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Reviews: "Parkin`s storytelling shows that it is not only the province of children and can be used to provide useful metaphors for the workplace."
People Management
"Margaret Parkin has become the best known storyteller in the corporate world."
Stephanie Sparrow, Training Zone
Description: In this follow-up to the internationally best-selling Tales for Trainers, Margaret Parkin delves further into the use of storytelling as a method for effective learning and development. More Tales for Trainers describes storytelling`s increasing use as a powerful tool for facilitating creative problem solving as well as a method of sharing knowledge across the organization. The author also recognizes the changing role of the trainer, and provides practical advice on how to deliver storytelling with maximum impact. Presenting 50 brand new stories, anecdotes, metaphors and poetry, which encourage fresh thinking and positive change, the tales range from classic Zen stories and Greek myths to wisdom gleaned from modern day business people. The tales are divided into three categories: enlightening tales, cautionary tales and happy endings, to help the trainer select those most appropriate for their learners` needs. The tales cover all the key areas in organizational training, including leadership, team effectiveness, communication and change.
Contents : Introduction Part I: Once upon a time. . .
Stories and learning: How the role of the trainer has changed ¢ Informal learning ¢ Introducing stories ¢ Whole-brain learning ¢ How does storytelling help the learning process? ¢ Metaphor: the key to the unconscious ¢ Choosing the ˜right` metaphor for learning and change ¢ The limitations of metaphors ¢ To sum up... ¢ How stories influence : Why do we tell stories? ¢ How stories influenced us as children and still do today ¢ Story versus facts and figures ¢ How to influence, motivate and mobilize using stories ¢ To sum up... ¢ Sharing the story : ˜Careless talk costs lives` ¢ Organizational stories and their effects ¢ Storytelling or corporate propaganda? ¢ Stories provide social proof ¢ Stories define organizational culture ¢ Metaphor and culture ¢ Stories to illustrate organizational values ¢ Managing the grapevine ¢ Knowledge sharing using storytelling ¢ Learning histories ¢ To sum up... ¢ Telling the tale: Where and when (and when not) to incorporate story` into the learning process ¢Using stories as part of an induction programme ¢Using stories before a training session ¢ Unfinished stories and nested stories ¢ Using stories for group discussion ¢ Using stories for illustrative purposes ¢ Using stories for evaluation ¢ Ending the day with a story ¢ Using different types of story for different effects ¢ How to find stories ¢ Telling the tale ” incorporating the storyteller`s skills ¢ Bring the story alive through use of voice ¢ Non-verbal communication ¢ Don`t think you have to be perfect ¢ To sum up...
Part 2: And then one day. . .
Enlightening tales : Nasrudin and the tigers ¢ In the hands of destiny ¢ Worlds apart ¢ The chess set ¢ Beating the drum ¢ The rich and the poor ¢ Lauren Luke: changing the face of beauty ¢ The doctor`s remedy ¢ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ¢ The real king ¢ The town mouse and the country mouse ¢ Learning to learn ¢ Sunetha`s story ¢ Remember the small things ¢ Black and white pebbles ¢ The power of influence ¢ The elves and the shoemaker ¢ Hidden treasures ¢ The princess and the pea ¢ Is that it? ¢ Cautionary tales: The goose that laid the golden eggs ¢ Premature birth ¢ Black spot and green slime ¢ For the want of a nail ¢ The vain prince ¢ Narcissus and Echo ¢ Monkey business 28. Mother`s special voice ¢ The fox and the grapes ¢ The woman who lived with Fear ¢ WarGames ¢ Poverty and wisdom ¢ The dog and the bone ¢ It makes you think ¢ Dilemma tales ¢ Carly`s story ¢ The little red hen ¢ The Lord will provide ¢ Watch the borders ¢ The manager who succumbed to a staff attitude survey ¢ Happy endings: Marjorie`s story ¢ ˜Father and Child` ¢ Mother and the grapes ¢ The courageous grandma ¢ An accidental discovery ¢ I know we`ll hear from you ¢ Cinderella goes to the ball ¢ Love letters ¢ The story of a sign (Historia de un letrero) ¢ One for the road ¢ References and further reading ¢ Further information ¢ Index
About the Author : Margaret Parkin has a Master`s Degree in Training and Development and is a Master Practitioner in NLP. Founder and principal of Success Stories, she has worked as a trainer, coach, consultant and speaker with individuals, groups and major organizations for over 20 years, helping them to create their own unique success stories.
Target Audience: Trainers & Coaches, HR professionals.
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Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749460853
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Pages : 216
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