Personal Narrative Preparation

Our Personal Narrative sets the tone of the Conversation and builds our relationship with our attendees. The success of the rest of our Conversation can hinge upon whether we tell our own story well. The purpose of our personal narrative is:

to build trust and connection with our audience
to connect our audience with values within them that will motivate them to act
to contextualise facts and data in ways that are meaningful and memorable
to sow seeds and evoke curiosity to learn more
to hold a mirror to our audience that encourages them to self reflect.

It is also an opportunity to reveal a new frame; to show, rather than tell.

Preparation Sheet
Here is the worksheet for this module. Please download it or save a copy to your Google Drive and fill out.

Preparation Sheet Example
Here is an example of the preparation sheet. Use it as much or as little as you like, but it's a good read!

Personal Narrative Example
Here is one example of a Personal Narrative (yours may end up very different!)

Completed Narrative: Katerina Gaita

On the left is an example of a Personal Narrative, as it may be delivered in a Conversation.

Write your Personal Narrative
Now it's your turn! Write your own Personal Narrative, using the recources on this page. When you are done, you can send through to Mike (cc your Mentor) as either a written document or a video/audio file, depending on what works best for you.