{"product_id":"the-power-of-personal-storytelling-isbn-9780874779301","title":"The Power of Personal Storytelling","description":"You're stuck in an endless, dull conversation. As the speaker drones on, your mind wanders, until you hear the words, \"I remember once when I was..\" Your ears perk up. You become engrossed. An anecdote unfolds, and suddenly, the speaker is alive and excited and you know just what he means. He has used the age-old technique of storytelling to powerfully get his point across, capturing your attention through a well-told narrative of personal experience that invited you to relate to his message on an intimate level. In \u003cb\u003eThe Power of Personal Storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e, professional storyteller Jack Maguire explains how to mine your memories to communicate more effectively, enhance personal and professional relationships, and understand yourself better so that you can better understand others. Step by step, he illustrates how shaping and expressing true stories about our lives and those of the people we've known can:* connect us more vitally with others;* develop our creativity;* strengthen our humor, courage, and confidence; and* render our lives more memorable.Whether you're a teacher or a salesman, a minister or a parent, personal storytelling can help improve the key relationships in your life while investing your memories with more meaning.Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Why Tell Personal Stories?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Listening: The Telling Difference\u003cbr\u003e2. The Blessings of Personal Storytelling\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Reclaiming Your Storyloving Self\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Your Inner Storyteller\u003cbr\u003e4. Reading Your Own Mind\u003cbr\u003e5. The Quest for the Past\u003cbr\u003e6. Your Hero, Your Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Getting Story Ideas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Lifelines and Storylines\u003cbr\u003e8. Memory Legwork\u003cbr\u003e9. Roving Reporter for the Family News\u003cbr\u003e10. From Abstraction to Reality\u003cbr\u003e11. Getting the Picture\u003cbr\u003e12. Stories Within Stories\u003cbr\u003e13. Making Stories Happen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Bringing Your Stories to Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Out Loud and Proud\u003cbr\u003e15. Crossing the Stream\u003cbr\u003e16. Storyboarding\u003cbr\u003e17. Enlivening Ways and Means\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. Your Storytelling Powers in Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18. Embodying a Story\u003cbr\u003e19. The Voice of Your Being\u003cbr\u003e20. The Many Worlds of Personal Storytelling\u003cbr\u003e21. Family Storytelling\u003cbr\u003e22. Storytelling at Work\u003cbr\u003e23. Storytelling in the Community\u003cbr\u003e24. Taking the Telling Leap\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or co-author of \u003ci\u003e500 Terrific Ideas for Home Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Spaces: Landscape Design for Today's Living\u003cb\u003e;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKids' Rooms: Imaginative Ideas for Creating the Perfect Space for Your Child\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSpas and Hot Tubs, Saunas and Home Gyms.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Highland, New York.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299780186341,"sku":"NP9780874779301","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874779301.jpg?v=1767741034","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-power-of-personal-storytelling-isbn-9780874779301","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}