StoryCraft

Story Craft: Making Better Stories

This program is called “Story Craft: Making Better Stories.” Story craft is an effective and efficient way to to organize your thinking when it is your turn to talk in any setting. Along each section of this 3 part program we have designed the curriculum to allow you to grow your capabilities by taking advantage of your greatest resources: each other. In addition, this curriculum is designed to be self-regenerative – you can go through the curriculum repeatedly because it is not based on giving you mastery, but to keep you improving no matter what level of competency you are at as a communicator.

Ready to get started?

Directions

• Part I: Watch the following Capture Mozilla videos by Dia Bondi on Story Craft.

  • Part 1:
  • Part 2:
  • Part 3:
  • Part 4:
  • Part 5:
  • Part 6:

• Part II: Organize your thinking using this tool box mentioned in video.

  • Download here:

• Part III: Follow this 3 step process.

  • Step 1: Record. In this section, record 3-5 minutes of yourself presenting. Perhaps 1 or 2 of your modules from the story craft. Submit to five trusted and respected peers [3 senior, 2 newbies] with the following 2 questions:
    • 1. What's working about what I'm doing?
    • 2. What would you like to see more of?

• • Step 2: Re-record. In light of feedback, re-record and resubmit to same 5 peers with the following question:
    • 1. Was that better: Yes or No (no comments please)

• • Step 3: Repeat

• Optional bonus round.

  • Want to take it to the next level?
    • Set up a cohort of 8-12 people for a live class with Dia Bondi here: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/storycraftcohorts Some of the topics discussed will be things like stronger intros, bold action requests, dissecting conflicts, brevity, better bottom-lining and more.
    • After going through the cohort, consider repeating the learning cycle and joining a new cohort. Remember, this learning program is not about mastery, but about improving. Sharing what happens to your experience as a communicator will be invaluable to others.