now I have experienced the searing power of vulnerability embedded in strength: truths spoken courageously. And the workshop offered so much more than this. We played games, using our bodies and our voices and our humour to lubricate the wheels of our truth trucks. Fundamentally Kate crafted a safe space for us all to be uniquely us, and this is the first and foundational place from which we can to step onto the stage and share our stories.”
“If you’re wondering whether you tell a good yarn and, like me, suspect you don’t...take the plunge and do this workshop! I learnt tricks and tips to identify experiences in my life that might make a good topic and then found out how best to tease them into a well crafted tale. There were also pointers on the structure of a gripping story that I had long mused about. Loads of food for thought and practice.
All of this was fostered in a safe environment, shared with other fledgling storytellers and expertly managed and led by Kate.
What a privilege. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from one of the best.”
— Marita Callanan
Questions?
Why do I need to learn to tell stories, don't we all tell stories naturally? Yes, all humans tell stories it is, as they say 'part of our DNA', but the art, skill and practise of consciously crafting and telling stories is something we have forgotten, we have given it over to the filmmakers, journalists and novelists (who do, by the way, learn and practise their craft). But storytelling is an incredibly powerful skill for anyone who needs to communicate and it needs to be learned and nurtured.
How will this benefit my work? All of us, no matter where we work or what work we do, need to explain ourselves, to be understood, to persuade, to get people to know, like and trust us, and storytelling, being able to think in narrative mode, imaginatively, creatively and in metaphor is an essential part of great communication. It helps in writing and speaking, it helps in leading teams and in influencing those above. It is a brilliant tool for being noticed, advancing a career, for interviews and for managing groups.
When would I use a storytelling? In pitching, in interviews, meeting a team for the first time, in a formal presentation or speech, in a written brief or document, in a meeting with clients, in an appointment with patients, in a workshop you’re running, in a webinar, a lecture, in a performance review, introducing yourself, in a coaching session, in an address to staff, on a conference panel, at an industry meeting, at a networking night, at a business lunch, in conversation - anywhere you are communicating with others.
What if I don’t have any stories? We all have stories, our lives are full of them, we are just unable to see them because we expect them to be fully formed, almost as if they have a little label saying 'story'. But that’s not how it works. The workshop process will show you how to find story moments and stitch them together into fully developed stories.
What if I talk too much, go off on tangents and down rabbit holes? This workshop will really help. Having a story structure, preparing your story and knowing it's purpose really helps you focus and know what needs to be in the story and what doesn't.
What about if I’m terrified of public speaking? You are in good company. Many people are absolutely petrified of public speaking. This workshop will explore ways to develop confidence, and provide a safe space to get started telling your stories, which inevitably helps with confidence.
Do I have to stand up in front of people and tell a story? Nope. There will be story sharing in small groups, and there will be an opportunity to stand up in front of others to tell your story, if you want to, but you will also be able to tell your story sitting in a circle, or not at all if you don't want to.
What if I want more help? This workshop is a great way to get the fundamental principles and understanding of storytelling, before some individual coaching sessions with Kate Lawrence, to develop and craft your personal story.
What is included in the price?
Half day workshop
Morning tea
The workshop manual
Is this workshop tax deductible? This program is a professional development course and as such will in most cases be tax deductible.
If you have any other questions, call or email me: Kate: 0402 080 445, or kate@storywise.com.au
Refund policy
Workshop fees must be fully prior to the workshop.
If you notify us of a cancellation four weeks prior to the date of the workshop, you will be refunded the full amount. A refund of the full amount of the fees paid, will be given when you notify us up to two weeks prior to the date of the workshop, less a $30 administration fee. Late cancellations will forfeit the full amount.
If you have any questions about the payment process or the workshop please do not hesitate to contact us.
