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Free Tools

Here are a few resources if you want more information about working with narratives in an organization.  Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Inspired Giving Webinar
Here is the PowerPoint presentation and worksheets used during the August 11, 2010 webinar on non-profits being able to increase donations through collecting and sharing their stories.
PowerPoint  Inspired Giving Presentation
Webinar Recording  Click here
Non-Profit Core Stories Worksheet  Click here
Story Listening Worksheet  Click here


Stand Out From The Crowd Webinar
Want to know how to use your stories to create your competitive advantage?  Designed for small businesses, here's the PowerPoint presentation on how to use stories to stand out from your competition.
PowerPoint  Stand Out Webinar_June 2010.pdf
Webinar Recording  Click here



Core Stories Worksheet

What are the core stories that every business professional needs to tell?  Here's a worksheet listing the 4 core stories to craft, that begins your repertoire of stories for speaking, sales, and marketing.  Core Stories Worksheet



The Change Cycle & Stories
Here's a chart showing the phases of change and the stories that need to be shared in each phase to sustain a change initiative. Change_Stories Worksheet_2010.pdf


 Change That Sticks: Using Stories Effectively
If you want to know more about linking stories to any kind of change effort, then this article lays out the steps.  And of course, if you want to know more or have questions you need answered on this topic, you can always email me to set up a 30-minute free consultation!  ChangeThatSticks.pdf


Story Archipelago -- An Applications Diagram

A map showing the different applications for using narratives in an organization.  Includes both internal and external applications. Story Archipelago.pdf


Working With Stories -- What Everyone Needs To Know

A PowerPoint presentation about working with narratives in an organization.  Originally presented to ODNet in San Diego, CA in 2009 and modified with additional information over the last year.  Working With Stories.pdf



Narrative Forms Chart & Examples
An indispensable tool showing different narrative forms typically found in organizational life. Not everything that is called a story is one!  The chart is a simple 1-page reference.  The Narrative Forms document lists each type of narrative (story, example, case history, etc.), includes a definition for each form, and demonstrates how the same story looks and feels in different forms.  Includes a working definition for a story.
Narrative Forms Combined.pdf


Working With Stories Diagram
A 1-page diagram showing the process of working with stories -- from finding them to embodying them.  Working With Stories Diagram.pdf   


The Story Media Ladder

A chart going through the different media for stories in organizational settings.  Identifies their uses, and the different media's pluses and minuses. The Story Ladder.pdf


Ethics of Organizational Narrative Work

A two-page document of ethical reminders when working with narratives in organizational life. Ethics of Organizational Narrative Work.pdf



Story Workshop & Graphic Scribing
A workshop on stories, storytelling and business given to an internet marketing company that was also graphically scribed by my colleague Joe Sterling of Sterling Insights.  E-Boost Stories and Graphics.ppt













 
 

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