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I turn changemakers into engaging communicators who grow their tribe and movement with compelling storytelling. See web for storyteller resources.

Bristol, England
Joined October 2008
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I'll be listening to these speakers. StoryMaking & StoryShaping in a Divided World starts online January 21. Gain story change skills. Free interviews + skills workshops. bit.ly/2M7zu5n #storythefuture #storytelling
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Learn the secrets for activating “narrative change” skills from seasoned practitioners. STORY THE FUTURE Learning Encounter starts January 21. Free interviews + skills workshops. bit.ly/2M7zu5n #storythefuture #storytelling
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Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts. -Salman Rushdie #storytelling #quotes
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"The story is our escort; without it, we are blind.” -Chinua Achebe #storytelling #quotes
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” —Jean de la Fontaine #quotes
Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. - Mary Oliver #storytelling #quotes
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I've learned so much from my mistakes... I'm thinking of making a few more.
"To go back to tradition is the first step forward" -African Proverb #quotes
Mulla Nasrudin sat fishing in a bucket of water. A visitor, wishing to be friendly, asked, "How many have you caught?" "YOU ARE THE NINTH," said Nasrudin. #storytelling #story
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Thinking of setting up a #Tech #business?Hone yr ideas & perfect yr pitch at our next #Idea2Pitch event. Apply here: buff.ly/2lg4mBN
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“There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” - R. Buckminster Fuller
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Get inspired, change the world. The #BigSocial2016 is happening this Thursday @ThinkRiseLDN. Why miss it? unltd.org.uk/bigsocial-2016/ – at London, England
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"The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories." — Mary Catherine Bateson, Anthropologist #storycoach
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Everyone around you has a story...#storytelling David Issay of Story Corps' TED talk bit.ly/1xhp5KF – at Boston, MA
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#youknowyoureastorytellerwhen you see the disconnect between life & Hollywood & you find a fairytale that better fits reality #storysat
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Tell a story to a stranger today. See what happens #sevenz #storysat
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Includes sections that group variants together and sections that explore common themes across tale types #storysat
"Once you start working on your story, your story starts working on you." -@TheStoryFactor #branding
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5 ways to happiness: Listen to people's stories. Tell stories. Be present (see stories everywhere). Be on the move. Look for more stories.
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