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Restorative Storytelling™ is a practice of embodied listening and intentional speech designed to bring a nourishing, healing and connective impulse to the listeners. Through simple lessons and demonstrations, coupled with regular practice, storytellers can use the tools to benefit all personal and professional communication. The full RS training includes 24 tools, but this series of workbooks distills the power of RS to 7 tools: Authentic Presence, Intentional Gesture, Coherent Container, Directional Vocality, Unique Signature, Storytelling Prolificity, and Restorative Dialogue.
Included in each Mini-book
- How this mini-book works with other storytelling tools and communication skills.
- Stories about the tool and how it can change your personal and professional life.
- List building an "inventory" of how this tool shows up in your day to day.
- Workbooks you can download to organize your practice.
- Journal prompts and space to answer questions.
- Pages with simple outlines you can download and print to help you remember to practice the new skill.
The Ground Floor of Restorative Storytelling is Authentic Presence
Here is the first lesson on Presence, the foundation of all communication. Before you speak, before you gesture or even command attention, your presence has already begun to communicate the truth.
Here is one of the exercises in the Authentic Presence book.
Traditional storytelling consists of three parts: the content of the story, the telling of the story, and connecting with your listener. There are many courses and training programs that can help create better content. There are some workshops that support vocality and nonverbal communication skills, but seldom are we trained in the most important part of effective storytelling: connecting with the audience.
How will these mini-books help me with storytelling?
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What is David's background?
Paula Garrido, co-director of nonprofit school in Puerto Rico.
David models the presence, listening, and storytelling skills that he teaches with mastery and grace- this is such an impactful way of learning. Now we are using the techniques that we learned and practiced with David for teaching, facilitating meetings, fundraising, our communications in social media, etc. We highly recommend it.
Kira Caluza, class teacher
I quickly noticed that the lessons were both universally applicable to and uniquely experienced by every participant. The intimate setting of the small cohort allowed time and space for a deep understanding of each other, and for on most occasions universal participation to occur.
Rev. Matthew Yoder
As a church pastor, my work requires an empathetic presence and compelling communication in both individual and group contexts. Restorative Storytelling has provided me with excellent tools for honing these skills, dramatically enhancing my overall leadership.
Chelsea Loghmanee, teacher and community builder
I was surprised at how potently the RS training transformed other practices of my life. I carried this vibrancy into my daily life which effected the way i interacted with the Barista’s at the coffee shop, the clerks at the grocery store, and even those who I walked past on the street.
