"Well I ended up using it at work. The company I was working for
was trying to hire this one particular business. I told a story about what
the company I wanted them to work with meant to me. And by the end of
the meeting we'd made a deal to go with them. That decision made the
company about four million dollars. So, thanks for your advice."
The Identity Storytelling Exercise:Here is a three-step exercise called "Identity Storytelling" that will
help you learn to express your identity, while simultaneously learning
basic story telling structure.
Three Steps to telling an identity story:- Start at the beginning: Think about a topic that you'll want to
talk about, what you're going to say, and practice by introducing your
stories with a feeling and an experience or preference. Here are some
examples:
- "The most exciting adventure I ever went on was..."
- "My favorite band is..."
- "The most influential person I ever met was..."
- "My favorite bar to visit is...
- "The movie I love the most is..."
- Lead their emotions when telling the story: Here's the only
thing you need to remember about Identity storytelling:
Don't talk about your story technically, talk about it as an experience
and include the emotions it evoked.
Let's assume you like the band Metallica. Don’t say to a woman,
"My favorite band is Metallica because I love the lyrics and I think the
guitarist is awesome."