22. What’s next?
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Part 4: Example Story Templates
Part 5: Examples of Good Stories in the News
and Find Your Own Examples
Part 6: Writeup Help - One-on-One
Part 7: Photography Help - Have you ever taken
a photography class?
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This deck is a series of slides to support the longer story telling guidelines here: http://instedd.pbworks.com/w/page/36066762/Storytelling%20Guidelines OR here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14s0o0Izf_Jo9G9pz7BiWPuJ5cVCv2z57uk11tDmyjAA/edit?pli=1\n
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A good story connects with the people in the story in a way that reminds us of our common humanity. It doesn't have to be profound, but it should spark something in the reader even if it's as simple as an "ah ha!" or a laugh.\n
Ask yourself "If my audience will only remember one thing from this story, what do I want it to be?". Regardless of what that main point is, it should be the focus of the story with everything else supporting that core idea.\n
The problem and solution part of the story telling helps the reader frame what the issue is that needs solving and explain how the people in the story arrived at a solution. For example, if you explain a tool or technology that InSTEDD has developed to make things easier for the health care worker, you must also explain what the health care worker was using before the tool, how it was challenging, what problems were affecting the work and how that has been changed due to the tool. \n
You should provide some context about where the story took place, what was the mood like, how it felt like to be there, what the people looked like, etc.  Help the audience be a part of the experience you're trying to share.\n
Make sure to explain how that story affects their lives of the audience in their own familiar context. For example, when talking about disease reporting in rural Cambodia, make sure that you make the connection to how a disease outbreak in Cambodia could affect their lives in their own small towns or big cities.  Also, when you use acronyms like WHO and CDC, you need to define them, for example as "World Health Organization" and "Center for Disease Control" so readers can make the connection. \n
When telling your story, make sure that you think about how the story will be re-told.  Make it as easy as possible for someone else to share.\n
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Storytelling is not just fact reporting in order to disseminate information.  Story telling is a way for that fact reporting to come alive in an emotional way.  We want the reader to feel a connection to the individuals or the innovation processes that you are talking about.\n
Pay attention to your surroundings so that you can accurately describe them when setting the scene.  Try to remember how people's initial impressions of you were.  Were they happy? Curious? Reluctant? Try to capture the scene in your mind to describe it later.\n
In order to tell a human interest story, you need to be able to convey what the human experience is.  Make sure to talk to a variety of different people with different perspectives so that you can piece the big picture together yourself.\n
Try to find out what it feels like to be them in the context of the issue you're highlighting by tapping into your sense of common humanity. Try to ask them questions that get them to open up incrementally and share their experiences with you. Make sure that they are comfortable with you sharing their stories to the public.  If you sense any hesitation on their part, don't push them.  In order to get a good story, you need them to feel comfortable sharing their experiences with you.  If they do not want their name, picture or story to be viewable on our website or in the press, then do not push them.  \n
Write down anything that moves you or helps frame your perspective of what is going on and why and how. Write down direct quotes from people that you think are strong statements about their experiences, expectations and observations. These notes will help you draft your story later and provide accuracy to the quotes.\n
Try to take as many pictures as possible!  Take pictures of the ride there, the people you're interacting with, the community, the processes, the scene and anything else you think can help tell the story. Of course, still do make sure that you are respectful to people's privacy and if they seem uncomfortable having their photo taken, then stop taking photos immediately. Since we will be using these images on public materials, always make sure you get their consent. \n
Please refer to the document if you want to read more about these topics. Scroll down to the bottom to find story templates and links. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14s0o0Izf_Jo9G9pz7BiWPuJ5cVCv2z57uk11tDmyjAA/edit?pli=1\n