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By the end of October you could have a whole new set of storytelling skills. One week today the Mile 91 October Storytelling Masterclass kicks off. Every Tuesday in October we will cover a different topic. Pick and mix your sessions to suit your learning needs or join us for the full month. 🎉 Impact storytelling 101 - 1st October 💜 Planning ethical story gathering - 8th October ❓ Becoming a confident interviewer - 15th October ✍ Writing brilliant stories - 22nd October 📱 Smartphone filmmaking - 29th October Booking and info: https://lnkd.in/e25dgeK

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the Mile 91 Storytelling Masterclass! Expertly facilitated by Catherine Raynor and Alexandra Vernon, we were treated to two insightful sessions: ➡️ Become a Confident Interviewer – This covered key interview skills, including contracting, building rapport, active listening, questioning styles, and how to close a conversation effectively. ➡️ Writing Brilliant Stories – This session explored how to craft captivating headlines, write strong standfirsts, find the optimal length for written interviews, and engage your audience. I also received some fantastic pointers from Herbert Soden, a journalist for the British Red Cross, on how to improve my interviewing and writing style. Overall, the course opened my eyes to the potential reach I have as an interviewer, writer, and Professional Storyteller for Animas Centre for Coaching, spreading the word about coaching and the power of conversations! A huge thank you to the facilitators for this fabulous course – I can't wait to see how it positively impacts the quality of my work moving forward. Shout-out to Mile 91 for the amazing work they're doing with charities and businesses alike, helping them share their success stories. Here's to me and my role, V2.0! Let's get this party started! 🥳

Looking for a new comms role? Explore our jobs board: https://bit.ly/3OuU1CR Here's a selection of exciting jobs from our organisational members and corporate partners: - Miscarriage Association: Head of communications and campaigns. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3W20J5G - Citizens Advice: Senior stories officer. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3zJTiJ3 - Canal & River Trust: Brand & creative services executive. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3LvLH3s - The Lullaby Trust : Digital marketing manager. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Wm5hp6 - Fawcett Society: Head of communications. Apply here: https://bit.ly/4d1nxJG - The Prince's Trust: Social media & digital marketing lead. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3ScQTx4 Looking for someone new for your team? Organisational and corporate members can submit new jobs for free here: https://bit.ly/3QdYLxX

💥 Are your grant applications and impact reports packed with spine-tingling stories? 🦋 Do you have the internal processes in place to maintain a strong story pipeline? 💜 Are you doing all you can to support your storytellers when they share their experiences? 📝 Do you have the confidence to ask the difficult questions and the skills to produce sparkling copy? If you answered ‘NO’ to any of those questions then the Mile 91 Storytelling Summer School is for you. Over four mornings online we will cover: 🎉 Impact storytelling 101 💚 Planning ethical story gathering 🎙 Becoming a confident interviewer 🖊 Writing brilliant stories Storytelling Summer School will run from Monday 19th August – Thursday 22nd August. By the end of the week you will come away with new skills and insight and lots of tips for starting ‘the other new year’ as a confident storyteller. There is a sliding scale of £300, £375 and £450 for small, medium and large charities for the four sessions. You can book the modules individually but if you join for the whole masterclass it works out as ‘buy three get one free’. AND you will secure a 20% discount for a future smartphone filmmaking courses Book your place here: https://lnkd.in/emBcxwHj If you can’t make the Storytelling Summer School, don’t worry, we will be running it again from 16th – 19th September and on Tuesdays in October. Link to all our courses here: https://lnkd.in/e25dgeK 🐕 Zeke (the retired guide dog my parents have just adopted) is being shamelessly used for clicks and likes. He won’t be attending but we do welcome any dogs who come to say hello! Drop me a message if you have any questions and we hope to see you soon.

Sometimes it’s the smallest things isn’t? Can I admit I geeked out about whiteboards yesterday? Ruth McDermott and I ran the Mile 91 impact storytelling workshop for The Q community at The Health Foundation. An energising morning being in the room with such a thoughtful team who had excellent questions. We really loved seeing them think through how to bring issues to life and simplify the data with stories about people. But the whiteboard desks pleased me more than I should admit in public. I want one for my office now. I would have permanently inky arms like a primary school child. And I just loved these accessibility badges, freely available at reception to dip into if you have the need. Bravo! #impactstorytelling

📢 JOB ALERT! Finance for Biodiversity is looking for a global and experienced #CommunicationsDirector to join their growing team. This job is a virtual role to raise awareness of the organization's activities and ultimately help shape and influence the investor and finance community in helping protect and conserve our natural world. 🔔 Candidates should apply before 1 July. Find out more  ⬇