{"id":2424,"date":"2025-02-16T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care-platform.eu\/?post_type=mathima&#038;p=2424"},"modified":"2025-02-27T13:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:04:04","slug":"17-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"mathima","link":"https:\/\/www.care-platform.eu\/index.php\/lesson\/17-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"17. Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Aim<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The aim of this activity is to develop creativity and communication skills, by practicing with the group<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Trainee profile<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Any. People with special needs can participate as long as they are able to express themselves.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Learning Objectives<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">To develop speaking skills in public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">To increase creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">To embrace communication with the group.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">n\u00b0 participants<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Between 10-15 people<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Duration<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">20-35 minutes, depending on the number of participants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Materials<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">A soft ball or any other small soft object<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Implementation<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have participants stand or sit in a circle. You stand in the circle with the soft ball (or another soft object) in your hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell the group that the person who holds the soft ball (or another soft object) must continue the story that you start and that will be created collectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Begin with the story. Toss the ball (or walk towards the person you want to give it to) to the person who must continue the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">NOTE: Shy people can participate by providing only one word.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Debriefing<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Facilitate a discussion on the difficulties to create a story collectively. When does a story become more interesting? When are we added value in the creation?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Tips and hints<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">You can tailor the story with the subject that you plan to teach (e.g. ceramic, art, history) or a context the participants can relate to.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Safety measures<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Make sure that participants have enough room to move and give the ball to the others. Choose a clean and quiet space.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Added value<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Storytelling is one of the most ancient communication practices that people used to express themselves and understand the world around them.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Variances<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">A variation on this is \u201cfortunately, unfortunately\u201d. Each person must add a sentence, changing <\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">the sentence of the main character. E.g.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Unfortunately, I lost my keys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Fortunately, my friend had spare keys to my house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Unfortunately, my friend wasn\u2019t in town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Fortunately, my friend\u2019s mother had spare keys to her house.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Suggested readings<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digimi.eu\/training\/methodology\">https:\/\/digimi.eu\/training\/methodology<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">References<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"577\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.primaryresources.co.uk\/pshe\/pdfs\/dramawarmups.pdf\">http:\/\/www.primaryresources.co.uk\/pshe\/pdfs\/dramawarmups.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-2424","mathima","type-mathima","status-publish","hentry","course-wp2-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>17. 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