NARRATIVE TRAINING
Over and over again, what we hear from people using the ABT is that, “It provides me with FOCUS in my communication.” Focus is the biggest challenge. Anyone can carry on and on about "this AND this AND this AND this" (AAA structure). What audiences want and need to hear is for you to talk about "this AND this, BUT the problem is this, THEREFORE we are doing this" (ABT structure).
We offer two forms of ABT Narrative Training:
LOW IMPACT - working with the ABT every day for three weeks with our Structuralists as you develop your own ABT.
HIGH IMPACT - our 10 hour course that includes core lectures, guest lectures, and Working Circles for development of your own ABT.
This is our tool, the ABT Narrative Template:
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Here are just a few of the organizations we’re working with: World Bank, Pfizer, U.S. Forest Service, USDA, National Park Service, FAA, NOAA, Emory University Medical School
Here is our goal: to establish THE ABT MINDSET
A WORKING CIRCLE is a group session where graduates of our NARRATIVE TRAINING program use the ABT Framework to develop and strengthen the core narrative of a project, proposal, paper, presentation -- any material that needs to eventually be communicated either to fellow specialists or the general public.
The ABT is fun. (Here's an article about it.) The course is part of the larger concept of THE NARRATIVE GYM, which refers to anything that exercises the narrative part of your brain, including the course, the podcast, the books, and Working Circles that are part of the course.
Introduction to the narrative tools (in particular the ABT Framework and the Dobzhansky Template).
Start of the journey towards developing “narrative intuition.”
Social “entrainment” meaning the habit of developing narrative structure through a 5 person group called a Working Circle.
Mike Strauss
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Business
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Law
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Science
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Hi, my name's Randy Olson, and I’m a scientist-turned-filmmaker. Here’s my story ...
The ABT Time Podcast is hosted by Dr. Randy Olson. It was launched in spring, 2021. The podcast has a specific focus on the ABT Narrative Framework as a part of the Narrative Gym concept for conditioning the narrative part of the brain.