Become a better storyteller
March 2nd, 2007 by 
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All,
Storytelling is the oldest form of leader-lead training. It works. And yet, for all those things, we infrequently (i.e., almost never) use it in workplace learning and performance. Why? Probably because we aren’t good at it. Want to get better? Here are some excellent sources.
Source 1: Ira Glass, from This American Life - I think Ira and his crew are the best storytellers currently around. Here is an outstanding set of videos from Ira explaining how to tell stories. Videos on YouTube
Source 2: The folks at the Anecdote blog (http:/www.anecdote.com.au) have a wonderful guide they call The Ultimate Guide to Anecdote Circles
Source 3: Here is a good website with lots of good links to Storytelling information.
Source 4: Garrison Keiller is another fabulous storyteller. While not specifically on storytelling, you have to read his archive of pieces at Salon.
Source 5: Mark Twain, who I never heard tell a story but I think is the greatest storytelling American writer, wrote a piece entitled How to Tell a Story.
Source 6: While I didn’t hear Mark Twain tell stories, I did hear Lewis Grizzard tell stories. If there is reincarnation, he definitely shared souls with Mark Twain. You can learn more at the Lewis Grizzard Museum.
So go learn to tell stories, or at least tell them better … and did I tell you the one time when I …
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