Volunteer Training

WHAT IS YOUR STORY?

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Overview

Creating a public narrative

Conceiving your story
Writing your story of self
Coaching students

Creating a Public Narrative

A narrative is a story
Leaders use stories

Teach
Inspire
Communicate values
Help us feel
Encourage action

Connect the action of the hands with the feelings

of the heart and the logic of the head

Creating a Public Narrative

All stories have a plot

Beginning
Movement toward desired goal
Unexpected event
Crisis that engage curiosity
Choices made in response
Outcome

Moral of the story brings understanding

Creating a Public Narrative

By telling your story you can

Inspire others
Share your wisdom
Express values as lived experiences

When telling your story

Use specific details

Creating a Public Narrative

Good public story drawn from choice points

Challenge

Choice

Why did you feel it was a challenge?

Why did you make the choice you did?

Outcome

How did the outcome feel?

Conceiving your story

I dont want to talk about myself

If you dont interpret the reason for doing what youre doing,
others will do it for you.

You dont have a choice if you want to be a leader

Claim authorship, tell it to others, encourage them to act

We ALL have a story of self

Writing Your Story of Self

Reflect
Think about

Milestones
Experiences
Family stories
What really matters to you

Challenges, Choices, Outcomes

Coaching Students

Tell your story of self in 3 minutes

Give students time to brainstorm
Decide how much time each students has and let

them know. No more than 2-3 minutes if necessary.

Ask if anybody wants to volunteer to tell their story.

Coaching Students

Ask everybody to share their stories

Encourage group to debrief each others stories.
Choose one story to be told as group story. Help that

person with their story.

Group representative tells story. No more than 3
minutes.

Coaching Students Tips

You do not have to follow the procedure explained

above. Run the group as necessary

If student is hesitant to share story, begin by asking
simple questions about family, school, what their
hobbies are, what they want to do when they grow up
Make sure they understand what they tell you will
be confidential

Questions?