Here are some more free downloads I’ve come across from the always-willing-to-share story world:
Terrence Gargiulo offers Six “Story Energizers” Activities You Can use With Any Group. (Terrence has another one of his terrific free webinars coming up on Oct. 15; see Story Events section.)- Another download offering from Terrence really takes me back. It’s a whitepaper on some of the ways stories can put to work in human resources — in recruiting, interviewing, employee orientation, performance appraisals, employee relations, and conflict resolution. It comes from one of his earlier books, Making Stories. I remember the excitement I felt when I came across this book in the early days of my dissertation research. It was one of the first pieces of writing that validated — from the employer’s perspective — my belief that storytelling can be advantageous in the job search. I wrote in my dissertation:
Gargiulo (2002, p. 43-44) … proposed that human resource managers prepare to interview candidates by reading resumes with their “story mind.” He advocated using the information in the resume to “construct a story and image of the person.” Commenting on a sample resume he has provided in his book, Gargiulo wrote, “On the surface, this resume appears to be dry and straightforward. Hidden in the details, however, are dozens of interesting stories.” The author’s observation begs the questions: What if the stories were not hidden in the details? What if a resume presented stories explicitly?
- The Storytellers consulting firm in the UK offers several downloads, including Staff Need Stories and an Tell-tale Influence, an article from People Management Newsletter, among others.
- Svend-Erik Engh’s Guidelines to become a better storyteller.