CHAPTER 7
COLLECTING STORIES FROM EVERYWHERE
THE FIRST TIME I studied storytelling in a formal setting, I was lucky to have professor Rives Colin of Northwestern University’s theater department as my guide. It was nearly fifteen years ago, but I still remember one important lesson: finding the right story to tell for a particular audience can easily take up half of one’s total preparation time for any important presentation/communication. And guess what? As storytellers, there are only so many stories we can draw on that are based on our own personal experience. Collecting stories, therefore, becomes an ongoing task for any storyteller serious about mastering their craft. Just as teachers, physicians, lawyers, accountants, and many other professionals ...
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