Tag Archives: storytelling
Lessons from Trainersville
Yesterday I ran my first ever day-long training workshop. I’ve done plenty of workshops before, and written my own material, but this was the first time I’d ever planned, written and delivered an entire day on my own, start to … Continue reading
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Laugh? I nearly got a D: teaching as stand-up comedy.
Just been watching a clip from last weekend’s Presentation Camp LA (which, if I’d known more than 12 hours in advance that it was happening, I’d have found some way of attending) — Lisa Braithewaite talks about the importance of enthusiasm, … Continue reading
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The power of stories in education
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. – John Steinbeck My colleague Andy Morley and I spent some of yesterday afternoon trying to persuade our colleagues that one way to enhance students’ understanding of lectures … Continue reading
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Beauty, abstraction and storytelling
Garr Reynolds, consummate presenter. Check out those slides – just beautiful. I’m a huge fan of his book, too – Garr’s presentational style is really something to aspire to: simple, elegant, and entertaining. Also, he frames everything using stories, something … Continue reading
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