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Stewardship Stories

Storytelling WorkshopNovember 8, 2010

Digital Identities

Storytelling 101

• What are stories? • Why do we tell stories?• What are the critical elements of a story?• What storytelling formats have emerged

through human history?• Why do I tell stories?

Connect the personal to the universal

Some advice from PBS

Storytelling Steps• Tell a friend your stewardship story • Use details to distill the meaning of your story into images, and

tell it to the group • Write your story down• Storyboard your story• Assemble your team • Gather your story materials • Add sound and pacing to create meaning • Share your story in various stages for peer support and

constructive criticism• Share your story with the wider audience to entertain, educate,

preserve culture, and/or instill values.

Keep it real and personal

My Neighborhood

Storytelling Resources

• The Center for Digital Storytelling• http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/for-educat

ors/digital-storytelling/• http://storycorps.org/• http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm

• Katiej@islandwood.org, 855-4385