Thank you so much for the opportunity to work with you this season. I enjoyed having the chance to talk about how storytelling can serve your professional development and the mission of the organization.

I love this quote (—–>) from Modern Love about how our stories connect us all, bringing us out of our isolated, individual experiences, and connecting us to the universal.

Below is a list, in no short or specific order, of places to keep leveling in story work.

As a very special cookie for you (thanks to your newly rocking, fully formed Membership Team), here is my tip sheet, a summary of my top tips for how to tell a good story.

WORKSHOP SLIDES

• ExComm Retreat Slides – 3/26/22

• Staff Meeting Slides – 4/13/22
• Joint Session Slides

FEEDBACK

I know you’re all super busy people, but if you have time to fill out this brief survey, it’ll help me continue to improve my practice.

• ExComm Retreat Evaluation – 3/26/22
• Staff Meeting Evaluation – 4/13/22
• Joint Session Evaluation

STAY IN TOUCH!

I would be delighted to continue to be in relationship with you.

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In community,
Shannon

LISTEN / WATCH

If you are a podcast junkie like I am, you’re always looking for recommendations. Here are a few of mine!

• Terrible, Thanks for Asking

• Hidden Brain

• Rough Translation

• On Being

• Snap Judgment

• This American Life

• Modern Love

• Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda

• Invisibilia

• The Moth Radio Hour

• Selected Shorts

• Slate’s Culture Gabfest

• TED Radio Hour

• Brené Brown’s TED Talks on Vulnerability and Shame, as well as her new Netflix special, which is a great summary of her writings and talks.

• Other TED Talks
  • The Danger of a Single Story
  • 50 Shades of Gay
  • 5 Ways to Listen Better
  • Three Ideas. Three Contradictions. Or Not.

ARTICLES

• Why Storytelling Works
• How Storytelling Affects the Brain 
• Why Storytelling Will Be the Biggest Business Skill in the Next 5 Years 
• Vulnerability as Strength 
• Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds 
• The Two Kinds of Stories We Tell Ourselves 
• Appropriate Vulnerability 
• Is Storytelling a “Soft Skill”?

BOOKS

These are my favorite books that have to do with the art & brain science of storytelling or related topics.

• If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? by Alan Alda

• Long Story Short by Margot Leitman

• Jo Carson’s Spider Speculations

• The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall

• The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren’t Enough? by Alex Evans

• The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness by Kelli Harding

• Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

• The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Transform Your Relationships by Julie de Azevedo Hanks

• Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

• Finding Meaning by David Kessler
• The Storytelling Edge by Shane Snow & Joe Lazauskas