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Storytelling Best Books & Best Practices

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Storytelling is both a craft and a tool: for meaning-making, learning, leadership, and influence. Below are some podcast episodes that break down key ideas, techniques, and real-world applications of storytelling, each with a quick note on what you’ll get from it.

Ep. 10 - Fantastic Stories & How To Find Them

This episode offers practical tools to find and craft fantastic stories.

What we explore: 
  • 5 reasons why storytelling is essential for trainers and facilitators
  • Common challenges: how to find the right story and how to shape it well
  • How storytelling boosts your presence in bios, facilitation, and marketing

Ep. 11 - The Trainer’s Guide To Storytelling

You’ll walk away with tangible, ready-to-apply storytelling techniques.

What we explore: 
  • Reasons to use storytelling in training
  • 3 things to learn to be able to use stories in workshops
  • 2 ways you can use storytelling in training
  • 5 tips on how to get better at building stories

Ep. 12 - Fantastic Stories & How To Find Them

Listen up, it will make all the difference to how engaging your stories are!

My favorite tips from: 
  • Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
  • Resonate by Nancy Duarte
  • My favorite tips from The Perfect Story by Karen Eber
  • The 109 Rules of Storytelling by Jeremy Connell-Waite

Ep. 13 - Metaphors In Workshops: How I Use Them And Examples I Love

A visual Miro board full of ready-to-use metaphor ideas in the description.

What we explore:
  • 5 reasons why using metaphors in training is valuable
  • 5 metaphors that I love using in my workshops
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About Mirna Šmidt

Trainer & facilitator with 18+ years of experience. Founder of Trainers Toolbox & Happiness Academy. On a mission to help trainers create deep, science-based learning experiences that actually stick. Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirnasmidt/