F12 The Science and Art of Story-Sharing: Why Story Engages and How to Use It
Level: All Levels
You know intuitively that story offers a powerful and natural way to engage communities. But do you know why it works? How do we process stories, cognitively and emotionally? How do stories relate to the theory and practice of engagement? And how can you use story-sharing to generate engagement and manage diversity? In this participatory workshop, you will: Explore recent research and personal experience to develop an applied understanding of engagement; Deconstruct story structure to discover what makes story engaging; Learn to create stories designed specifically to engage, and; Develop techniques to encourage story-sharing in your practice.
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Denise Withers has 25 years of experience using story for research, facilitation, communications, learning, planning, community engagement and entertainment An award-winning documentary filmmaker, she complements this rich background with academic achievements that include post-graduate studies into generating engagement among adults, and a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education. Through her research and practice, she has developed a unique model for using story to generate engagement, which she uses as the foundation her work. Her recent projects include: a story-based Appreciative Inquiry to enhance engagement at a polytechnic; facilitating community engagement for crime reduction with youth-at-risk; and, producing animated learning parables.
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Wednesday, April 22
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Presented By:
Denise Withers
Session Addresses These IAF Core Competencies:
Create collaborative client relationships
Create and sustain a participatory environment
Guide group to appropriate and useful outcomes
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