theWholeStory

1. theWholeStory How to create, develop and present tours.

2. TheWholeStory… We enable people to use the skills and processes of storytelling to understand, develop and communicate ideas and actions effectively and engagingly.

3. The Workshop… • Work practically to create a tour. • Practice some techniques so you can understand and apply them. • What to include in a tour: how to identify content, structure, deliver, adapt and develop it. • Become comfortable speaking without a script. • Work in pairs, feedback to identify and reflect on what can be changed or improved on. • How to add and use descriptive detail.

4. House Keeping… • Please put phones to silent or vibrate. • Please ask questions as needed and for explanations or more clarification.

5. Step 1 Your Primary Stop • What is your primary stop and the inspiration for your tour.

6. Step 2 Like Dislike What? • Note down what you like, dislike and do not understand about your primary stop. • These are the things that connect you to it and will help you to build the content and subject of your tour.

7. Step 3 The Motivation • What can you explore, explain or prove with your primary stop? • What would you like your audience/listener to go away thinking about, knowing or questioning?

8. Step 3 examples • The Horniman museum is a varied and mixed collection, everyone collects odd things. (The Walrus is strange part of this collection) • Why I believe that this painting is the best example of the artist’s work. • Why this moment in history is so important? • Has the value of being comfortable in the English home become more important over the decades? • What was the influence of Fanny Brawne and Keats’ relationship on his life and work. • To prove the importance of Haringay in relation to Roman Archeaology.

9. Step 4 - 5 facts • What 5 facts or pieces of information about, your primary stop, could you use to help explore, explain or prove your Motivation? • What is important to know.

10. Step 5 - Next stop • Think of your next stop, that would support or expand your Motivation. • Choose one that would lead well from your stop, either around the room or to a new area. • How does is connect to your Motivation and 1st stop?

11. Step 6 - Story Map • Use Beginning, Middle and End to structure what you have so far. • To build your content use these ingredients: Characters Actions Time Settings • What you will talk about not how you will say it. • Introduce – Prove/Explore/Explain - Conclude/Connect

12. Step 7 -1st tell… • Tell your partner your stop, based on what you have so far. • 2-minutes, the simplest version that includes the important basics without losing sense or cohesion. • As you listen, notice - What you Like or what grabs your interest.

13. Feedback - Like… • Feedback on the stop you heard using how you responded as you listened- What did you like? What held your attention and interest? What did you want to hear more about? • By feedbacking to the storyteller you are helping them to identify the strengths of their story or style.

14. Step 8 - Focus… Editor: When you want or need or could see more - “Focus, tell me what … looks like” (“Carry on”) Storyteller: Continue to tell the same story, and respond by describing Visual Detail in a frozen moment - What can you see? Listen and notice: - What you Like or grabs your interest. - What you Dislike or when your attention falls. - What you Don’t Understand or anything that confuses you.

15. Like, Dislike, What? • Feedback on the story you heard - what either helped or hindered your interest and understanding: • What did you like? • What did you dislike? • What did you not understand? • By feedbacking to the storyteller you are helping them to identify where they can improve or change their story.

16. Zoom… Explanations • Visual details are the simplest way to engage yourself and your listener. • Help them see what you see. • It identifies specific helpful details, defines terms and vocabulary and removes generalisation. • Don’t take for granted what your listener already knows. • Visual detail is tangible.

17. Step 9 - Perspectives… • Editor: To get other angles, opinions, viewpoints or experiences ask - “Tell the story from the point of view of…” (“Carry on”) Neutral voice, your personal “I” voice, a character, an object, first person, third person… (Notice your Like,Dislike,What?) • Storyteller: Tell the same tour but change who tell it. - Who tells the story? - Who has an opinion? - Who is a witness? - Who is involved?

18. Feedback… • Tell the Storyteller what you Like Dislike and Don’t Understand. • These will be the moments when your attention lifts or falls or is distracted by something. • By feedbacking to the storyteller you are helping them to identify where they can improve or change their story.

19. Perspectives… Explanation • A story affects, is created and witnessed by many people. • Different perspectives allow for more chances for connection, empathy and response. • Different perspectives give new insights and provide alternate explanations.

20. Step 10 - Full circle… • Find your original partner. • Tell them your 1 stop tour adding or incorporating all the changes and improvements you have made. • Notice the differences. • Is your Motivation still the same?

21. Last Feedback… • What did you like? • What did you want to know more about? • How have Focus and Perspectives changed the tour? • What Motivation has the tour left you with?

22. Step 11 - How to develop your tour… • Answer the questions to identify what research you need or want to do to add to your tour. • Identify other objects or stopping points in your tour: - how will they add to your argument or lesson. - what else could help you communicate your message?

23. Post workshop questionnaires • Help us to find out what has been useful so we can improve these workshops for future participants.

24. Goodbye… Thanks for all your hard work.