{"id":1693,"date":"2018-08-05T14:23:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T14:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2021-05-29T15:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T15:26:23","slug":"the-story-telling-brainy-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/public-speaking\/the-story-telling-brainy-network","title":{"rendered":"The Story-Telling Brainy Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Slightly hypothetical: the brainy network that is activated when daydreaming, is also activated through story-telling, so important in public speaking.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The \u2018Default Mode Network\u2019 (DMN)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>is the brainy network that people get into when they are neither asleep nor focused on a specific job. This mental mode is also baptized \u2018mental time travel\u2019. It\u2019s important for building the \u2018self\u2019: preparing the self-related future and repeating what was important in the past. You experience it as <strong>daydreaming<\/strong> and note: it\u2019s almost always you-related.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Through constructing personal narratives, we \u2018make a personal story\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, the DMN is ultimately influential upon our feeling of \u2018making sense\u2019, \u2018leading a meaningful life\u2019. It\u2019s essential to moral agency and decision-making.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a name=\"_Toc520018351\"><\/a><strong>This is also the story-telling network<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Daydreaming and story-telling have a lot in common, very probably also the same set of brain areas being involved. Daydreaming is a kind of self-story-telling: what we tell <em>to ourselves<\/em>. In the course of natural evolution, with growingly complex communication <em>between<\/em> individuals, story-telling became a natural extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>In a story too, it\u2019s important to make it being about \u2019you\u2019 (the listener).<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Telling a story, the listener identifies with the protagonist. It\u2019s the job of the story-teller to enhance this, in order to get to a good story. Thus, in every good story, there are at least 2 lines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>outside story<\/em>: external circumstances<\/li>\n<li><em>inside story<\/em>: internal transformation of the character. This is about \u2018you\u2019 (the listener, possibly also the story-teller).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is so even while your story says \u201cWhy I do how I do what I do.\u201d This sets you apart as authentic. This way, each story is an opportunity to learn lessons without needing to live them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The real story is each one\u2019s own story.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You take your audience along into a journey-story as into a natural habitat. Even if the story is yours (the story-teller), the real story is each one\u2019s own. Your \u2018story\u2019 is nothing but an invitation to theirs. It\u2019s enticing <em>their<\/em> DMN.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This is building personality, from inside.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therefore, very important in someone\u2019s process of change! Therefore, very important in a speaker\u2019s endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>And people love it, especially if you do this in a friendly way. Lots of smiles. You captivate attention. Your listeners make their own associations. Together, you get to the \u2018essence\u2019 of the story, no more. This is most efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, speakers tend to provide way too many details. In good storytelling, less = more. Great = to imply much, letting the audience fill in the blanks. Always remember: it\u2019s <em>their<\/em> daydream and <em>their<\/em> growth.<\/p>\n<p>Is it a story they already heard from you? See it as a singer\u2019s hit. People want <u>you<\/u> for it if it\u2019s brought well. They can pick out other layers, other depth.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Your story, their daydream.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Try to make a cadre for your story:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOnce I was\u2026\u201d \u201cLet me tell you a little story\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Change a bit into \u2018another mode\u2019 = story-telling mode, e.g. a bit more relaxed.<\/li>\n<li>Value your story-telling: find\/ show it to be important.<\/li>\n<li>Take a mental step towards your audience, \u2018showing\u2019 that the story is important to you <em>and<\/em> to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>+ Needed is to make the connection with the content of the talk. The story is a connector between &lt;content of talk&gt; and &lt;deeply personal experience&gt;. Long stories are not needed to make this connection. They can even get boring -&gt; attention diminishes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Storytelling has importance alike to daydreaming<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>basically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mental-dress rehearsal for future conduct<\/li>\n<li>integrating past behavior in one\u2019s mental landscape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may start apprehending what your story can mean to your audience, individually as well as collectively.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s natural, effective and attractive.<\/p>\n<div data-object_id=\"1693\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkwrap cbxwpbkmarkwrap_no_cat cbxwpbkmarkwrap-post \"><a  data-redirect-url=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\"  data-display-label=\"0\" data-show-count=\"0\" data-bookmark-label=\" \"  data-bookmarked-label=\" \"  data-loggedin=\"0\" data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"1693\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig  cbxwpbkmarktrig-button-addto\" title=\"Bookmark This\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-label\"  style=\"display:none;\" > <\/span><\/a> <div  data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"1693\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap\" id=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap-1693\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguesttrig_close\"><\/a><h3 class=\"cbxwpbookmark-title cbxwpbookmark-title-login\">Please login to bookmark<\/h3>\n\t\t<form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slightly hypothetical: the brainy network that is activated when daydreaming, is also activated through story-telling, so important in public speaking. 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