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# Unlocking storytelling online workshop
Master storytelling and your audience will love you
“Those who tell the stories rule the world” – Hopi proverb
People engage with, respond to, and remember stories. Not facts and figures. Whether in film and TV, in novels, pitching a product, or telling a dinner party anecdote, there are a number of elements great stories have that guarantee engagement.
In this two-hour interactive online workshop you’ll get a grounding in personal storytelling essentials and leave with a better ability to tell your own stories.
Whether you want to tell stories on stage, breathe life into your next presentation, or craft richer written essays and memoirs, this workshop will sharpen your skills.
### In two online hours we’ll
- Discover the neurological basis for the power of stories
- Break down examples of stories to understand why they ‘hook’ us
- Understand the fundamentals of story structure
- Gain techniques to identify and craft stories from our own life
- Learn a step-by-step framework for crafting compelling personal stories
- Tap into elements of vocal and physical performance to help deliver your story effectively
### By the end of the workshop you’ll have
- An appreciation for the power of stories
- An understanding of essential story structure
- Tools to identify and mine stories from your own life
- A framework for elevating your own anecdotes and experiences into powerful stories
- Insights into how to deliver stories that get people to sit up in their seats
### Details
Date: 13 June, 7.30pm - 9.30pm CET (ONLINE)
Cost: 35EUR
Registration is required. See this link:
https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/unlocking-storytelling-tickets-442412737407
### About your host
Ryan Millar is an improviser, writer, communications trainer, storyteller, and comedian living in Amsterdam.
He has nearly twenty years of experience teaching, training and entertaining audiences, working in different countries and languages. He's adept at performing scripted and unscripted material, as well as hosting shows and events. He's the author of two books, one on improvisation and one on public speaking.
- Ryan M.
- 1 attendee
## Writing Matters
Writing matters. It creates more robust thinking, preserves our ideas and memories, and strengthens our imagination. And that’s not all.
From cover letters to emails and reports, our writing is also the primary basis others use to judge our work and intellect. Therefore, becoming a better writer helps you become more yourself and a more persuasive communicator.
In this short practical session, we’ll give you new motivation, fresh techniques and some new tools for harnessing the power of writing.
This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as more seasoned writers.
### In 60 minutes together we’ll
- Come to better understand how and why writing matters
- Run some exercises to kickstart your writing
- Give you some tricks to elevate your writing
### By the end of the workshop you’ll have
- A better understanding of how good writing can help you
- An understanding of what a good writing flow and practice can look like
- Some ideas for how to sharpen your writing output
### About the tutor
Ryan Millar is a writer, communications trainer, and coach. He's worked as a copywriter, content manager, scriptwriter, and editor-in-chief. He's also an award-winning playwright and the author of two non-fiction books.
www.ryanmillar.com
- Ryan M.
- Matthew B.
- Giulia
- 35 attendees
## A Writing Process That Works
“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” — Gene Fowler
The craft of writing is so simple, yet it’s also so fricking hard! Let's get over that and get writing!
In this short practical session, we’ll look at what gets in the way of our writing, and learn some strategies to help us overcome common writing blocks. Whether we're working on a screenplay, blogs, a novel or something else entirely, we'll build ourselves a writing practice that works (for us).
This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as more seasoned writers.
### In 60 minutes together we’ll
- Come to better understand our own writing goals
- Look at some common writing ‘best practices’
- Make our own writing roadmap
### By the end of the workshop you’ll have
- New tools to help increase your productivity
- Some strategies to overcome common writing blocks
- A realistic, achievable goal for our own writing
### About the tutor
Ryan Millar is a writer, communications trainer, and coach. He's worked as a copywriter, content manager, scriptwriter, and editor-in-chief. He's also an award-winning playwright and the author of two non-fiction books.
- Ryan M.
- Jamil H.
- 2 attendees
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- Ryan M.
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