277. LIVE! from Phoenix: Build Better Storytelling - Dulari Gandhi, Kimberly O'Neil, Becky Straw, and Cheryl Miller Houser

Join Jon + Becky for this Friday's episode alongside a panel of legit experts on Building Better Storytelling. We talk about shifting the lens on the storylines we share, the words we use, and leaning into authentic and ethical storytelling. Special thanks to Virtuous for convening this discussion with our panel experts: Kimberly O'Neil (The Giving Blueprint), Chery Miller-Houser (Creative Breed), Dulari Gandhi (D. Gandhi Communications), Becky Straw (Adventure Project) 👊
 
Episode Overview

• Tone setting (2:00)
• Storytelling basics: Cheryl’s framework (6:43)
  • 1. Be Human.
  • 2. Show Struggle.
  • 3. Inspire Through Uplift. 
• Developing inclusive narratives (11:30)
• Defining ethical storytelling (16:00)
• How The Adventure Project tells stories of their global community ethically (19:00)
• Shifting donor thinking around narratives (25:00)
• Activation: where and how you should be telling these stories (32:00)
• Encapsulating joy in your storytelling (38:00)
• Kimberly’s One Good Thing: Remember self care. (41:00)
• Cheryl’s One Good Thing: Focus on joy. (41:00)
• Becky’s One Good Thing: Have the bravery of listening. (42:00)
• Dulari’s One Good Thing: When we center ourselves on what we're actually trying to do, it tends to work out very successfully in every realm. (42:00)

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