By: Ashley Thedford There is more than one way to tell your story. It doesn't have to just be something written down or told from a stage-like platform at a TED talk. Thanks to technology and creative advances, there are a lot of ways to tell your story. Let's start with the obvious and explore more options from there. 1) Write something non-fiction. Most people chose this outlet. This just means that you write out your story just as it happened, like you were telling someone else. 2) Write a fiction piece. The majority of people who write fiction will often project themselves onto characters sub-consciously. Why not do it on purpose? Make your main character a reflection of you. Have them tell your story. 3) Art journaling is something that has recently become more popular. It is an excellent way to share your story through creative image combining that could serve as metaphors or representations of what you have been through. 4) Draw or paint your story. It's still a way to creatively tell your story and is often more raw than mere words as it represents how you perceive what happened and how you feel about that experience. It is unique because it has the opportunity to speak to someone on a different level. 5) Photography is a great and unusual way to tell your story. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and some people take stunningly beautiful photographs. Why not use images to represent you and tell your story? National Geographic encourages showing your story instead of telling it (Westgren 2013). 6) Spoken Word is an up and coming video tool that is a combination of verbal narrative and poetry. It is a creative visual outlet to tell any aspect of your story with an unusual flow and rhythm that ordinary storytelling does not seem to have. So once you choose the medium that's right for you, what's the one thing you need to remember? Don't try to make your stories appear perfect. According to Forbes author Krisiti Hedges, "Perfect storytellers are boring and robotic....we're enraptured by stories that involve some vulnerability" (Hedges 2013). Perfect stories don't exist. Put all of you into your stories and you will make an impact. References Westgren, Dan ( 3 May 2013). Do Your Pictures Tell a Story?. National Geographic. Retrieved from intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/03/do-your-pictures-tell-a-story/ Hedges, Krisiti (11 December 2013). How To Tell A Good Story. Forbes. Retrieved from www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2013/12/11/how-to-tell-a-good-story/2/#4c4be56d22c4 [Image of paint supplies] Pixabay. Retrieved from pixabay.com/en/painting-draw-pencils-pens-911804/
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