How To Use Stories, Analogies, And Metaphors To Create Change
Metaphors for Change
Whether you are teaching, helping to facilitate change, or just trying to communicate better and more clearly, stories, metaphors and analogies are some of the most effective tools that we have. Throughout history, and across all cultures, the best teachers have always used stories, parables and metaphors to help deliver their messages.
In this class you will learn:
- how and why stories work
- how the brain responds to stories and metaphors
- how to create metaphors and analogies to communicate
- how to decode stories that others tell you
Additionally, you will:
- hear and experience stories
- practice creating them
And as a special bonus, we are including some of our favorite transformational bedtime stories for you to enjoy.
“If you want to change the world, change the metaphor,” - Joseph Campbell
Factual information can too often be like having to eat vegetables you don't like, but a good metaphor is like ice cream--it's never a fight and there's always room for more.
Just like Mary Poppins' spoonful of sugar, learning how to use metaphors makes everything go down easier.
