10:58:42 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: Looking forward to a dancing Matt... 11:12:07 From Matthew David to Everyone: Week 12 Working Circles are totally full, well done everyone!!! 11:12:43 From Matthew David to Everyone: We've opened up Week 13 Working Circles so that you can start signing up. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ry5-PdWi2UjPUk_VAHZv9MtkMCc7Fuu0laltWsKcOU/edit#gid=0 11:14:35 From Matthew David to Everyone: As a reminder, everyone is required to host 1 Working Circle and participate in 2 other people's Working Circles at minimum. 11:15:25 From Matthew David to Everyone: But there is no maximum to the number of Working Circles you can sign up for - sign up as much as you want! The more that you do, that more that you'll start gaining narrative intuition. 11:33:08 From Matthew David to Everyone: Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech – A great example of using Nested ABTs. Color coded in the ABT format: http://www.scienceneedsstory.com/2018/01/08/125-oprah-gives-an-abt-tour-de-force/ 11:35:05 From Matthew David to Everyone: The ABT 3 Step Model (aka the ABT Blue Card): http://storycirclestraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ABT_3_steps.pdf 11:36:11 From Matthew David to Everyone: Okay everyone, once again we'd like you all to start putting your notes for these ABTs in chat. 11:36:35 From Matthew David to Everyone: Try to beat Randy to the notes! The goal is to use these ABTs as practice to help you get ready for your Working Circles. 11:36:50 From Matthew David to Everyone: *Problem in the blue. 11:36:52 From VanDeHey, Justin to Everyone: Blue has problems 11:36:57 From JenniferWhitt to Everyone: Reacted to "*Problem in the blue..." with πŸ‘ 11:37:12 From JenniferWhitt to Everyone: Reacted to "Blue has problems" with πŸ‘ 11:37:16 From JenniferWhitt to Everyone: Removed a πŸ‘ reaction from "Blue has problems" 11:37:23 From JenniferWhitt to Everyone: Reacted to "Blue has problems" with πŸ‘ 11:37:25 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: The first AND could be a BUT… 11:37:39 From Bradley Allen - FS- Smokey Bear to Everyone: Reacted to "Blue has problems" with πŸ‘ 11:37:47 From Matthew David to Everyone: We see this over and over again with environmental ABTs. Instead of starting with how bad the past is, give us a vision of how good the future could be if everything went according to your plan. Give us some hope! 11:37:55 From Matthew David to Everyone: Then take that hope away in the Red! 11:38:50 From Matthew David to Everyone: Often, it's helpful to start becoming more "future focused" in the blue. Tell your audience how good the future could possibly look. 11:39:59 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: Think about the specifics for the AND that connect people to the story - why is freshwater vital? How is it important to us? 11:41:13 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: Holistic management 11:41:17 From Matthew David to Everyone: Reacted to "Holistic management" with πŸ‘ 11:42:04 From Bradley Allen - FS- Smokey Bear to Everyone: working together and not in a vacuum 11:42:08 From Matthew David to Everyone: Remember, when Randy asks "what's this a story of?" he's looking for the very specific action that you want to make. In this case, this is a story of holistic management. 11:42:52 From Matthew David to Everyone: So give us a heaven in the AND of how good the world would look if you were practicing holistic management. 11:46:42 From Bradley Allen - FS- Smokey Bear to Everyone: cross the aisle so to speak with different resource areas? 11:49:55 From Matthew David to Everyone: Three Forms of the ABT – It’s recommended you read this excerpt from Houston, We Have a Narrative and get an understanding of the cABT (Conversational ABT). http://www.storycirclestraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/THE-3-FORMS-OF-THE-ABT.pdf 11:50:49 From Matthew David to Everyone: The cABT became the favorite tool of the last US Forest Service round of the class. 11:50:55 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: Conservational ABT (cABT) is a REALLY powerful tool to keep you on track and focussed on your message. 11:51:00 From Matthew David to Everyone: cABT = Conversational ABT 11:51:39 From Matthew David to Everyone: Reacted to "Conservational ABT (..." with πŸ‘ 11:52:55 From VanDeHey, Justin to Everyone: Don't forget to tell them what is at risk here if we don't restore wetlands and riparian zones? 11:53:57 From Matthew David to Everyone: Justin - yeah, this might need a negative IF/THEN in the But to set the stakes of how bad things could get. 11:54:12 From Matthew David to Everyone: IF we don't work to restore these wetlands THEN _______. 11:54:41 From VanDeHey, Justin to Everyone: Reacted to "IF we don't work to ..." with πŸ‘ 11:56:15 From Matthew David to Everyone: There's a big section in the red that could go in the blue. 11:56:20 From devo brown to Everyone: part of the red area is probably blue 11:57:26 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: HELL = we are losing wetlands 11:57:50 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: HEAVEN = Importance of wetlands for all these wonderful thing 12:01:47 From Matthew David to Everyone: Feel free to revise your ABT for your Working Circle. 12:01:53 From Matthew David to Everyone: Or use a new ABT all together! 12:01:56 From Julie E. Claussen to Everyone: Have a great weekend! 12:02:06 From chris rossel to Everyone: Sorry, but I will not be able to make next Tuesdays training. I will be back on Thursday. Chris R.