Luis Ortega & Domonique Meeks – Storytelling for Changemakers

Identify, craft, and share your stories to inspire action.

Whether you are interested in developing your own story, crafting a story for a project, or learning storytelling activities to facilitate workshops, this comprehensive online course is ideal for you.

Throughout each section of the course, we’ll introduce you to storytelling frameworks, methods, and activities to help you develop your story and expand your storyteller toolbox.

Course Details:

• Reflect on the power of storytelling and your story: Identify why and how your story can make a difference.
• Identify the story you want to tell: Learn different tools and story-harvesting methods to identify and choose the stories you want to tell.
• Engage in a story-crafting process: Develop your story by thinking about your audience, narrative building, and the impact you want to create.
• Choose your story-sharing medium: Explore different mediums for telling your story and choose the one that’s best for you at this moment.

What You’ll Learn In Storytelling for Changemakers

Getting Started

• Welcome Storytellers
• Preparing for the Journey
• Tell Us About Yourself
• What You’ll Learn
• Download the Storyteller Toolkit
• Resources & Tips for Success
• The Power of Your Story

Identify Your Story

• Story-Listening
• Download the Toolkit
• Your Why
• Activity: Reflecting On Your Why
• Activity: Your Story Statements
• Creating a Journey Map
• Activity: Your Journey Map
• Building Your Story Arc
• Activity: Crafting Your Story Arc
• Pause & Reflect

Crafting Your Story

• Story-Crafting
• Download the Toolkit
• Your Purpose
• Activity: Six-Word Statements
• Your Audience & Community
• Activity: Audience & Community Mapping
• Your Call to Action
• Activity: Your Call to Action
• Your Story Arc
• Activity: Your Story Arc & Narrative Elements
• Getting Feedback
• Activity: Getting Feedback
• Pause & Reflect

Share Your Story

• Story-Sharing
• Download the Toolkit
• The Written Story
• Story-Writing Resources
• The Spoken Story
• Live Storytelling + Public Speaking Resources
• The Audio Story
• Crafting Audio Stories Resource
• The Digital Story
• Digital Storytelling Resources
• Story Circles
• Pause & Reflect

Congratulations

• Your Storytelling Journey Continues
• Final Evaluation
• Your Certificate + Upcoming Opportunities

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