Training with Stories
31mBeginner2019-12-17
Authors
Paul A. Smith
One of world's leading experts in business storytelling
Course details
Stories can transform even the driest content into something memorable. Learners of all stripes—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic—often have an easier time retaining concepts when they're weaved into a compelling narrative. In this course, Paul A. Smith shows how to build engaging training content using essential storytelling techniques. Discover how to choose the right story to tell in the right situation, as well as how to structure your story. Plus, learn how to incorporate emotion, surprise, and humor into your training to make the content more fun and relatable to learners.
Skills covered
Corporate TrainingTraining and EducationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- The importance of the story
Using Storytelling in Training
- Three types of stories used in training
- How to use a story in training
- Finding and choosing the right stories
- Story structure
- Emotion
- Surprise
- Humor
- What to watch out for
- Next steps