Contact: tonychris1971@gmail.com
Age Group for Residencies: K-12, adults, senior citizens
Artist’s Statement: Clear and effective communications increase our chances of success in our educational efforts our careers and in our personal relationships. The ability to tell stories is essential to clear and effective communications. Stories build rapport, establish bonds, and make us and our messages memorable.
We all have stories. But not all of us know where to find them or how to craft a story to establish connections and build trust between us and our audience. Successful people use stories to inspire, to share their vision of a better, future, and to help us realize the path to get there.
My storytelling workshops explore sources of stories available to everyone and give each participant the skills needed to organize stories for maximum effect. Attendees learn the importance of storytelling as a communications and leadership tool. Participants leave the seminar understanding how and why stories create bonds and build trust. During workshops each attendee creates a story and pics up the knowledge and skills needed to find, craft, and tell additional stories to effectively communicate ideas, concepts, and vision I enjoy helping others to harness the power of storytelling to improve their communication skills, build trust, and forge a bond with listeners.