Storytelling is the like the old wrench that you find in your Dad’s toolbox. It is literally the oldest, most natural tool that we have access to as people to create connections, build trust, unlock passion, and impact each other’s lives.
But having the tool doesn’t mean that we necessarily know how to use it. Telling a story, is a skill we all have to play with and sharpen and make our own. But how do we even begin to do that? How can we grab people’s attention; make them laugh, cry, scream, smile; make them feel something? How do we make sure our story doesn’t fall flat?
+Christopher Pearsall , Positive Engagement Mentor and divorce lawyer, believes in empowering people through positivity and reaching people on a global scale by telling stories on social media. He is an amazing example of how positive engagement, being a great storyteller, and his signature humor is the fuel for building communities online.
In this episode of #TheStorytellerCircle, we’ll be talking about:
- What makes a good story and storyteller
- Chris’ story of using stories for G+ success
- The differences between stories on camera and those in written posts and books
- Translating a story from visual to a written post
- AND some tips on writing a captivating story
More About Our Guest:
Christopher Pearsall is a Positive Engagement Mentor and divorce lawyer who says he has lived through literally thousands of stories. Christopher started out as a seminarian studying to be a Roman Catholic Priest until a story he recently shared in his posts changed the course of his life. He finished college and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. Shortly thereafter he became a live-in adolescent counselor for boys forgotten by the juvenile system in Rhode Island. While a counselor he fell became interested in paralegal studies. He got his Certificate of Studies in Civil Litigation and entered a 13 year careeer as a litigation paralegal. His paralegal career led Christopher to obtain his Juris Doctor from the Roger Williams University School of Law.
He has been a family law litigator in Rhode Island for the past 16 years. As a lawyer Christopher has published more than 600 articles online for his law practice including several hundred stories to pull people into the reality of what could happen in their lives with practical examples.
Yet as Christopher says, he wanted to make more of a difference in the world, so he decided to migrate from litigation to motivation.
Christopher is always looking for the positive in himself and in others. His goal is to empower people on a large scale. Social media provides the tool to reach people globally. He plans to start his own hangout dealing with the concept of “Positive Engagement.”
More About Dana Rivera:
Disney & Pixar freak, child of the 90s, vintage camera collector, and world traveler. Dana is a Video Editor & Video Vision Mentor at Dana Rivera Films. Before she started working with online women entrepreneurs crafting their video visions, she was a documentary filmmaker, creating online short films for nonprofits and corporations. She was on the front lines of crafting strategies for how video aligned with their core messages and principles, filming interviews and events, editing their content into meaningful finished videos and finally implementing plans for getting them in front of the right people. The results: Rapid growth of their youtube channel, increased awareness of their cause and mission in the community and jumps in reaching their fundraising goals.
But she had that big student debt number floating over her head, so she grew her business on the side to pay it down. And she fell in love with helping women conquer video.
She believes that Every person’s story matters. No matter how seemingly small or big, they all have an impact and deserve to be recorded.
Connect with Dana:
The Storyteller Circle FB Group
http://www.danariverafilms.com/thestorytellercircle
www.danariverafilms.com
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