I often get asked for resource material from those who wish to learn more about the ‘all things narrative’. Well, right now, these resources top my list of recommendations. I’m sure others could add to this, but for starters, it’s not a bad resource library to have on hand. Happy scrolling, reading, watching and listening. And, please share your own favourites. Follow the ’more’ tag to view the list.
Learning the art of storytelling:
The Way of the Storyteller – Ruth Sawyer
Improving Your Storytelling – Doug Lipman
Suddenly They Heard Footsteps – Dan Yashinsky
Websites: Norma Cameron’s TEDxTalk on Cultivating Narrative Intelligence
NPR’s Scott Simon: How To Tell a Story
NPR’s Ira Glass: Ira Glass on Storytelling (four parts)
Storytelling for corporations/organizations:
The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling (or) The Springboard – Stephen Denning
The Story Factor (or) Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins – Annette Simmons
Your Client’s Story (specifically for financial advisors) – Scott West & Mitch Anthony
Tell To Win – Peter Guber
Gathering personal or family Stories:
Telling Stories of Life through Guided Autobiography Groups: J. Birren & K. Cochran
Writing About Your Life – William Zinsser
Storycatcher – Christina Baldwin
Focus on Stories about/for Women:
Women Who Run With the Wolves – Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Inviting the Wolf In – Loren Niemi & Elizabeth Ellis
Writing Stories (focus on journalistic, non-fiction writing)
Telling True Stories – From the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
How To Interview (Self-Counsel Series) Paul McLaughlin
Blending creativity (and the need to) in your work:
A Whole New Mind – Daniel H. Pink
Ted Talks by Sir Ken Robinson: How Schools Kill Creativity
The Leader’s Edge – Charles J. Palus & David M. Horth
Stories in Healthcare & Healing:
Narrative Medicine – Dr. Rita Charon
Composing a Life – Mary Catherine Bateson
The Healing Heart ~ Communities. Ellison M. Cox & David Albert
Best book ever – on using plain language in all you write/tell:
Death Sentences – Don Watson
