Speak UP! Storytelling for Youth Leaders from Germany and Ukraine

E-learning / 26 November – 16 December 2020 | Online (Zoom + other platforms), Germany

21 Days German-Ukrainian Online Course for youth leaders about storytelling starting 26th of November 2020. Join us to learn to tell stories that captivate and make impact in your community.

Speak UP! Storytelling program involves 3 key Learning Modules, In 21 days (only 1 hr each day), we will take you from learning what is storytelling to making impact with our stories.

Block 1 Storytelling Basics

We will get into storytelling basics for you to feel comfortable and keep practicing with others in your own way. In this block you will learn tools which you could literally “make your own” and adapt to your storytelling style. Some of the questions we will answer: What is storytelling? How to tell stories so that others want to listen? How do I own my story? How to alleviate fears and share what is important for me?

Block 2 Active Practice

Practice makes perfect. We believe that to be a great storyteller one has to practice storytelling. Our platform will provide you an opportunity to practice, as well as grow daily from feedback from mentors and peers. You will additionally learn: How do I present my story? How do I practice speaking up? How Do I present stories of others? How do I use various media of writing/oral storytelling/audio/painting/etc. to tell stories?

Block 3 Making Change

In this block we will harness the knowledge and practice into action. The participants will get together into teams to create international youth exchange projects to make impact in their communities. In this block you will also learn: How do I make an impact with my stories? How can I engage my community in speaking up and sharing what is important? How to speak up against social exclusion? How the way we speak up could shape our communities to make them more inclusive?

Participant profile:

• Youth leaders
• Residents and citizens of Ukraine and Germany
• Motivated to learn about storytelling and how to use it to make impact
• willing to join 21-days program which involves 1 hr commitment each day
• no prior experience in storytelling required
• able to communicate their ideas in English

The selection of the participants will be base on motivation letters only.

In order to apply, fill in the application form: https://forms.gle/qkvGHRsRy8kmSqii8

Learn more about the program following the link: https://www.cultureworldme.com/speakup

More information at: SALTO