2018 Ambrose Storytelling Workshop

March 21, 2018

10-11 a.m.

Welcome and personal introductions.
Warm-up games (e.g., zip-zap, trust fall, blind lead) — 20 minutes
Spontaneity and storytelling games — 40 minutes

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Write draft #1 – 20 mins
Workshop draft #1 in pairs/groups: notes on tension and stakes, reincorporation,
Word choice, voice, etc. — 20 minutes
Redraft — 20 minutes

12 – 1 p.m. LUNCH

1 – 2 p.m.

Elaine Ambrose “Telling Your Story” — 30 minutes
Practice and preparation — 30 minutes

2 – 3 p.m.

Panel discussion (Greg Turner-Rahmen, Alexandra Teague and Rob Caisley) – The Importance of Storytelling