The Power of Story How StoryTelling Activities Can

Self-Talk Affects My… Mental Physical Wellbeing Emotional www. izzyg. com Spiritual izzy@izzyg. com

SELF-TALK “The ongoing dialogue we have with ourselves that determines our beliefs about the

Why Story? “Telling a story is by nature a more personal, animated and emotional

Why Story? “Because stories are metaphorical, subjective and/or universal, people can make inferences about

Why Experiential Activity? “The way people play games is the way they live their

What makes for a successful story? The Story Skeleton: 1. The Set Up (Act

The Story Spine Once there was. . . (Once upon a time) And every

JOKES AS STORIES? The Joke Skeleton: 1. The Set Up (Intro to the Characters)

• Key question from the audience’s point of view as they listen to

Take-Aways After this workshop experience, what will you • Start doing that you haven’t

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The Power of Story: How Story-Telling Activities Can Unleash the Current and Future Capability of Your Groups. Facilitated by Izzy Gesell M. Ed, CSP Iafasia 2014 - Singapore www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

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Self-Talk Affects My… Mental Physical Wellbeing Emotional www. izzyg. com Spiritual izzy@izzyg. com

SELF-TALK “The ongoing dialogue we have with ourselves that determines our beliefs about the world. ” www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

Why Story? “Telling a story is by nature a more personal, animated and emotional response than providing a factual answer because it taps into a different set of instinctual behavior patterns. ” Cynthia F. Kurtz www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

Why Story? “Because stories are metaphorical, subjective and/or universal, people can make inferences about cause, effect, outcome and consequence that they may not be willing or able make in a factual discussion. ” Cynthia F. Kurtz www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

Why Experiential Activity? “The way people play games is the way they live their lives in situations with similar emotional content. ” Izzy Gesell www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

What makes for a successful story? The Story Skeleton: 1. The Set Up (Act 1) 2. The Conflict/Dilemma (Act 2) 3. The Resolution (Act 3) www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

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The Story Spine Once there was. . . (Once upon a time) And every day… Until one day. . . (2 x, 3 x) And because of that… (2 x, 3 x) Until finally…. And so…(and ever since that day) www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

JOKES AS STORIES? The Joke Skeleton: 1. The Set Up (Intro to the Characters) 2. The Conflict/Dilemma (Problem) 3. The Resolution (Punchline) www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

• Key question from the audience’s point of view as they listen to the story: So What? www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com

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Take-Aways After this workshop experience, what will you • Start doing that you haven’t been doing? • Stop doing because it’s not working? • Continue doing because it’s working or you see new uses for it? www. izzyg. com izzy@izzyg. com