Patrick A. Horton,
PhD / The Story Coach - Practical Magic
The Story of Transformation & The Transformation of Story
A seminar celebration of story, craft, collaboration, and success *
Regardless
of your role, ambitions, or level of experience in the media
industry or any other arena, everything you do is and/or
involves a manifestation of story and
storytelling. The challenge is to fully understand and tap the power
of the story in life and the life in story.
Come and discover the integrated steps and intuitive language
that allow you to effectively divine, define, and
communicate the vision of your dreams while addressing and even guiding
the artistic and commercial needs of others. Discover how
transformation occurs or fails to occur in real life and how THAT
shows up or fails to show up in story, strategic planning, and mission
development. Learn how personal, artistic, and
commercial processes converge at their best become one and the
same. Give
birth to stories from the bottom up and expression of characters from the inside
out.
[ Syllabus Outline ]
Discover the litmus tests for
whether or not you have the makings for a solid and compelling story / presentation /
project before you begin or get lost
Discover
the steps for going where your material requires in order to inhabit it, bring it into
relief, and capture it in a way that will engage audience and sell itself
Discover
how authentic transformation shows up or fails to in real life and how THAT shows up or
fails to in story / presentation (and how all story and all story creation are always
about transformation)
Express
story from the bottom up and characters from the inside out (& watch emotional power,
structure, and mythic dimension show up on their own)
Confidently promote & present any project as “high concept" with a clear and
viable promotional campaign
Learn to
coach the creative and collaborative best out of others (without their knowing it)
Achieve
every conceivable measure of success AND transform your industry as you go
* Ideal for: Actors, Agents & Managers, Public
& Professional Speakers, Writers, Screenwriters, &
Journalists, Producers, Directors, & Development Execs, Media,
Marketing, & Communications Professionals, Corporate Development
Executives & Social Change Agents of all kinds
